Parc de la Ciutadella (Ciutadella Park)

The most popular park in Barcelona is located on the site of the old citadel, close to the sea and the Born area. There are beautiful gardens, a huge waterfall, a boating lake, historic architecture, and a zoological park on the 17-hectare property. The former arsenal building of the citadel, which today houses the Parliament of Catalonia, is located in the park's center. Plaça de Joan Fiveller, in front of the parliament building, features a pond in the center of oval rings of well-kept greenery.

The Cascada Fountain, a spectacular 19th-century waterfall fountain that overlooks the rest of the park, is located in the park's northern corner. The waterfall is flanked by two sets of steps that lead to an exquisite temple-like monument crowned by a gilded sculpture of Aurora riding four horses. A rearing Pegasus, flower-bearing cherubs, a golden phoenix, a griffin, and a center sculpture portraying Venus' birth are among the stone sculptures in the fountain. Don't forget to visit the unique wooly mammoth sculpture next to the lake, which was added to the park in 1907.