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Jardins Joan Maragall
Royal gardens and the Palauet Albéniz
Just below the Palau Nacional, the fountain and sculpture-filled Jardins Maragall (named after the great Catalan poet) are the beautiful formal gardens of the Palauet Albéniz (1928), named after the influential Catalan composer Isaac Albéniz (1860-1906).
This modest royal palace (open only occasionally, by written request well in advance, and on special days) is the official residence of the King and Queen of Spain in Barcelona, who prefer it to the Palau Reial de Pedralbes; it's also used for municipal banquets. Lucky guests are greeted by a dome painted by Dalí, his biggest and one of his few works in Barcelona.
Hours Gardens open Sat, Sun and public holidays 10am—3pm, fountains run between 11am and 2pm
Adm Free
Avinguda de l'Estadi
metro: Espanya, then bus No. 150 or 55
Images by Jordiferrer, Creative Commons License, Maik-T. Šebenik