Hotels in Montjuïc & Sants, Barcelona

Montjuïc & Sants, Barcelona

Montjuïc & Sants is Barcelona's Sants-Montjuïc district, the south-west of the city between the Old Town, the Eixample, Les Corts and the towns of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat. It joins the hill of Montjuïc and Poble-sec with the former village of Sants, Hostafrancs and La Bordeta, and with the port and the Zona Franca. Montjuïc was built up for the 1929 International Exposition, which left the Palau Nacional, the Magic Fountain and the grand staircase up from Plaça d'Espanya. The hill was the centre of the 1992 Summer Olympics, with the Olympic stadium as its centrepiece, and its castle looks out over the port. Poble-sec, at the foot of the hill, is a residential neighbourhood between Montjuïc and the Old Town. Barcelona Sants is the city's main railway station and most important transport hub, for Rodalies suburban and regional trains as well as national and international services. Carrer de la Creu Coberta, the old road through Sants, is known for its many shops. Barcelona-El Prat Airport lies about 15 km south-west of the centre, beyond the Zona Franca, on this side of the city. The district's hotels cluster around Plaça d'Espanya and Sants station, convenient for trains and for the airport. It suits travellers arriving or leaving by train, visitors to the museums and stadiums of Montjuïc, and anyone who prefers a quieter base close to the centre.