Sunday, February 19, 2012

Montjuic : Olympic stadium


Montjuic is a hill at the start of the city of Barcelona, when you enter the city from the airport. Its a very nice place with idylic parcs , magnificent view of the city of Barcelona , variaty of museums and of course it was also the place where the 1992 Summer olympic games

The Olympic stadium was extensively refurbished and renamed the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the 65,000-seat stadium saw the opening and closing ceremonies and hosted the athletic events. Around it the Anella Olímpica (the "Olympic Ring") of sporting venues was built, including the Palau Sant Jordi
The olympic anthem was a song by catalan singer Montserrat Caballe and Rock star Freddy Mercury . Enjoy it!

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