Barcelona Events 2023


La Volta a Catalunya 2023

Stage road bicycle race around Catalonia

Event date:
20 to 26th March 2023

Event location:

Catalonia, Spain

Final stage:

Av de la Reina Maria Cristina by Montjuic magic fountain

Information:
Volta a Catalanya Final stage 7 is in Barcelona on 26th March 2023.

The Tour de Catalonia bike race is a professional road bike race around Catalonia, Spain.

The Volta a Catalunya stage race is one of the three oldest stage bike races in the world, only preceded by the Tour de France and the Gira d'Italia.

The first edition was on January 6th 1911. Some editions were suspended due to wars.

The very first volta was 363km in total with a first stage from Barcelona to Tarragona via Sitges. The second stage was from Tarragona to Lleida. And the third from Lerida to Barcelona. Girona was in the first Volta because the roads were not good enough in those days.

The 7th final stage of the modern day Volta a Catalunya is always in Barcelona and usually starts and ends on Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina with laps round a circuit of 154,8km on Montjuïc hill.  25 teams are in Volta 2018 with top riders including Alejandro Valverde, Fabio Aru, Nairo Quintana and  Marc Soler among others.

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Event address & map

Av. Reina Maria Cristina
Venue:
Av. Reina Maria Cristina
Street:
Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina
Postal Code:
08004
City:
Barcelona
Country:
Country: es

How to get to Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina


Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina in Barcleona (also called Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina) is a avenue in Barcelona from Plaça Espanya to the Magic Fountain.

This street is often used as the venue for major events and concerts like the Merce festival and the Barcelona marathon.

This avenue is sometimes closed for big trade exhibitions at the Fira Montjuic trade show area which flanks the avenue and where the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona convention center is located.

At the entrance to Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina you can see two tall venetian towers.

At the far end you can see the popular Magic Fountain on Plaça de Carles Buïgas. Above the fountains you can see a grand building, which is the Palau Nacional national palace which houses the MNAC - National Art Museum of Catalonia

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Getting to Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina

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By Metro
The nearest metro station to Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina is metro station Espanya on Plaza Espanya
Map of Plaza Espanya station 
L1 and L3 and FGC train
Barcelona Metro Map
 
By Train
FGC train lines to and from Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina and Plaza Espanya

By public bus 
Bus lines that stop near Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina and Plaça Espanya 
Bus lines and Aerobús airport bus 

Hotels near Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina
Hotels near Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina

Attractions near Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina

Magic Fountain
Las Arenas shopping mall
Montjuic hill
MNAC history museum
Mies van der Rohe pavillion
Barcelona Olympic Stadium
Miro museum
Where to stay in Barcelona

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Barcelona Event 

Barcelona Events:
Volta a Catalunya 2023. Road bicycle race
When:
20.03.2023 - 26.03.2023
Where:
Barcelona
Category:
Sports events




Wednesday, 31 May 2023