Sants-Montjuïc district, Barcelona
Chauffeur Service in Poble-sec
El Molino and the other Paral·lel theaters line one edge of El Poble-sec, and the MNAC and the Fundació Joan Miró sit on its Montjuïc side. A driver covers a ride home after a late show, a museum morning or a cruise ship.
Sants-Montjuïc district
El Poble-sec, from the Paral·lel up Montjuïc
El Poble-sec means the dry village. According to the historian Miquel Badenas, the name came about when factories that arrived in the mid-19th century drained the wells of the Hortes de Sant Bertran. Building began in 1858, once the city walls had come down, and three settlements, França Xica, Santa Madrona and les Hortes de Sant Bertran, grew together under the single name.
The streets of houses fill a narrow strip between Avinguda del Paral·lel and the slopes of Montjuïc, in the Sants-Montjuïc district, yet the official neighborhood covers 460.5 hectares and takes in much of Montjuïc park: the Palau Nacional with the MNAC, the Fundació Joan Miró, the castle and the Olympic stadium all lie inside its boundary. In 2021 it had 40,204 residents. The Paral·lel itself, opened in 1894, filled with music halls and popular theaters in the decades before the 1930s, and El Molino, the Apolo, the Victòria and the Condal still operate along it.
From El Poble-sec, a driver can cover a cruise ship or a flight, a trade fair at Fira Barcelona Montjuïc, a museum visit on the hill or a show that ends late on the Paral·lel. Name the street or the venue, the hour and how many guests are coming, and you get a quote for the journey.
Chauffeur services in el Poble-sec
The Paral·lel ends by the port at the Drassanes, so cruise transfers are among the services below. Pick one and add your street in El Poble-sec; every option is on Barcelona Chauffeur Service.
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Airport transfers
To or from Barcelona Airport in either direction. Send the flight number, date and time with your request.
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Cruise port transfers
To or from the cruise port in Barcelona. Add the ship name and the sailing or arrival time.
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Events
Transport to and from conferences, trade fairs and private events in and around Barcelona.
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Chauffeur by the hour
A vehicle and driver for a set number of hours: meetings, shopping or several stops in one day.
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Private tours
Day trips and city tours from Barcelona with your own vehicle and guide, priced per group and booked online.
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Long-distance journeys
Door-to-door drives from Barcelona to the Costa Brava, Andorra, the Pyrenees and other cities.
Barcelona Airport and el Poble-sec
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, as Aena names it, has two terminals, T1 and T2. There is no airport route page for El Poble-sec, so ask through Barcelona Airport Transfer; the transfer is quoted on request.
Arriving, include the flight number, date, time and terminal. Departing, include your street in El Poble-sec and your flight time. Both ways, add the number of guests and bags.
Every airport transfer we quote, in one place.
Popular journeys from el Poble-sec
The pages below are written from Barcelona or for the venue. A start in El Poble-sec is quoted from your own street.
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el Poble-sec to Cruise port
Barcelona Cruise Port Transfer
Name the ship, the terminal if you know it, and the sailing time.
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el Poble-sec to Fira Barcelona Montjuïc
Fira Barcelona Chauffeur Service
Trade fairs on Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina.
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el Poble-sec to Barcelona Airport
Barcelona Airport Transfer
To your flight or from it.
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el Poble-sec to Barcelona Sants
Barcelona Sants Station Transfer
Trains in and out of the city.
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el Poble-sec to Sitges
Sitges Chauffeur Day Trip
A day on the coast with a driver.
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el Poble-sec to Tarragona
Tarragona Chauffeur Day Trip
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el Poble-sec to Montserrat
Montserrat Chauffeur from Barcelona
Theaters, museums and a funicular in El Poble-sec
Each place cites the page its details come from. For a pickup on Montjuïc, name the building or the entrance.
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
The museum gives its address as Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, and is known for its Romanesque murals. The Palau Nacional was built from 1926 to 1929 for the International Exhibition and overlooks Plaça d'Espanya and the Font Màgica.
Source: MNAC, checked October 3, 2026
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Fundació Joan Miró
A museum on Montjuïc in a building by Josep Lluís Sert, opened to the public on 10 June 1975. It holds a large public collection of Miró's work, more than 104,000 pieces counting graphic work.
Source: Viquipèdia, checked October 3, 2026
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El Molino
A music hall at Carrer de Vila i Vilà, 99, opened in 1898 as La Pajarera Catalana, later the Petit Moulin Rouge, and renamed El Molino in 1939. It closed on 14 November 1997 and reopened on 18 October 2010, keeping the red windmill sails added to its front in 1929.
Source: Viquipèdia, checked October 3, 2026
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Avinguda del Paral·lel
Opened on 8 October 1894, the avenue runs 2,200 meters from the Drassanes Reials to Plaça d'Espanya and separates El Poble-sec from Sant Antoni and El Raval. Its route follows a parallel of latitude, which gave it its name.
Source: Viquipèdia, checked October 3, 2026
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Funicular de Montjuïc
A TMB funicular opened on 24 October 1928 for the 1929 International Exhibition. It climbs 758 meters from Paral·lel station, where it meets metro lines L2 and L3, to an upper station in Montjuïc park on Avinguda de l'Estadi.
Source: Viquipèdia, checked October 3, 2026
Areas near el Poble-sec
Across the Paral·lel, El Poble-sec borders Sant Antoni and El Raval; around Montjuïc and Plaça d'Espanya it borders four neighborhoods of its own district. See the locations page for every area.
Chauffeur service in Sant Antoni
Eixample district, across the Paral·lel to the north.
Ciutat Vella district, across the Paral·lel to the northeast.
Chauffeur service in Hostafrancs
Same district, bordering El Poble-sec to the west by Plaça d'Espanya.
Chauffeur service in La Font de la Guatlla
Same district, bordering El Poble-sec to the west.
Chauffeur service in La Marina de Port
Same district, bordering El Poble-sec to the southwest.
Chauffeur service in La Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample
Eixample district, bordering El Poble-sec to the northwest.
Questions about a chauffeur in el Poble-sec
Is Montjuïc part of El Poble-sec?
Much of it is, on the city's official map. The neighborhood covers 460.5 hectares, and the MNAC, the Fundació Joan Miró, the castle and the Olympic stadium all fall inside its boundary, while the residential streets fill the strip between the Paral·lel and the hill.
Can I be dropped off at the MNAC or the Fundació Joan Miró?
Yes. The MNAC gives its address as Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, and the Fundació Joan Miró is also on the hill, in Josep Lluís Sert's building. Both can be stops on one outing with a chauffeur by the hour.
Can a driver collect us after a show at El Molino?
Yes. El Molino is at Carrer de Vila i Vilà, 99. Send the date, the time the show ends and where you are going afterwards, and the ride home is quoted on request.
How do I get from El Poble-sec to a cruise ship?
Ask for a cruise transfer through Barcelona Cruise Port Transfer with the ship's name, the sailing date and time, and the number of guests and bags. Add your terminal if the cruise line has told you which one.
Can I go from El Poble-sec to a trade fair at Fira Barcelona Montjuïc?
Yes. Fira de Barcelona gives the grounds' address as Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina, s/n, near Plaça d'Espanya. Trade fair trips, including several days in a row, are covered on Chauffeur Service for Fira Barcelona.
How much is a trip from El Poble-sec?
Prices are not listed on this site. Each journey is quoted from the street in El Poble-sec, the destination, the date and time, and the number of guests and bags, so the figure you get matches your plan.