How walkable is Montjuïc?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Montjuïc has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Barcelona, which scores 91 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,456 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Montjuïc. The nearest grocery is Caprabo, about 18 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for banks, parks and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for groceries and coffee.
- Vidania Gastronomia19 min
- Carrefour Express Sant Fructuos - Barcelona19 min
- Oleum Barcelona9 min
- La Terrassa del MNAC9 min
- Proclinic 6 min
- Pandora8 min
- Cafeteria Palmer19 min
- Sinsay Brunch Cafe21 min
- Vinted Go Parcel Shop20 min
- La Caixa22 min
- Unnamed park5 min
- Parc del Mirador del Migdia10 min
- Escola de Bosc de Montjuïc14 min
- Institut de l'Esport de Barcelona14 min
- Museu Etnològic de Barcelona9 min
- Laie CaixaForum16 min
- Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya8 min
- Castell de Monjuic9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Montjuïc at 41.3648, 2.1542. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 56 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 2%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Montjuïc
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.2 km around the centre of Montjuïc. Rings mark 600 m and 1.2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Barcelona
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gothic Quarter | 2.7 km | 100 |
| Ciutat Vella | 2.9 km | 99 |
| Eixample | 3.3 km | 100 |
| Gràcia | 4.7 km | 99 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Barcelona page.
Questions about walking in Montjuïc
Is Montjuïc walkable?
Yes. Montjuïc in Barcelona has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Montjuïc more walkable than the rest of Barcelona?
Montjuïc is less walkable than Barcelona as a whole: it scores 75, against 91 for the 5 km around Barcelona's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Barcelona neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Barcelona?
Of the 5 Barcelona neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Eixample (100), Gothic Quarter (100) and Gràcia (99).
How is the walkability score of Montjuïc calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Montjuïc it is the average of 54 points spread evenly across the 1.2 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.