About Barcelona Zoo
Barcelona Zoological Park first opened its gates on the Day of the Mercè, patron saint of Barcelona, 1892. The collection of animals on show there came from a private collection kept by Lluís Martí i Codolar at La Granja Vella, his estate in Horta. He offered the animals to Barcelona City Council, and the mayor, Manuel Porcar, gave his approval to their purchase and the subsequent move to the publicly-owned site that was left vacant in Ciutadella Park after the 1888 Universal Exposition.
The approach to the zoological park has evolved with the times, forming a process in which improvements in the living conditions of the animals has been the prime objective.
Barcelona Zoo is set in a magnificent garden over 100 years old, covering 13 hectares of Ciutadella Park and containing a collection of some 7,500 individual animals belonging to more than 400 species from all over the world.
<b>Open Hours</b>
10a-5p M-Su (Oct-Feb), 10a-6p M-Su (Mar), 10a-7p M-Su (Apr & Sep), 9a-8p M-Su (May-Aug)
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