Fossar de la Pedrera, located in Barcelona's Cementiri de Montjuïc in the Poble-sec neighborhood, is a memorial space dedicated to victims of Francoist repression and Civil War bombings. Organized by Cementiris de Barcelona, this free guided tour explores a unique site holding the remains of the destitute, bombing victims, and those executed by the regime between 1939 and 1952. Inaugurated in 1985, it features monuments like President Lluís Companys' tomb and a memorial project by Beth Galí. A historian specializing in memory guides the tour.
The Planns tip
For a fuller experience, briefly research Lluís Companys before the visit.
Practical info
October 18, December 20, February 21, April 18 and June 20: at 10.30 h Free admission — Advance booking required
The venue
Fossar de la Pedrera del Cementiri de Montjuïc
The quarry of memory. Over seventeen hundred names.
On the slope of Montjuïc, the Fossar de la Pedrera, a former quarry, stands as a space of democratic memory. This memorial, inaugurated in 1985, houses the mausoleum of President Lluís Companys and over seventeen hundred names of victims of Francoist repression.
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