Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #18 in Barcelona, Spain

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 4.9 km
Ascend 92 m
Descend 201 m

Experience Barcelona in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BarcelonaIndividual Sights in Barcelona

Sight 1: Botanical garden of Barcelona

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The Botanical Garden of Barcelona is a botanical garden in the Montjuïc hill of Barcelona set amongst a number of stadiums used in the Summer Olympic Games of 1992. Although a botanical garden had been established in Barcelona as early as 1888, the current gardens date from 1999. It should not be confused with the Historical Botanical Garden of Barcelona founded in 1930 and reopened in 2003, also located in Montjuïc. Both botanical gardens, the Historical Botanical Garden of Barcelona and the Botanical Garden of Barcelona, are administrated by the Botanical Institute of Barcelona, which is one of the four institutions that constitute the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona.

Wikipedia: Jardí Botànic de Barcelona (EN), Website

836 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Parc del Mirador del Migdia

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The Mirador del Migdia Park is located on Montjuïc Mountain in the Sants-Montjuïc District of Barcelona. It was created in 1992 with a project by Beth Galí, Jaume Benavent and Andreu Arriola.

Wikipedia: Parc del Mirador del Migdia (CA)

1344 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: Jardins de Ca l'Alena

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Jardins de Ca l'Alena

The gardens of Ca l'Alena are a public park of about 4000 square meters that is located inside the block of the so-called viviendas de la Capa, in the neighborhood of La Marina de Port, in the district of Sants-Montjuïc. Both Alena and Capa are names that come from the public companies that between the 30s and 70s of the last century had a sawmill in this place.

Wikipedia: Jardins de Ca l'Alena (CA)

598 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Jardins de l'Arboreda

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Jardins de l'Arboreda

The Arboreda Gardens are an urban public park in Barcelona's Marina del Port neighbourhood of about 10,000 square metres. They are located in the interior of the block, bounded by Passeig de la Zona Franca, Carrer de l'Energia, Carrer de la Mecànica and Carrer dels Hauts Forns. These gardens are part of the urbanization of Sant Cristòfol, the neighborhood of the old flats of the Seat de la Zona Franca. It has a type of hard square with tall trees with a set of buildings that surround the flower beds.

Wikipedia: Jardins de l'Arboreda (CA)

406 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Jardí dels Drets Humans

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Jardí dels Drets Humans

The Garden of Human Rights is located in the Zona Franca, in Barcelona, inside a rectangular island, where the Lámparas Z electric lamp factory was formerly located, later absorbed by the Philips company.

Wikipedia: Jardí dels Drets Humans (CA), Website

658 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Parc de Can Sabaté

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The Can Sabaté park is located in the Marina de Port, in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona. It was built in 1984 with a project by Neus Solé, Imma Jansana and Daniel Navas, who had the advice of Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí, former director of Parks and Gardens of Barcelona between 1917 and 1937, author of Montjuïc Park together with Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier in 1929.

Wikipedia: Parc de Can Sabaté (CA)

1019 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 7: Parc de l'Alhambra

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Parc de l'Alhambra

The Alhambra Park is an urban park located at Calle Alhambra 22/Avinguda de la Granvia in L'Hospitalet, in the Santa Eulàlia neighborhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. It has 1.7 hectares structured with areas differentiated by children, the elderly and dogs and is one of the few green areas in the city.

Wikipedia: Parc de l'Alhambra (CA)

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