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Barcelona guided walking tours - Abbey town over hills to Tibidabo / Barcelona
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Basic data
| grade | leisurely |
| base | Barcelona |
| location tags | Barcelona, Barcelonès, Catalonia, Catalunya, Cataluña, Sant Cugat, Vallès Occidental, |
| theme tags | ecclesiastical, |
| walking distance | 16 km / 9.94 miles |
| walking time, excluding breaks | 4.15 hr |
| total return travel time from base to walk | 0.45 hr |
| total time from "hello" to "goodbye" | 6.05 hr |
| comments, pingbacks, trackbacks | Show/hide |
Description of the walk
Standard route- Coffee and buns followed by stroll through Sant Cugat. Late C19th/early C20th industrial/commercial architecture (market, ceramics factory, wine co-op), Renacentista professionals (butcher, aceituneros, farmer) and C12th-14th monastery (1, 2, 3, 4). Old path out of centre past Catalan suburban dream. Dense natural forest (8K hectares). Secret springs, ruinedand restored chapels and the occasional clearing (1, 2). Ibero-Roman kiln.
- Grand turn-of-century basilica (Gothic chapel built on top of Catalan-Byzantine one) (512m, even better views).
- Spooky funfair pioneered by money-laundering snakeoil salesman, Dr Andreu.
- Option: nice rustic café with good snacks / lunch.
- Foster’s 1992 telecomms tower, early (Alpine-style) C20th villas.
- 158m descent to town in 1906 funicular.
Options
- Replace 6. with extension of a few more kms along to end of ridge. Outstanding views of Barcelona and the Llobregat delta to the south. Excellent rose gardens. Optional visit to transexual streetwalkers and Barcelona FC’s Camp Nou stadium.
Roughly how much will it cost?
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- Fri: Max Temp: 28°C (82°F), Min Temp: 23°C (73°F), Wind Direction: SSE, Wind Speed: 10mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1015mb, Humidity: 91%, UV risk: high, Sunrise: 06:44CEST, Sunset: 21:10CEST
- Sat: Max Temp: 29°C (84°F), Min Temp: 23°C (73°F), Wind Direction: SSW, Wind Speed: 10mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1017mb, Humidity: 71%, UV risk: high, Sunrise: 06:45CEST, Sunset: 21:09CEST
- Sun: Max Temp: 31°C (88°F), Min Temp: 22°C (72°F), Wind Direction: S, Wind Speed: 9mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1017mb, Humidity: 50%, UV risk: high, Sunrise: 06:46CEST, Sunset: 21:08CEST
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Useless Barcelona info
- July 30 1460 A instancia de los tejedores de lana faltos de trabajo, publican los conselleres un pregon prohibiendo el uso de telas de lana estrangeras.
- July 30 1466 Los diputados y el consejo con intervencion de la ciudad proclaman rey á Renato de Anjou durante la guerra con D. Juan II.
- July 30 1714 On the thirtieth in the evening the Marshal of Berwick went into the trenches. They were mounted by Lieutenant-general Dillon, Mr. Vicintillo, Marshal de Camp, and the Brigadeers Courten and Desmarets. Every thing was in readiness, and the signal was g...
- July 30 1848 San Abdon y san Senen.
Los hortelanos de la puerta de S. Antonio celebran en la iglesia parroquial del Pino la fiesta de estos santos, á quienes tienen por patronos. No cabe duda en que este patronazgo es el origen del refran que se usa en el pais: san Non y san Nen pe... - July 30 1909 SPAIN DEMORALIZED. At first glance the dispatches from Spain seem to show that a widespread and formidable campaign has been begun there against the use of the National army in National defense. In other words, the most striking antimilitarist demonstration that history has so far produced...
- July 30 1909 BARCELONA RIOTERS SLEW EVEN NUNS; Killed Priests at Altar, Burned Churches and Convents, While Bystanders Cheered. WORST OVER, SAYS MADRID Rioters, Crushed, Have Surrendered — London Hears General Strike in Spanish Capital Is Planned for Monday. LONDON, July 30. — The continued...
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