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BARCELONA - Excursions
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For a Half Day
- Mount Tibidabo : On a clear day, Mount Tibidabo on the northwestern
edge of Barcelona offers unsurpassed views of the city and the
Mediterranean in one direction and Montserrat and the Pyrenees
in the other. The slopes of the mountain are criss-crossed with
appealing wooded walks and the summit is crowned with an old-style
amusement park. After dark a bar and club offer the same fantastic
views. Transport to the mountain is by FCC metro to Avinguda
Tibidabo, then Tramvia Blau tram to Peu de Funicular and funicular
railway to the summit.
For a Whole Day
- Montserrat : The spectacular peaks of Montserrat,
40km (25 miles) to the northwest of Barcelona have been a major
pilgrimage destination for centuries. Today hordes of tourists
flock to ride the cable car to this atmospheric monastery that
lurks deep up amongst the rugged mountainside. Numerous miracles
have supposedly happened at Montserrat, centred on the icon
of La Moreneta (Black Virgin), said to have been hidden here
by St Peter. In addition to the monastery and accompanying museum,
which features paintings by masters such as El Greco, Caravaggio
and Picasso, the mountain hides numerous hermitages and caves,
which can be reached on foot via a network of mountain paths.
FCC trains to Montserrat depart hourly from Espanya station
in Barcelona to the cable-car terminus at Aeri de Montserrat.
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Teatre-Museu Dalí : The museum (tel:
(97) 267 7500; website: www.dali-estate.org), in Figueres
is a surrealist showcase of the artist's eccentric imagination,
created by Dalí himself out of the former town
theatre where he held his first exhibition, and it also
holds his surprisingly austere tomb. Figueres is about
145km (90 miles) northeast of Barcelona and can be reached
by motorway or rail from Passeig de Gràcia station.
In summer the museum is open daily 0900-1945 and charges
Pta1000; in winter the opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday
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- Beaches : Sitges (website: www.sitges.com) is
a lively Balearic-style resort, very popular with the Spanish,
British and German gay communities, accessible in 40 minutes
by train south from Barcelona-Sants. Alternatively, Tossa de
Mar, 40km (25miles) north, boasts several fine beaches and small
bays, an attractive old town and a good museum. Buses from Barcelona
are frequent during the summer but private transport may be
required at other times.
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