Turó de la Rovira, carmel bunkers waves anti-aircraft batteries. Several names for the same place: the most crowded viewpoint in Barcelona, whose avalanche of tourists is making life impossible for the residents, who are even asking that nightly evictions become the daily bread.
The reason for the mass is obvious: the thousands of videos and images at sunset of its privileged views of the city make it become a point of pilgrimage with more parishioners than Lourdes. And, precisely, these hordes of tourists and their large bottles are the ones that do not allow you to enjoy this bucolic picture. Plan B? Many: Barcelona is full of alternatives for view hunters.
The most similar views to the bunkers are in the carmel parkwith the Joan Sales viewpoint (Pau Ferran, 44), and in the Creueta del Coll park (Mare de Déu del Coll, 77), which on the upper level has an area with viewpoints, and on the lower level, pools topped by the In praise of Chillida’s water. Nothing to envy Turó de la Rovira.
Another option, Collserola, which is full of viewpoints where the urban ‘skyline’ of Barcelona is framed with a tree frame. But if there are many viewpoints in one area, it is in the Horta neighborhood, where the sight triangle. Getting there is easy: getting off the Valldaura metro and after the Ronda de Dalt, you can first reach the Horta viewpointthen to the mundetfollowed by that of Montbau and, finally, that of wind hole, all united by the same hiking route. A grateful walk with views, a ‘healthy’ plan to start the weekend, suitable even for those with a Friday night hangover.
A different view is that of the urquinaona tower (Plaza de Urquinaona, 6), with the viewpoint of Unlimited Barcelona, where most of the sunsets on Instagram come from. Located 70 meters high (on the 20th floor of the building), the glass walls allow a 360º panoramic view of the entire city. Entry costs between 12 and 24 eurosdepending on the time of day (of course, the evening slots are more popular), and the visit not only includes a bird’s-eye view of Barcelona, but also the opportunity to explore the architecture of this building, Indiana Jones-style, normally closed to the general public.
Getting off at Plaza España, two recommendations with spectacular views. the terrace of MNAC (Montjuïc Park, s/n) and the sands (Gran Via, 373-385). And although both have a high concentration of foreigners and flip flops with socks per square meter, unlike the bunkers, the spaces are large enough that you don’t feel like you’re in a theme park.
And you cannot miss the coastal option. After all, the sea is one of the great attractions of the city’s ‘skyline’. The marine views offered by the Montjuic cable car They are among the highest and most complete in Barcelona, since they include everything from Barceloneta to Montjuïc. Farther from the center, the terrace of the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona (Plaza Leonardo Da Vinci, 4-5), with views of the entire Fòrum coastline, the Three Towers of Sant Adrià and the Maresme coast, while you walk along its garden of 7,100 m2 of vegetation. A green oasis where to disconnect.
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That these views lack adrenaline? There is always the option to Bird sight with a helicopter tour. Of course, it is likely that the pulse flying will leave you a photographic ‘book’ more blurred than the political future of Arrimadas. There are several companies in Barcelona that promise an experience to match, such as Helicopter Barcelona, yumping either Catholicopterswith ‘packs’ to contemplate Barcelona, literally, over the shoulder.