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Collserola
PARC DE COLLSEROLA
( www.parccollserola.net ; Carretera de l'Església 92; Centre d'Interpretació
9.30am-3pm) Stretching over 8000 hectares, this park makes an ideal escape hatch
from the city, with ample walking and mountain-biking possibilities.
Aside from nature, the principal point of interest is the sprawling Museu-Casa
Verdaguer ( www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat ; Villa Joana, Carretera de l'Església 104; ad-
mission free; 10am-2pm Sat, Sun & holidays Sep-Jul) , 100m from the information
centre and a short walk from the train station. In this late-18th-century country
house, Catalonia's revered and reverend writer, Jacint Verdaguer, spent his last
days before dying on 10 July 1902.
To get to the park, take the FGC train from Plaça de Catalunya to Peu de Funicu-
lar and then the funicular to Baixador de Vallvidrera.
Park
TORRE DE COLLSEROLA
( www.torredecollserola.com ; Carretera de Vallvidrera al Tibidabo; adult/child & senior
€5/3; 11am-2pm & 3.30-8pm Sat, Sun & holidays) The 288m Torre de Collserola
telecommunications tower was completed by Norman Foster in 1992. An external
glass lift whisks you up 115m to the visitors' observation area, from where you can
see for 70km on a clear day. Take bus 111 from Funicular de Vallvidrera.
Tower
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