With Children:
Barcelona is home to one of the most iconic amusement parks in the world, the Tibidabo Amusement Park. With more than 100 years of history and its breathtaking views over the city, it is a magical place that is not to be missed, for both locals and tourists who wish to spend a memorable day with the family, together with the little ones.
Located at the very top of the Serra de Collserola mountain range—at 512 meters above sea level—, the Tibidabo Amusement Park is one of the most unmistakable landmarks of the city. Its prime location in the Catalan Coastal Range, as well as its position as one of the largest urban parks in the world, has given rise to countless memorable anecdotes, after more than 100 years in operation.
The Tibidabo Amusement Park has been a silent witness to the spectacular metamorphosis of Barcelona—a transformation that has similarly taken place on its own premises throughout its more than 100 years of history to constantly adapt to changes, new social situations, trends, and new technologies.
Salvador Andreu i Grau—more popularly known as Dr. Andreu—a pharmaceutical entrepreneur and a key figure in the city’s history in the last century, was the prime mover behind the amusement park and and the development of the area on the mountain, also creating the funicular that still takes thousands of locals and visitors through this beautiful setting today.
The conversion of the mountain began in the mid-1900s, turning it into an important tourist attraction. On October 29, 1901 the avenue, tram and funicular were inaugurated.
Among the different attractions in Tibidabo, you can enjoy the Muntanya Rusa, Piratta, Mina d´Or, Hurakan, Diávolo, Embruixabruixes, Atalaya—an iconic attraction inaugurated in 1921 which gives you the best view of Barcelona at 550 m above sea level—, and Hotel Krüeger, a terrifying route through the heart of an abandoned hotel.
And for the little ones: Tchu Tchu Tren, Alaska, La Granota, Zoochok, Pony Rodeo or Río Grande, among other attractions.
Practical information:
The Tibidabo Amusement Park is found at:
Plaça Tibidabo, 3-4
08035 – Barcelona (SPAIN)
Ticket prices: €28.50 (includes all the attractions and shows of the Tibidabo Amusement Park, including those of the Sky Walk).
Getting there:
Enjoy a highly original ride to the Tibidabo Amusement Park, by taking the Tramvia Blau on Avinguda Tibidabo until the Funicular stop, which will take take you directly to the park entrance. As an alternative, you can take the T2A bus, which leaves from Plaça de Catalunya (stop found at the corner of Pl. Catalunya and Rbla. Catalunya, in front of the store Desigual).
- It takes 34 minutes by car and 1 hour and 3 minutes by public transport from the Eric Vökel Gran Vía Suites at Gran Vía, 454 to the Amusement Park.
- It takes 28 minutes by car and 1 hour and 5 minutes by public transport from the Eric Vökel Bcn Suites at Grassot, 8 to the Amusement Park.
- It takes 28 minutes by car and 1 hour and 3 minutes by public transport from the Eric Vökel Sagrada Familia Suites at Industria, 165 to the Amusement Park.
Keyword: Tibidabo Amusement Park http://www.tibidabo.cat/es/
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