Oriol made a big effort showing me around in Barcelona. He made sure we tried all kinds of public transport in the metropolis.
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Tibidado Funicular in Barcelona disappears to reinvent itself as theme park attraction
In September the Tibidado Funicular wil cease activities as a regular mode of transport in Barcelona. It will close down for necessary security related engineering works and at reopening it will be part of Parc d’Atraccions Tibidabo, a theme park on Tibidado (the mountain).
VIDEO | The scenic Tren dels Llacs, Catalonia’s heritage Lakes’ Train
The Tren dels Llacs, literally Lakes’s Train, is a scenic train route in Catalonia in Spain. It’s operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGT).
VIDEO | Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya – Catalonia Railway Museum in Vilanova
I like trains. That’s no secret. So Oriol took me to Vilanova, south of Barcelona. There’s the Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya or Catalonia Railway Museum.
VIDEO | 6 hotspots for amazing views of Barcelona
Thursday in Barcelona with Oriol turned out to be a day of amazing views of the city.
VIDEO | Torre Bellesguard / Casa Figueres in Barcelona
Oriol and I started Thursday in Barcelona with a visit of Torre Bellesguard. The medieval villa (torre in Catalan is villa, not ‘tower’) was renovated and redesigned by Antoni Gaudí.
VIDEO | Visit Hospital de Sant Pau Recinte Modernista in Barcelona
The theme of day two in Barcelona was Catalan modernism. The architecture style made famous by the likes of Antoni Gaudí i Cornet and his Sagrada Família is a trademark of Barcelona and Catalonia in Spain. But Oriol first took me to the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, nowadays known as Sant…
A walk through Barcelona’s El Born and Barri Gòtic neighbourhoods
I was in Barcelona, in Spain‘s Catalonia region, for the first time since 2006. This time with Oriol who grew up in the city. On the first night, we walked through the El Born and Barri Gótic neighbourhoods.
To use night trains in Portugal and Spain or not?
Jeroen started his Iberian rail adventures being nostalgic of night trains in his youth. He explained how difficult it can be to book night trains with Renfe, Spain‘s railway operator.
From Barcelona to Vigo with a Renfe Talgo 7 night train
After experiencing a Talgo 4 night train from Lisbon in Portugal to Hendaye in France, train enthusiast Jeroen decided to give the Talgo 7 night train a go from Barcelona in Catalonia to Vigo in Galicia. The Talgo trains are operated by the Spanish company Renfe. He tells Trip By Trip how it was.
