Hiking to Tibidabo

Last year Manju and I hiked to Tibidabo in March.  We took carretera de les Aigües  (front side of the mountain) from my place and it took us about 2.5 hours, since we didn't really know where we were going.   This time, I checked out Google maps beforehand. We took the high road over the top of Collserola and made it to Tibidabo in just under 1.5 hours.  It is a great hike because you walk through a forest, you get great views of the city and the final goal of reaching Tibidabo, the highest point of Barcelona.   This time, we decided to also go up the elevator to the top of the famous Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor.  It only costs €2 to go up the elevator and then you have to climb up some pretty steep stairs, but it's really neat at the top.  You really can't get a better view of Barcelona.  You get to look down on the Collserola tower, and the Sagrada Familia looks like a tiny church from up there.

Once you are at the highest point of Barcelona, the walk back to Esplugues is pretty easy.  It's almost all down hill and we were able to do it in a little less than an hour.

Front view of the Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

View from the left side of the temple

View from the right side of the temple

Here you can see the Collserola Tower and the last peak in the distance is Esplugues.

Selfie with Manju at the highest point in Barcelona