{"id":17803,"date":"2014-11-19T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=17803"},"modified":"2017-01-18T17:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:57:03","slug":"10-things-sarria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Sarria, Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many visitors to Barcelona don\u2019t get much beyond the gothic quarter, however, a visit to the picturesque and historic barrio of <strong>Sarria<\/strong> (once an independent village) can involve anything from art to nature, or even football. Here are our top things to do in <strong>Sarria<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Take_the_Funicular_to_Mount_Tibidabo\" title=\"Take the Funicular to Mount Tibidabo\">Take the Funicular to Mount Tibidabo<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Nou_Camp_Soccer_Stadium\" title=\"Nou Camp Soccer Stadium\">Nou Camp Soccer Stadium<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Collserola_National_Park\" title=\"Collserola National Park\">Collserola National Park<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Cosmo_Caixa_Science_Museum\" title=\"Cosmo Caixa Science Museum\">Cosmo Caixa Science Museum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Pedralbes_Palau_Reial\" title=\"Pedralbes Palau Reial\">Pedralbes Palau Reial<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Nightclubbing_on_Avenida_Tibidabo\" title=\"Nightclubbing on Avenida Tibidabo\">Nightclubbing on Avenida Tibidabo<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Placa_Sant_Vicenc\" title=\"Pla\u00e7a Sant Vicen\u00e7\">Pla\u00e7a Sant Vicen\u00e7<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Placa_Sarria\" title=\"Pla\u00e7a Sarria\">Pla\u00e7a Sarria<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Bar_Tomas\" title=\"Bar Tom\u00e1s\">Bar Tom\u00e1s<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-things-sarria\/#Collserola_Tower\" title=\"Collserola Tower\">Collserola Tower<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_the_Funicular_to_Mount_Tibidabo\"><\/span>Take the Funicular to Mount Tibidabo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_82306\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82306\" class=\" wp-image-82306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/6334033026_f45fe1f100_z-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Kevin Lawver via Visualhunt\" width=\"240\" height=\"321\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Kevin Lawver via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the top of <strong>Mount Tibidabo<\/strong> you will find the oldest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tibidabo-amusement-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">amusement park<\/a> in Europe, restaurants, and the Sagrada Cor \u2013 the white church that is one of Barcelona&#8217;s most recognisable landmarks. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-bell-tower-of-the-santa-maria-del-pi-church\/\" target=\"_blank\">church<\/a> itself boasts some stunning murals. The best reasons to visit <strong>Tibado<\/strong> though, are the spectacular views of Barcelona and the <strong>Collserola National Park<\/strong> behind.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nou_Camp_Soccer_Stadium\"><\/span>Nou Camp Soccer Stadium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Constructed in 1957, FC Barcelona&#8217;s emblematic<strong> football stadium<\/strong> is one of the most famous in the world. If you can\u2019t catch a game you can at least take a tour around the stadium.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collserola_National_Park\"><\/span>Collserola National Park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Full of verdant greenery, <strong>Collserola<\/strong> is considered the lungs of Barcelona and boasts kilometres of forest and walking trails. Home to many a wild boar and much fauna \u2013 if you like to walk, cycle or jog \u2013 <strong>Collserola<\/strong> is within easy reach and fully worth the visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sarria-terraces\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sarri\u00e0\u2019s best terraces<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cosmo_Caixa_Science_Museum\"><\/span>Cosmo Caixa Science Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-la-nena-family-friendly-cafe-in-gracia-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">family-friendly<\/a> activity in Sarria is to pay a visit to the <strong>Cosmo Caixa Science Museum,<\/strong> where you will find a recreation of the Amazon rainforest and an exhibition on the history of geology.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pedralbes_Palau_Reial\"><\/span>Pedralbes Palau Reial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Royal Palace of Pedralbes<\/strong> contains a Ceramics Museum that has everything from early Moorish tiles to works by both Picasso and Mir\u00f3. It is also home to the Decorative Arts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/museum-ideas-inventions-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nightclubbing_on_Avenida_Tibidabo\"><\/span>Nightclubbing on Avenida Tibidabo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For night owls, head for either Danzatoria, an almost painfully trendy four-storey mansion that moonlights as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-famous-nightclubs\/\" target=\"_blank\">nightclub<\/a> and\/or for a more romantic setting we highly recommend Bar Mirablau on Pla\u00e7a Doctor Andreu. Bar Mirablau offers some of the most spectacular views of the city from its giant windows.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Placa_Sant_Vicenc\"><\/span>Pla\u00e7a Sant Vicen\u00e7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Placa Sant Vicenc<\/strong> is bursting with character. Whether you want upmarket oysters and expensive wines or you\u2019d prefer the atmospheric caf\u00e9 where writers Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa enjoyed a vino whilst scribbling, this is a very pleasant placa with beautiful examples of town houses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sarria-sant-gervasi\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: The district of Sarri\u00e0-Sant Gervasi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Placa_Sarria\"><\/span>Pla\u00e7a Sarria<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another of <strong>Sarria&#8217;s<\/strong> most beautiful squares, this is the main square and is home to dances on Sunday mornings, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\">markets<\/a> on Fridays and Saturdays.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bar_Tomas\"><\/span>Bar Tom\u00e1s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_82364\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82364\" class=\" wp-image-82364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/800px-Patatas_bravas_madrid-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Lobo via Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"168\" height=\"112\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lobo via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the main Sarria high street you will find <strong>Bar Tomas<\/strong> \u2013 a restaurant rumoured to have some of the best patatas bravas in Spain. So good, apparently, that they are in fact, the King of Spain&#8217;s favourite.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collserola_Tower\"><\/span>Collserola Tower<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Norman Foster&#8217;s most iconic 850-metre high communications tower\u00a0was constructed in the 90s and finished just in time for the 1992 Olympic Games. Despite some people considering the needle a blot on the landscape, it has come to be regarded as a major attraction. Visitors to the tower can eat in the restaurant and take in fantastic views from the state-of-the-art observation deck and restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for a flat to rent during your stay in Barcelona?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1484057742029000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGel0R_bR20K8VBr0GA3tO9Wl1Pgg\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"17803\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many visitors to Barcelona don\u2019t get much beyond the gothic quarter, however, a visit to the picturesque and historic barrio of Sarria (once an independent village) can involve anything from art to nature, or even football. 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