{"id":59181,"date":"2015-11-07T11:09:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T10:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=59181"},"modified":"2020-07-16T13:22:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T11:22:07","slug":"see-barcelona-from-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/see-barcelona-from-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"See Barcelona from the sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a beautiful city with amazing architecture and gorgeous landscapes. If you love seeing the city from the ground, imagine what it would be like to see it from the sky! There are a variety of companies in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> that offer balloon rides and helicopter tours over the city and its surroundings. You only live once, so why not go up for ride?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bikehire-places-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bikehire places in Barcelona \u2013 Go faster, see more<\/a><\/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\/see-barcelona-from-the-sky\/#Helicopter_Tours\" title=\"Helicopter Tours\">Helicopter Tours<\/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\/see-barcelona-from-the-sky\/#Balloon_Flights\" title=\"Balloon Flights\">Balloon Flights<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Helicopter_Tours\"><\/span><strong>Helicopter Tours<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cathelicporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5798713508_683104446e.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-59183 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5798713508_683104446e-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"fun barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Cathelicporters<\/strong> is a company based at <strong>Barcelona\u2019s heliport,<\/strong> at Passeig de l\u2019Escullera, at Moll Adossat at Barcelona. The company offers four different tours that you can choose from: Barcelona Sky Tour, where you can appreciate the main touristic points in the city; BCN Costa Tour, where you will get the know the city\u2019s coast; Montserrat + BCN Sky Tour, where you will not only get to see the main city attractions from the air, but will also have gorgeous views of the Montserrat mountain; and BCN from the top, which includes rides on <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> Bus Tur\u00edstic, a helicopter flight and a\u00a0 visit to Mirador de Col\u00f3n, from which you can see Barcelona en 360 degrees.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Balloon_Flights\"><\/span><strong>Balloon Flights<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballooning.es\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Ballooning\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ballooning<\/strong> is a company that offers balloon rides for individuals, groups and companies. The activities last half a day. That half a day includes flight organization, 1 hour balloon flight, transfers to the launch fields, a cava toast, soft drinks, a meal, and the delivery of a first flight certificate signed by the pilot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ballooning<\/strong> takes place 30 minutes away from <strong>Barcelona,<\/strong> in Cardedeu. The service offers a pick up and drop off service from Plaza Catalunya for the price of 20\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kon Tiki\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kon Tiki<\/strong> offers balloon flights in various locations in Catalonia, the closest ones to <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> being Cardedeu, Vic, and Montserrat. But there are also rides leaving from Costa Brava, the Pyrenees and Leida.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All of <strong>Kon Tiki<\/strong>\u2019s balloon flights include 4WD transportation, a flight certificate, and CD pictures. For an extra fee <strong>Kon Tiki<\/strong> offers a typical Catalan lunch with cava and Hotel pick up and drop off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballooning.es\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Balloon Flights Barcelona<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5575566075_08a819388e_b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-59182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/5575566075_08a819388e_b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"fun barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Balloon Flights Barcelona<\/strong> offers balloon flights at Montseny (Cardedeu and Vic), Montserrat (Manresa and Igualada), Costa Brava \u2013 Ampurd\u00e1n (Figueras and Verges) and Pirineos \u2013 La Cerda\u00f1a (Alp).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The activity takes from 3 to 4 hours, while the flight takes about an hour and fifteen minutes. 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