{"id":64554,"date":"2016-03-23T09:40:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T08:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=64554"},"modified":"2020-03-19T14:44:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T13:44:13","slug":"escape-the-city-the-best-hideaways-of-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/escape-the-city-the-best-hideaways-of-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape the city – the best hideaways of Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona is the kind of a city that never sleeps, which is usually a positive thing. However, at times, the\u00a0urban rhythm may feel like a burden – especially if you live in an area where you never see empty streets. Luckily, Barcelona has places you can go for a quick\u00a0escape<\/strong> from the\u00a0traffic and the\u00a0noise, for those when you feel like it\u00a0is simply too much.<\/p>\n

The obvious way\u00a0to escape urban life is, of course, looking for\u00a0nature<\/strong>. You do not need to leave the city to find nature in Barcelona, as many\u00a0neighborhoods have at least a few good spots of green tranquility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"hide_1\"<\/a>Urban parks<\/strong>, such as the big and popular Ciutadella<\/a> in El Born or the smaller Tur\u00f3 Parc in Sant Gervasi, offer a well-maintained space of green harmony. The area around the Sagrada Familia<\/a> church is a similar well-kept park.<\/strong> If you need a natural break while in the very\u00a0center, go to the small but delightful garden and exhibition space Jardinets de Gr\u00e0cia<\/strong> right next to the\u00a0crossing of Diagonal and Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia.<\/p>\n

Sit down on a bench and take your time in the\u00a0sun. If you have a 2-hour lunch break – like many working in the city do –\u00a0use\u00a0some of your extra time to chill out in your favorite park.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Montju\u00efc<\/a> hill offers an even more efficient way of disconnecting from the everyday weight of the city. You can get lost in the streets tucked away in the\u00a0gardens and forests while you look at Barcelona and its demanding rhythm getting smaller below you. If you want to go a bit further, Labyrinth Park of Horta<\/a> is far enough from the center to give you the feeling of a small trip. Tibidabo<\/strong> and the surrounding mountains are also a world away from city life.<\/p>\n

If nature is not your answer to urban anxiety, you might like the modernista (or Art Nouveau) peace of \u00a0hospital Sant Pau near Sagrada Familia. This amazing and huge complex of buildings is visually stunning, and the gardens are a wonderful, tranquil space in the\u00a0middle of the\u00a0concrete of Eixample.<\/p>\n

\"hide_3\"<\/a>Then there is the sea, which is naturally the ultimate tranquilizer for many. Since Barcelona is synonymous with Mediterranean<\/strong> life, it would be a waste not to take a seaside break<\/strong> every now and them.\u00a0Poble Nou<\/strong> beaches are excellent for calm moments away from the crowds. Enjoy the\u00a0feeling of drifting away to a holiday atmosphere and look at the blue horizon somewhere very far in the\u00a0distance.<\/p>\n

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Barcelona is the kind of a city that never sleeps, which is usually a positive thing. However, at times, the\u00a0urban rhythm may feel like a burden – especially if you live in an area where you never see empty streets. Luckily, Barcelona has places you can go for a quick\u00a0escape from the\u00a0traffic and the\u00a0noise, for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":64555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4346],"tags":[61,3668,3667],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64554"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109223,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64554\/revisions\/109223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}