Vallvidrera is a neighbourhood of the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of

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. It is situated in one of the sides of the Collserola hills, considered to be the lungs of the city due to the abundant forests it has. This wealthy neighbourhood has excellent views of the whole city, from some specific places and in a clear day it is possible to see Mallorca and the Pyrenees on the horizon. Although being a residential place it has important things such as, the

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(a communications tower designed by the architect Norman Foster), the

Tibidabo Amusement Park Tibidabo Amusement Park (Catalan: Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo) is an amusement park located on Tibidabo in the Collserola Ridge in Barcelona. The park was built in 1899 by the entrepreneur Salvador Andreu and opened in 1905. The park is among the ol ...

and the

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. Vallvidrera used to be a cool summer retreat where wealthy people from Barcelona had their summer houses. Now the wealthy live in this neighbourhood all year round and have their summer retreats in further places inside Catalonia, such as the

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(for summer vacations) or Puigcerda (for winter vacations). Vallvidrera can be reached by the

Funicular de Vallvidrera The Vallvidrera Funicular (both Catalan and Spanish:Funicular de Vallvidrera) is a funicular railway in the Barcelona district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, in Catalonia, Spain. It connects Peu del Funicular station on the Barcelona–Vallès Line wi ...

, which connects at its lower station with the

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suburban railway with frequent services to the city center. The neighborhood is also served by minibus line 111, which connects to the upper station of the Vallvidrera funicular and the top of the

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. Other than the Funicular and the Bus, the most common type of transportation is the private one.

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{{coord, 41, 24, 54, N, 2, 06, 31, E, display=title, region:ES-CT_type:city_source:cawiki Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Sarrià-Sant Gervasi