Barcelona - Tibidabo 
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To the northwest of the city center rises Tibidabo, 532m/1,746ft high and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Barcelona district. It derives its name from the legend which says that it was here that Christ was tempted by the devil with the words "I will give you ...", the Latin for which is "tibi dabo ...".
From the Plaça de Catalunya visitors can travel by the underground railroad (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat) as far as the Avinguda del Tibidabo terminus. From here there is a nostalgic trip by tram, known as the "Tramvia Blau" because of its blue-painted coaches (note: these may be temporarily replaced by public buses), up the hill as far as the funicular cableway station for the final lap to the top. The lower station of the cableway is 223.5m/733ft above sea level, with a restaurant and a model of the Tibidabo. A road, 8km/5mi long, also winds its way from the city up the hill.
From the Plaça de Catalunya visitors can travel by the underground railroad (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat) as far as the Avinguda del Tibidabo terminus. From here there is a nostalgic trip by tram, known as the "Tramvia Blau" because of its blue-painted coaches (note: these may be temporarily replaced by public buses), up the hill as far as the funicular cableway station for the final lap to the top. The lower station of the cableway is 223.5m/733ft above sea level, with a restaurant and a model of the Tibidabo. A road, 8km/5mi long, also winds its way from the city up the hill.
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Gabinet de Física Experimental
The Gabinet de Física Experimental "Mentora Alsina" is on the road from Vallvidrera to Tibidabo, close to the lower station of the beach funicular which goes up the mountain. The museum has its origins in the former private collection of Ferran Alsina i Perellada, who occupied the house until 1907, and it now belongs to the city of Barcelona. It has on display working models and originals of machines and instruments from the fields of mechanics, optics, acoustics, thermodynamics, electricity, etc.
Galería Maeght
The Galería Maeght is housed in the Palau Cervelló and is associated with the Maeght Galerie in Paris, France.
Palau Cervelló
The 15th/16th C. Palau Cervelló, on the opposite side of the street from the Palau Dalmases, at No. 25, is also worth seeing. It houses the Maeght Art Gallery.
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Always closed on:
Our Lady of Mercy Celebrations - Spain (September 24)
Catalunya Day - Spain (September 11)
Catalunya Day - Spain (September 11)
Palau Dalmases (Omnium Cultural)
A little further along the Carrer Montcada from the Textiles Museum, at No. 20, stands the Palau Dalmases, which has been the headquarters since 1962 of the cultural organization known as the "Omnium Cultural". The 17th C. palace boasts a beautiful inner courtyard with a Renaissance staircase.
