A0146 - Vila Joana in Parc Collserola
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.62 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,030 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 630 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,668 ft
- TrailRank
-
61
4.7
- Min elevation
- 803 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 249
- Uploaded
- July 19, 2020
near Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes, Catalunya (España)
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Itinerary description
Vila Joana was the final home of the writer Jacint Verdaguer. He fell ill and died here on 10th June 1902. On that day, the house became a memorial space for the poet. In 1963, some rooms were turned into the first museum dedicated to him. Today, Villa Joana acts both as a memorial and as a museum house of literature.
Waypoints
Train stop
Museum
930 ft
Joana Vila Museum
Villa Joana, an old farmhouse of the Vallvidrera parish, became a summer home in the 19th century and then an educational facility, the Villa Joana Schools, between 1921 and 1973. Villa Joana was the final home of the writer Jacint Verdaguer. He fell ill and died here on 10th June 1902. On that day, the house became a memorial space for the poet. In 1963, some rooms were turned into the first museum dedicated to him. Today, Villa Joana acts both as a memorial and as a museum house of literature. The museum house has restricted opening hours. https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/museuhistoria/en/muhba-villa-joana
Provisioning
936 ft
Bar Cafe El Picot
Open from 9:30 am to 3 pm every day of the year, except on December 25th and 26th and January 1st and 6th.
Museum
949 ft
Centre d'informació del Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola
https://www.parcnaturalcollserola.cat/en/park-information-center/ Open to the public from 9:30 am to 3 pm every day of the year, except on December 25th and 26th and January 1st and 6th.
Waypoint
Panorama
Monument
Religious site
Intersection
1,477 ft
Take cobbled path down into forest
Fountain
1,182 ft
Fountain
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Fácil de seguir. Recomendado para principiantes. Lo hice en el sentido contrario y lo disfruté.
Easy to follow and good views!