Tibidabo

Tibidabo is a mountain that overlooks Barcelona. It is very easy to get to by taking the L7 FGC. I have only gone to Tibidabo once, but I very much so enjoyed it. I went during the first week in March with one of my friends who was visiting and some of my friends from Barcelona. Tibidabo is the tallest mountain in the Serra de Collserola, which I didn't know. Once I hiked to the top, this was clear because it presents viewers with an amazing look of the entire city of Barcelona from 512 meters in the air.

On the top of Tibidabo, there is also a beautifully, magnificant church. It was designed by Enric Sagnier and it took  60 years to construct! One of the coolest parts of this particular church is that it has a giant sculpture of Jesus Christ on top. I climbed to the top and again, it was a great view of the city!

Something interesting that I learned about Tibidabo after researching is that it's name is derived from the bible."…et dixit illi haec tibi omnia dabo si cadens adoraveris me" means "And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me" (Matthew 4:9) and "…et ait ei tibi dabo potestatem hanc universam et gloriam illorum quia mihi tradita sunt et cui volo do illa" — "All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it" (Luke 4:6). This phrase means I will give to you, was said to Jesus to the devil as they looked down from an exceedingly high mountain upon all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, according to the bible. Although I am Jewish and haven't really studied this part of the Bible, I think this is very interesting. Through my research, I learned that the name of Barcelona's hill thus refers to the popular tradition that it was in fact theexceedingly high mountain itself.

The mountain showcases religion, beauty, and fun(with its amusement park on the top) and is a very interesting place to visit in Barcelona!