What are the best places to visit Barcelona by bike

Whether renting a bicycle, or taking part in one of the many tours that are organized in Barcelona in this means of transport, the bicycle is presented as one of the best options for visitors who want to get to know the city in a fast, healthy way and ecological. For that reason, in .com we show you some of the best corners of Barcelona to visit by bicycle.

The park of the Ciutadella

Built in the middle of the 19th century and located in the center of the city, the Ciutadella Park was for many years the only large park in Barcelona. Currently, it is a multifunctional space where museums, training spaces, the Parlament de Catalunya and the Zoo of Barcelona can be accommodated.

Its wide and winding roads on land make it the ideal place to cycle. It also has large areas of lawn and shade in which to rest.

One of the main attractions of the park is the Monumental Waterfall, designed by Josep Fontseré and inaugurated on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1881, in whose project a very young Antoni Gaudí participated as an assistant

The Poblenou

Following the bike lane of Circunvalación Street we arrive at some of the most unique and at the same time least known neighborhoods of Barcelona. Bounded by the beaches of Bogatell and Mar Bella and Diagonal and Meridiana avenues, it has a strong industrial past that has left it many factories that have been converted into cultural centers, universities or private homes of New York aspect.

Its streets have little traffic, are wide and sunny, and also present one of the highest densities of bike lanes in the entire city. Therefore, cycling is comfortable, pleasant and, above all, safe.

Among its many attractions, the district stands out , an ambitious project of urban renewal that welcomes important companies of the technological sector, whose headquarters are located in modern buildings that belong to the international architectural vanguard.

The Forum

If we continue our journey by bicycle to the edge of the beaches of Barcelona heading north, we will find the site that hosted in 2004 the Forum of Cultures, a great cultural event that revolved around sustainable development, peace and cultural diversity .

Given the enormous dimensions of this space, the bicycle is presented as the best way to know it. It consists of a large central square, two main buildings (the Forum triangular building and the International Convention Center of Barcelona), an area of ​​artificial dunes where the auditoriums and an area of ​​marine protected waters baths are integrated that will delight the More smalls. Finally, at one end, a large photovoltaic plate becomes one of its most visible points and an emblem of sustainable development.