These mountains separate Barcelona from the Vallès plain and their tallest peak is the Tibidabo, at 512 m. Other main summits are: Turó del Puig, Puig d'Olorda, Turó de Valldaura, Turó de la Magarola, Puig d'Ossa, and Puig Madrona. The valleys of the Llobregat and Besós Rivers, the plain of Barcelona, and the Vallès basin, mark the geographical boundaries of the Collserola massif.
Collserola Park
Puig d'Ossa or Sant Pere Màrtir mountain in the Serra de Collserola
To preserve the area, in 1987 the Parc de Collserola (Collserola Park), which has an area of 84.65 km², was established.[1] It is one of the largest metropolitan parks in the world - 8 times larger than the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, and 22 times larger than Central Park in New York.
In the park, over a thousand major plants and around thirty plant communities have been catalogued; including forests of Aleppo pines and nut pines, evergreen oaklands, riverside copses, maquis and scrublands, brush, and savannah grasslands. This diversity allows for the existence of a rich, varied wildlife; including wild boar, genets, stone marten, badger, rabbit, and squirrel; blue tits, whitethroats, treecreepers, woodpeckers, bee eaters, doves, goshawks, sparrow hawks, and rat-catching eagles; salamanders, newts, green tree frogs, the small southern frog, toads, the small spotted toad, the Mediterranean turtle, the giant turtle, the ocellated lizard, snakes, and so on.
On the Vilana hill, of 445 m, stands the Torre de Collserola (Collserola Tower), a telecommunications tower built in 1992 for the use of Olympic games. It is 288.4 m and was built by the British architect Sir Norman Foster.
The Collserola Park is used extensively by the inhabitants of Barcelona and the other towns that border it. It is popular for walking, cycling and birdwatching. There are numerous restaurants where families go during the weekends. A path that follows the ridge of the Serra, known as the "Carretera de les Aigües" (Water Road), has been extensively improved for cyclists. The Barcelona city plan intends to include it in a cycle track that completely circles the city.
References
^Decret de 19 d'octubre de 2010, de declaració del Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola i de les reserves naturals parcials de la Font Groga i de la Rierada-Can Balasc
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Parc de Collserola
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serra, collserola, catalan, pronunciation, ˈsɛrə, ðə, kɔʎsəˈɾɔlə, simply, collserola, mountain, range, between, rivers, besòs, llobregat, part, catalan, coastal, range, collserola, range, rising, above, barcelona, cityhighest, pointelevation516, coordinates41,. The Serra de Collserola Catalan pronunciation ˈsɛre de kɔʎseˈɾɔle or simply Collserola is a mountain range between the rivers Besos and Llobregat It is part of the Catalan Coastal Range Serra de CollserolaThe Collserola range rising above Barcelona cityHighest pointElevation516 2 m 1 694 ft Coordinates41 24 44 N 2 04 26 E 41 41222 N 2 07389 E 41 41222 2 07389 Coordinates 41 24 44 N 2 04 26 E 41 41222 N 2 07389 E 41 41222 2 07389GeographySerra de CollserolaCatalonia SpainLocationBarcelones Catalonia Parent rangeCatalan Coastal RangeGeologyMountain typeMetamorphic rockThese mountains separate Barcelona from the Valles plain and their tallest peak is the Tibidabo at 512 m Other main summits are Turo del Puig Puig d Olorda Turo de Valldaura Turo de la Magarola Puig d Ossa and Puig Madrona The valleys of the Llobregat and Besos Rivers the plain of Barcelona and the Valles basin mark the geographical boundaries of the Collserola massif Collserola Park Edit Puig d Ossa or Sant Pere Martir mountain in the Serra de Collserola To preserve the area in 1987 the Parc de Collserola Collserola Park which has an area of 84 65 km was established 1 It is one of the largest metropolitan parks in the world 8 times larger than the Bois de Boulogne in Paris and 22 times larger than Central Park in New York In the park over a thousand major plants and around thirty plant communities have been catalogued including forests of Aleppo pines and nut pines evergreen oaklands riverside copses maquis and scrublands brush and savannah grasslands This diversity allows for the existence of a rich varied wildlife including wild boar genets stone marten badger rabbit and squirrel blue tits whitethroats treecreepers woodpeckers bee eaters doves goshawks sparrow hawks and rat catching eagles salamanders newts green tree frogs the small southern frog toads the small spotted toad the Mediterranean turtle the giant turtle the ocellated lizard snakes and so on On the Vilana hill of 445 m stands the Torre de Collserola Collserola Tower a telecommunications tower built in 1992 for the use of Olympic games It is 288 4 m and was built by the British architect Sir Norman Foster The Collserola Park is used extensively by the inhabitants of Barcelona and the other towns that border it It is popular for walking cycling and birdwatching There are numerous restaurants where families go during the weekends A path that follows the ridge of the Serra known as the Carretera de les Aigues Water Road has been extensively improved for cyclists The Barcelona city plan intends to include it in a cycle track that completely circles the city References Edit Decret de 19 d octubre de 2010 de declaracio del Parc Natural de la Serra de Collserola i de les reserves naturals parcials de la Font Groga i de la Rierada Can BalascExternal links EditBarcelona at Wikipedia s sister projects Definitions from Wiktionary Media from Commons News from Wikinews Quotations from Wikiquote Texts from Wikisource Textbooks from Wikibooks Resources from Wikiversity Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serra de Collserola Parc de Collserola Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Serra de Collserola amp oldid 1114012846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
