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If the views from the Castell de Montjuïc are good, those from the 550-metre heights of Mount Tibidabo - which forms the northwestern boundary of the city - are legendary. On one of those mythical clear days you can see across to Montserrat and the Pyrenees, and out to sea even as far as Mallorca. The very name is based on this view, taken from the Temptations of Christ in the wilderness, when Satan led him to a high place and offered him everything which could be seen: Haec omnia tibi dabo si cadens adoraberis me (All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me).

At the summit there's a modern church topped with a huge statue of Christ, and - immediately adjacent - a wonderful Parc d'Atraccions , where the amusements are scattered around several levels of the mountaintop, connected by landscaped paths and gardens. It's a good mix of traditional rides and high-tech attractions, at all of which large queues form at peak times.

The park is open mid-late April & mid-Sept to late Oct Sat & Sun noon-8pm; May Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun noon-8pm; June Thurs & Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun noon-9pm; July & Aug Mon-Thurs & Sun noon-10pm, Fri & Sat noon-1am; early Sept Sat & Sun noon-10pm. There are various admission charges depending on what you want to do: entry with five ride tickets ?7.30, and with this you pay separately for each ride and attraction (up to ?4.50); if you want to go on everything, or even just three or four rides, it'll be cheaper to buy a ticket for ?14.50. You can also visit the Museu d'Autòmates del Tibidabo (free with entry to the fairground) to view a collection of coin-operated fairground machines still in working order.

Tibidabo can end up being be a fairly expensive day out, since drinks and snacks inside are pricey, too - on a hot day taking a bottle of water at least is a good idea. Immediately outside the park there's a restaurant , which is packed with families on Sundays, and a bar.

Take the FGC train (Tibidabo line) or bus #17 (both from Plaça de Catalunya) to Avinguda Tibidabo (the last stop). From there a regular antique tram service (the Tramvia Blau; every 40min or every 20min at weekends, 7am-9.30pm) runs you up to Plaça Doctor Andreu (there's a bus service when the tram's not running). Here, there are a couple of café-bars (the Mirablau is the best), and a funicular station with regular connections to the top (Mon-Thurs & Sun noon-10.30pm; Fri & Sat noon-1.30am; bicycles carried for free). The special Tibibús also runs from Plaça de Catalunya to the foot of the funicular (Mon-Fri hourly from 11am, Sat & Sun half-hourly from 10.30am; ?1.80, or ?15 including park entrance).

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