Turó de la Rovira
Turó de la Rovira is a hill overlooking Barcelona with an altitude of 262m. It has been continually occupied, in one form or another, from the Iberian era to present.Photo: Toniher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 262 metres
- Description: mountain in Spain
- Also known as: “La Rovira Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Park Güell and Hospital de Sant Pau.
Park Güell
Park
Hospital de Sant Pau
Hospital
Photo: Matinibz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in the neighborhood of El Guinardó, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a complex built between 1901 and 1930.
Casa Vicens
Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casa Vicens is a modernist building situated in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona. It is the work of architect Antoni Gaudí and is considered to be his first major project.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eixample and Gràcia.
Eixample
Photo: Armigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eixample is the quarter designed during the middle of the 19th century by Ildefons Cerdà, expanding the medieval city of Barcelona into space left empty for defence outside the city walls.
Gràcia
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gràcia is a district of Barcelona and is the most distinctively Catalan neighbourhood within easy walking distance of the city centre. It was an independent town before it joined the city in the 20th century.
Inland Suburbs
Photo: Pure-football, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inland Suburbs are the districts that ring the main part of Barcelona. To the southwest, it includes Les Corts and Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, and to the northwest it includes Horta-Guinardo, Nou Barris and Sant Andreau.
Turó de la Rovira
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Horta-Guinardó, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.4193° or 41° 25′ 9″ northLongitude
2.1615° or 2° 9′ 42″ eastElevation
262 metres (860 feet)Open location code
8FH4C596+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1249952258OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q11953660
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Turó de la Rovira” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Poblat ibèric del Guinardó”
- Catalan: “Turó de la Rovira”
- Czech: “Turó de la Rovira”
- Dutch: “Turó de la Rovira”
- French: “Turó de la Rovira”
- Ladin: “Turó de la Rovira (Barcelona)”
- Ladin: “Turó de la Rovira”
- Polish: “Turó de la Rovira”
- Russian: “Обзорная площадка”
- Spanish: “cerro de la Rovira”
- Spanish: “Cerro de la Rovira”
- Spanish: “colina de la Rovira”
- Spanish: “monte de la Rovira”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Can Baró and El Carmel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Runes de cases autoconstruïdes dels anys 50 and El Turó de la Rovira.
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