Torre de Control

Torre de Control is a parking area in Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia which is located on Carrer del Port de Tarragona. Access is restricted and requires permission. Torre de Control is situated nearby to Barcelona power station, as well as near the harbor Port de Barcelona.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Parking area
Address: Carrer del Port de Tarragona 18, Barcelona, 08040

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barcelona power station and Montjuic Cemetery.

Barcelona power station

Power station

Photo: Antón Osolev, CC BY 2.0.

Barcelona power station is a combined cycle thermoelectric plant located at Pier Energy of Port of Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain. It has 2 thermal units of 425 MW, which use natural gas as fuel, and with a total electric power of 850 MW. Barcelona power station is situated 640 metres southwest of Torre de Control.

Montjuic Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Emily Prachthauser, CC BY 2.0.

Montjuïc Cemetery, known in Catalan as Cementiri del Sud-oest or Cementiri de Montjuïc, is located on one of the rocky slopes of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona. Montjuic Cemetery is situated 2 km northwest of Torre de Control.

Zona Franca

Metro station

Photo: Josep Maria Roca Peña, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zona Franca is a Barcelona Metro station located in the Zona Franca neighbourhood of the Barcelona municipality, served by line L10. Until the opening of the Zona Franca-ZAL | Riu Vell section on 7 November 2021, the station was the southern terminus of the Line 10 Sud. Zona Franca is situated 1½ km west of Torre de Control.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Marina del Prat Vermell and Zona Franca – Port.

La Marina del Prat Vermell

Quarter

Photo: Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

La Marina del Prat Vermell is a neighborhood in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona, Catalonia. The name comes from fields that occupied this area of low part of la Marina de Sants.