Jardins de ca n'Altimira — Attraction in Barcelona

Despite other descriptions here of a verdant mini-paradise, ripe for exploration by adventurous off-the-beaten-track tourists, be in no doubt: this is a sandy depression in the ground, used by the locals for walking their dogs. That’s it! The 36 (or however many!) pillars that hold up the upper area are guano and graffiti-covered, and besides are inaccessible behind locked municipal gratings. Probably just as well. Who knows what you’d catch just leaning up against one of them! The metal footbridge is similarly barred and inaccessible and the stone version is a bridge from where you can photograph said sad sandy depression should you so desire. My camera stayed in my pocket. And I’ll photograph anything remotely interesting!! Save your time and energy (it’s a long slog whichever form of transportation...

This is a park with a very interesting story. Unfortunately, it’s not being well maintained. At least it doesn’t look like it was Trees here are huge, but you have lot of dry parts and it’s not the case when everything looks old in a good way I think the park is mostly used as a place to walk dogs now I like the vibe of this place, I’m sure it was very good in the past, a place to feel the unity with nature, a place to enjoy old bridges and architecture, a little oasis in the city This place has a potential,I hope the municipality will start taking care...

This place was awesome when I was a kid. Music concerts and kids placed on the open area and the bridge was super fun.

Since Colau's takeover it's been degraded to become a place where local dogs take a pis and it smells terrible. That's about it. Trees are not taken care of and they don't miss the opportunity to chop them down with any terrible excuse. The bridge has been closed for at...