Telefèric del Port

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Telefèric de Montjuïc cableway, as seen from Mount Montjuic and heading to the Old Port.

First built for the 1929 Expo, this cable car strung across the harbour between La Barceloneta and Montjuïc provides an eagle-eye view of the city. Every 10 or so minutes, the cabins float between the Torre de Sant Sebastià (Barceloneta) and Miramar (Montjuïc), via the 107m-high Torre de Jaume I. The total 1292m journey takes seven minutes (though the cable car closes in windy weather).

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