Barcelona by Drone

Check out this beautiful DVOW Finalist drone video of Barcelona, Spain, compliments of Mi Girano Forte.  The video opens with some epic footage of the city's Columbus Monument on the La Rambla thoroughfare.  From there you'll see Barcelona Cathedral, the ultra-modern W Barcelona Hotel tower, the spectacular (yet still not finished) Sagrada Familia, the Torre Glòries, the Venetian Towers, the Arc de Triomf over the Passeig de Lluís Companys promenade, the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor, and more.  

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and the capital of Catalonia, the semi-autonomous and culturally distinctive region which covers the country's northeastern corner.  Situated on the Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona is one of the wealthiest and cosmopolitan cities in Europe.  Top contributor iDrone Aerials used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create an amazing aerial portrait of this great city, which was founded by the Romans in the first century BC and hosted the Summer Olympics at the end of the 20th century.     

Contributor DanDrone created this spectacular drone video of the great Catalan capital city, Barcelona.  One of the most important cultural centers in Europe, Barcelona has been heavily represented in world literature.  Probably the most famous book set in the city is George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.  The book is a non-fiction account of Orwell's time in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, and was to inspire (politically and artistically) his later fictional works.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Maxfrompine used a DJI Mavic Pro drone combined with ground camera footage to create this epic mini-tour of the great Mediterranean port city of Barcelona, Spain.  The video opens with a shot of the distinctive looking and ultramodern W Hotel tower on the waterfront. The video closes out with some amazing views of the Sagrada Familia basilica as well as the city's biggest football stadium, which was one of the prime venues for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games hosted here. 

For a longer aerial tour of the great Catalan city Barcelona, this video by contributor and pilot Martigen is for you.  It features extensive aerial footage of the city's Basilica otherwise known as Sagrada Familia, one of the most well known churches in the world despite being unfinished.  Construction on this masterpiece began in 1882, but for various reasons (including the Spanish Civil War) it is only now nearing completion, at which point it will be Europe's tallest religious structure.  

Get a unique first person view (FPV) perspective of one of Europe's great modern landmarks in this fantastic FPV skyscraper diving video by contributor L. Morandini.  The Torre Glòries is one of the most-well-recognized buildings of Barcelona, Spain.  Designed by the famous French architect Jean Nouvel, it dominates the great Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes public square of Spain's second-largest city.  Opened in 2005 in a ceremony attended by Spanish King Juan Carlos I, the 33 story tower has a roof height of 144 meters or 474 ft.  

Contributor Lucaspinhel has over 200k followers on Instagram.  His specialty is travel videos that feature Instagram models and are created using a combination of ground and drone camera footage.  In this video, he takes us to Barcelona, the great Catalan capital on the Mediterranean Sea.  Collaborating with fellow Instagrammer Jess Dantas, he shows us the sights and sounds of this magnifcient city, host of the 1992 Summer Olympic Games.  

Top contributor Tommy Choi created this stunning two minute drone video of Catalonia, Spain's second largest city and its top tourist destination.  The video features extensive top-down views of the city and its distinctive red roofs.  You'll get to see some of Barcelona's central districts, its gorgeous Mediteranean beachfront, and its public squares.  At about the 1:30 mark, there's a fantastic shot of the city's Arc de Triomf, which was built in connection with the 1888 Barcelona World Fair.

Content creator briansolis uploaded this beautiful drone video of La Barceloneta neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain.  It's part of the Ciutat Vella district, which takes up much of the Mediterranean coastline of Spain's second largest city.  The area affords beautiful views of the harbor, and is famous for its sand beaches.  It's also home to probably the most recognizable modern landmark of the city: the sail-shaped W Barcelona Hotel, which opened in 2009.

Contributor Defjux created this remarkable bird's eye view of the Plaça d'Espanya, the greatest public square in Barcelona, Spain.  It's in the Sants-Montjuïc, one of the city's ten official districts.  The Plaça was built for the 1929 International Exposition, a happy time for the city which was remembered fondly when the country plunged into civil war only seven years later.   The square is built at the junction of four of the city's most famous long thoroughfares. 

DefJux's drone video of Barcelona, Spain begins with a great shot of its Arc de Triomf on one of its great promenades, which was constructed for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair.  Most of the rest of the video focuses on the city's legendary beach front.  This is the area in the La Barceloneta neighborhood, bounded by the W Hotel Barcelona on the south end and the Casino on the north end.  The city's beach area is home to one of the greatest party scenes in Europe.  

Contributor and FPV TapkiFPV created this epic first person view (FPV) dive of one of the most visible landmarks from Barcelona's 1992 Olympic Games.  The Montjuïc Communications Tower (aka Calatrava Tower) was constructed in the years leading up to the games as part of the broadcasting infrastructure for the event.  Located in the Olympic Park, the tower stands just over 135 meters (446 ft.) tall.  Watch the video to get a unique perspective on this landmark on the city's Montjuïc hill.