Basilica of the Sagrada Familia
If there is something to highlight in Barcelona, it is the immense influence of the famous architect Antonio Gaudí, and the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia is one of its great wonders. It is a modern expiatory cult temple that combines various styles, among them you can see the Neo-Gothic and the Corinthian. A curiosity: it began to be built in 1882 and to this day it is still under construction, although it is estimated that by 2026 may it finally be over.
Direction: C. from Majorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona
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Contact: 932 080 414
Modernist site of Sant Pau and Hospital de la Santa Creu and Sant Pau
It is a modernist historical complex by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner and his son Pere. It includes the historical archive of the old Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau and the facilities still intact, cúlmen center where one of the most important diseases of the time of its founding was fought, to fish.
Direction: Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona
Contact: 935 53 78 01
The stone- Milan House
Casa Milá is another of Gaudí's works par excellence, built between 1906 Y 1910 in one of the most important avenues of Barcelona since the beginning of the 20th century, the Paseo de Gracia. It was the home of the Milà family, some newly married bourgeois who requested the good hands of the illustrious architect to enhance their foundations. Its complex design (starting with its exterior arranged in two housing blocks separated by ramps), It is today one of the most visited tourist attractions.
Direction: Passeig de Gràcia, 92, 08008 Barcelona
Schedule: Every day from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and night visit from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Contact: 932 14 25 76
Casa Batlló
A few decades before, in the same street and a few meters from Casa Milà, Antonio Gaudí started another design for the home of a textile factory owner, Mr. Josep Batlló. He gave free rein to his imagination, the result of which consisted of a colorful dream home with a marine touch.
Direction: Passeig de Gràcia, 43, 08007 Barcelona
Schedule: Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Contact: 932 16 03 06
Arc de Triomphe Barcelona
From the Universal Exhibition of 1888, Barcelona's Arc de Triomphe has been one of the entrances to the Ciutadella park fairgrounds. It was built by Josep Vilaseca giving it a neo-Mudejar touch with bricks, constituting the entrance to the modernity of the city at the end of the XIX century.
Direction: Passeig de Lluís Companys, 08003 Barcelona
Monumental Waterfall
It is the great waterfall that sits in the immense Ciutadella park. It is made up of a set of sculptures with fountains that bathe their waters in the different directions of the trees.. His work is a combination of wonderful architects and sculptors such as José Fontesere, Antonio Gaudí and Rossend Nobas, among others.
Direction: Ciutadella park, Paseo de Picasso, 21, 08003 Barcelona
Parliament of Catalonia
Located in the vicinity of the Ciutadella park, the headquarters of the Parliament of Catalonia is available, old fortress of Felipe V after the War of the Spanish Succession (early 18th century) to dominate Barcelona. The old building of the Catalan Parliament is now the center of its Provincial Council and where its members meet to approve their laws.
Direction: Ciutadella park, s/n, 08003 Barcelona
Contact: 933 04 65 00
Casa Vicens Gaudí
When did the name of Gaudí begin to be heard? Like every artist, once you leave school you need to continue creating to make yourself known, and the first great project of the young Antonio Gaudí was the Casa Vicens. His creativity was oriented at that time in an orientalist stage, from what you can appreciate, from its facade, a combination of Mudejar styles, Persian and Byzantine.
Direction: Carolines Street, 20, 08012 Barcelona
Schedule: From Mondays to Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last entry at 6.40pm).
Contact: 932 71 10 64
Park Güell
Park Güell is a set of gardens and architectural elements designed by Gaudí, where he innovated with certain practices that would later be reflected in the Sagrada Familia. Define your naturalistic stage, where their creations blend seamlessly with the environment, using ornate and baroque-style shapes. The Gaudí House Museum stands out inside, former home of the artist.
Direction: Park Güell, 08024 Barcelona
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Barcelona's cathedral
Barcelona Cathedral is one of the oldest in history, already existing in the middle of the first century, where there are data on the first Christians in Barcelona. Its Gothic style, reformed a century later, and the number of cults towards Santa Eulalia and San Cugat stand out., martyrs of his time.
Direction: Pla de la Seu, s/n, 08002 Barcelona
Schedule: From Monday to Saturday, from 10.00 a 19.45 h (last entry at 19.00 h).
Contact: 933 42 82 62
Palau de la Música Catalana
This marvel of modern architecture was the work of one of its greatest exponents in Barcelona, Lluís Domènech i Montaner. It combines a large part of the arts of the city in one (sculpture, mosaic, stained glass and wrought iron), without missing the sound component that characterizes this concert hall. At the end of 1997, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Direction: C / Palau de la Música, 4-6, 08003 Barcelona
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Contact: 932 95 72 00
Barcelona History Museum (MUHBA)
This museum was inaugurated just after the Spanish Civil War and was listed as the Museum of the History of the City. His project consisted of collecting relics from the different municipalities of Barcelona and historical sites such as the Plaza del Rey.. Over time, Archaeological archives and other data of heritage interest have been added that today make up the MUHBA.
Direction: King's Square, s/n, 08002 Barcelona
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Contact: 932 56 21 00
Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya
It is the seat of the current Presidency of Catalonia and one of the few foundations preserved from the medieval era. For this reason it is located in the Old Town or Old Town and stands in the Plaza de San Jaume with a unique Renaissance style.
Direction: Pl. of St. James, 08002 Barcelona
Picasso Museum of Barcelona
Barcelona is not just a city of architecture. He also triumphs in painting and that is why the Picasso Museum cannot be missing from the itinerary. This exhibition collects more than 4000 artist works, addressing all its stages.
Direction: Montcada Street, 15-23, 08003 Barcelona
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Contact: 932 56 30 00
Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
This church contains a long history dating from the first centuries of the city and the arrival of Christianity. It was restored in recent years due to a fire in 1936, of which only the walls remained, columns and some relics in the Gothic style.
Direction: Plaza de Santa Maria, 1, 08003 Barcelona
Schedule: Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 17 a 20.30 h. Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 19 a 20.30 h
Contact: 933 102 390
Güell Palace
Eusebi Güell was an important businessman in the times of Alfonso XIII, and he was a friend and patron of Antonio Gaudí. For this reason, he commissioned certain projects that would end up bearing his name.. The purpose of the Güell Palace was to expand his residence located in the middle of La Rambla in Barcelona and a bright and ornate space was built in his name. Years later, Gaudí created Pak Güell and the businessman moved to live in the middle of nature.
Direction: Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 3-5, 08001 Barcelona
Schedule: Every day from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..
Contact: 934 72 57 75