Park Guell tickets – prices, timings, what to expect, FAQs

Park Guell in Barcelona

Receiving over ten million tourists every year, Park Guell is the second most popular attraction in Barcelona. A playground of Gaudí’s unique architectural and artistic concepts, Park Güell was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The attraction is a classic symbol of Barcelona’s rich cultural heritage and offers an incredible experience to architecture … Read more

Montserrat Monastery – tickets, prices, timings

Montserrat Monastery, Spain

Montserrat is a beautiful mountain 60 Kms (37 Miles) from Barcelona, on top of which sits the gorgeous Montserrat Monastery. Tourists visit Montserrat for multiple reasons: – To see the beautiful multi-peaked rock formations of Montserrat – To visit the Montserrat Monastery & Museum – To seek the blessings of Our Lady of Montserrat, the … Read more

Inside Sagrada Familia – interiors of Gaudi’s Barcelona Church

Inside Sagrada Familia

Some of the five million-plus tourists who visit Sagrada Familia every year go back without getting inside Gaudi’s church in Barcelona. The more thoughtful tourists go inside Sagrada Familia and enjoy the interiors of Gaudi’s masterpiece. The interior of this world-renowned monument is a stunning blend of art and architecture. Many tourists ask, “Is it … Read more

How to go from Park Guell to Sagrada Familia

Park Guell to Sagrada Familia

Most tourists in Barcelona visit both Sagrada Familia and Park Guell on the same day. Native experts say it is best to start with Park Guell in the morning and go to Sagrada Familia in the evening. If you think otherwise, you can check out how to go from Sagrada Familia to Park Guell. This article … Read more

How to go from Sagrada Familia to Park Guell

Sagrada Familia to Park Guell

Many Gaudi fans visiting Barcelona choose to visit both Sagrada Familia and Park Guell on the same day. They prefer to start their day at the under-construction church and then go from Sagrada Familia to Park Guell. If you think otherwise, you can check out how to go from Park Guell to Sagrada Familia. This article … Read more

Casa Batllo – tickets, prices, discounts, timings

Gaudi's Casa Batllo

Casa Batllo is a beautiful residential building, which attracts more than a million tourists every year. It was designed more than 110 years back by Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi, who also built Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, Casa Mila, etc. The locals also call it Casa dels Ossos or House of Bones, since skulls and bones were used … Read more

Barcelona Aquarium – tickets, prices, discounts, timings

Barcelona Aquarium

Barcelona Aquarium is one of Europe’s largest and richest collections of marine life and has the only Oceanarium on the whole continent. L’Aquàrium de Barcelona attracts more than two million visitors annually, making it the fourth most popular tourist spot in the city after Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and Camp Nou. This article explains everything … Read more

Casa Batllo facts – Gaudi’s Batllo house in Barcelona

Casa Batllo's roof

Casa Batllo or House of Batllo is perhaps the most beautiful residential property ever built. Antoni Gaudi built Casa Batllo, which now receives more than a million tourists every year, is a major tourist and cultural attraction in Barcelona. Some of Gaudi’s other masterpieces are Park Guell, Casa Mila, Sagrada Familia, Casa Vicens, etc., but Casa Batllo holds pride in … Read more

View from Nativity facade tower at Sagrada Familia

View from Nativity facade tower

You can enjoy two views from the Nativity facade tower of Sagrada Familia, and both are equally stunning. First, you will see Gaudi’s intricate sculptures on the Nativity facade. Gaudi took a particular interest in these sculptures, and it shows. The second reason to go up is the fantastic view of Barcelona’s Eastern side, the … Read more

View from Passion facade tower at Sagrada Familia

View from Passion facade tower

Of the three facades that architect Antoni Gaudi had planned for Sagrada Familia Cathedral, two – the Passion facade and the Nativity facade – are complete. The Glory facade, which represents Christ’s eternal glory, is yet to be completed. The Passion facade faces the west and represents the suffering of Christ during his crucifixion.  While … Read more