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Cathedral La Seu

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Placa de la Seu 3
Barcelona, Spain
Phone: +34 93-315-1554
http://catedralbcn.org
La Seu Cathedral (Plaça de la Seu; daily 7.45am-7.45pm; 4€), one of Spain’s most astonishing specimens of Gothic architecture. Dedicated to Santa Eulàlia - Barcelona’s patron saint whose tomb lies in the crypt - it features elaborate choir stalls in the interior, a beautiful cloister that overlooks a [...]



Palau de Pedralbes

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Avinguda Diagonal, 686
08034 Barcelona, Spain
Phone: +34 93 280 50 24
Fax: +34 93 280 18 74
www.museuartsdecoratives.bcn.esHours of Operation: 10am-6pm, Tues-Sat; 10am-3pm, Sun
Palau de Pedralbes - Designed by Gaudí for one of his major patrons, Eusebi Güell, this Italianate-style palace was officially opened by King Alfonso XIII in 1926.
It now belongs to Barcelona’s Town Hall who rent [...]



La Sagrada Familia

Apr 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Mallorca, 401
08013 Barcelona, Spain
Tel +34 93 207 30 31
Fax +34 93 476 10 10
http://www.sagradafamilia.org
Individual admission: 8 €
Opening hours
October to March, 9am to 6pm.
April to September, 9am to 8pm.
 
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (official Catalan name; Spanish: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; “Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family”), often simply called the Sagrada [...]



Mansana de la Discordia

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Mansana de la Discordia - Note the famous block to the left, as you go north on the Passeig de Gracia. It’s called the Mansana de la Discordia, or the “block of (architectural) discord”, where you’ll see three wildly contrasting works in a row from the three great Modernist architects: Gaudí, Domenech I Montaner and [...]



Casa Batlló

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: - Historic Sites

Casa Batlló - Passeig de Gracia, 43, and Casa Milá, nicknamed La Pedrera, “the stone quarry”, is at Passeig de Gracia, 92. Make sure to visit the top floor apartment and the roof, the Espai Gaudí at La Pedrera for an up-close view of the surreal chimneys, Monday - Sunday, 10:00 – 8:00, €6. It [...]