We will begin the visit with the Güell Park, entering we found a double stairs divided by a dragoon before arriving at the hypostyle room of considerable dimensions with 86 Doric’s columns that maintain the great park square.
Located in the superior part of Barcelona, the Güell Park is maximum exponent of the Catalan modernism, constructed between 1900 and 1914 and inaugurated as a public park in 1926.
We will follow until the Expiatorio Temple of the Sagrada Family, the most well-known work of Gaudi. Initiate in 1882 by F. of P. Villar and Lozano, Gaudi became in charge of the work in 1883 and work all his life, the last years with almost exclusive dedication and leave it unfinished.
He Projected over the crypt already initiated, a huge temple, where he applied all his knowledge, of great symbolism, twelve towers by everyone of the twelve apostles, four by the evangelist, one for the Virgin and the highest one whom symbolizes Jesus Christ)
Each window, column etc it is related to the saints, institutions or mysteries of the catholic faith.
We will continue until the Paseo de Gracia, where is the Batlló House, representing the top of the Catalan modernism located in the number 43 of the Paseo de Gracia that crosses the modernist district of Ensanche in the called Manzana de la Discordia because lodges in addition to this building, the works of the modernist architects, like the Amatller house, that is contiguous with the Gaudí building, work of Puig & Cadafalch and the House Lleó Morera, work of Domènech & Montaner. We will end the visit with the Pedrera, this building also called Milà house (1905-1910), the design and the works were in charge of the brilliant architect Antonio Gaudí, is a building of houses where Gaudi shows his mastering of the technique creating a very complex apparent stone structure.
Return to the Port or Hotel.