GAUDI’S BARCELONA
We will begin the visit with the Güell Park. 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 Familia, 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.
We will end the visit with the Pedrera, this building also called Milà house (1905-1910).
JEWISH BARCELONA
The Barcelona jewish district occupied part of the land in which it is nowadays the Generalitat Palace, bordering, to the north, until Santa Eulalia Street. It limited the west with Banys Nous Street and the south with the Castell Nou (where the Jews took refuge at moments of danger).
Also in the following stop, we will visit the most important building, the Synagogue, constructed in the century III and rediscovered 20 years ago, recovered and consecrated again in January of 2006.
After visiting the Synagogue, we will cross the Sant Jaume Square, Catalonia political centre, where are the Generalitat Palace, in one side, and the City Council building, to the other.
Before arriving at the King Square is the Lloctinent Palace of the century XV, in spite of not being a key place at that time, its interest is that many of the stones form their facade were extracted from the old Jewish Montjuïch cemetery.
We will follow until the monumental set of the King Square, set formed by the Condal Palace of century XI, were the, kings of Catalonia and Aragón used to live.
Keep going with the tour we will cross the Layetana Street and we will go until the District of the borough Rivera, where we find the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, the great gothic jewel of the city and one of the most loved churches by the Barcelona people. In the place where it is raised this church existed already a well-known church from century X. Santa Maria de la arena and where according to the legend the rest of Santa Eulalia is buried. The new church was constructed in a record time for that time, 55 years,
From that time of splendour, close to Santa Maria del mar, are the great palaces of Montcada Street, main street of the medieval Barcelona bourgeois, the Finestres Palace where at the moment lodges the Picasso Museum and of Marques de Llio, Palace present Textile Museum.
From here, we will return to the Port or Hotel.