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Gaudi’s Barcelona, Parc Guell

Parc Guell is located in foothills just above the charming barrio of Gracia. It was built between 1900 and 1914 as an aristocratic city-garden with family residences, including the arhitect’s own house.

That architect went by the name of Andoni Gaudi. This park is his personalized collage of modernist architecture and nature. It is a glimpse into the psyche of the man who dreamed the Sagrada Familia Cathedral. It is also still essentially a park, so you can enjoy a leisurely outdoor stroll with excellent views of the city of Barcelona.

The stone pavillions at the gateway to the park are decorated with Gaudi’s signature ‘trencadis’- colourful and irregular ceramic montages- and culminate in impressive domed ceilings.

A stairway like a path fashioned into a coral reef leads up to a grandiose colonnade hall with 86 columns, on top of which is the park’s main square. Once up in the square you can see all the way to the sea and many path tentacles lead into more intimate recesses of the park.

With its organic shapes, smooth, pebble like stone and lush flora Gaudi’s Parc Guell is like Atlantis transformed by fish into a scaly, sub-aquatic kingdom. In summertime the park is open 10 AM- 9 PM.

As always we will be glad to help you with any information about Gaudi’s Parc Guell and other tourist attractions in Barcelona and will be happy to fit you and your guests into one of our great Barcelona Hotels/ Accomodations. We will do all to ensure that you have a great stay with Welcome Apartments and a memorable time in Barcelona.

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