Top 10 Barcelona Sights That You Can Not Miss
Barcelona is a city that offers a great variety of things to do and sights to visit, but it would really take a week to get to know all that Barcelona has to offer, but focusing on the fact that you are thinking of visiting Barcelona for a few days there are some Barcelona sights that you can not miss and it is possible to visit in one or two days in a calm and stress-free, besides you are on holidays so I guess the last thing you want in your holidays in Barcelona is stress rright?
Well let's start ............ ..
Top 10 Barcelona Sights
1 La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada familia is probably is the most famous Barcelona sights, this church built thanks to the donations of the people, which was start to built in 1882 on the basis of a project by the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar, but soon (from late 1883) passed into the hands of Gaudí, who was in charge of the works until the day of his death, in 1926. Unfinished since then, various architects have continued the work of construction trying to follow the original idea of Gaudí, but fortunately if everything goes its course La Sagrada Familia will be finished in 2026, coinciding with the centenary date of the Gaudí's passing,
Their 8 imposing towers lifted from the 18 that Gaudí and the impressive facades of the glory, the Birth and the Passion, invite the traveler to visit the inside from where you will be able to ascend to one of the towers by means of an elevator (one on each facade), to contemplate a beautiful panoramic view of the city.
2 Park Güell
Eusebi Güell (also known as Count Güell) was one of the richest people in Barcelona and an intimate friend of Gaudi. That is why I commissioned him a project in which he wanted to build an exclusive urbanization for wealthy families in an area known as the Mountain. Peeled Thus, in 1900 began the works of this urbanization of which, in 1914, were already raised most of the public areas and two mansions (of the 60 initially planned, which were for Güell himself and for Gaudí) ; However, that exclusive character of the urbanization and that at that time was difficult access to that area of Barcelona made the project did not finish taking off and the works were abandoned in 1914.
The Park Güell thus became a large private garden, which Güell yielded from time to time for public events. After the death of the promoter it was bought by the City Council and in 1926 it was opened as a municipal park. The house of the Güell family was converted into a public school and Gaudí's house was converted into a house-museum in memory of the architect and in 1984 it was declared a heritage of humanity by UNESCO.
3 The Gothic Quarter and the cathedral of Barcelona
On the remains of ancient Roman Barcino, there is the medieval Barcelona with narrow and labyrinthine streets in which centuries ago churches and Gothic palaces were erected (which caused the disappearance of most of the Romanesque remains) and among which nowadays It is a pleasure to walk.
In fact, the Cathedral of Barcelona rises there. Also known as the Seu or Santa Eulalia, is a great example of Catalan Gothic architecture of the fourteenth century.
4 The Ramblas and the Boqueria market
Las Ramblas is possibly the most famous street in the city and one of the Barcelona sights that you can not miss, this famous avenue connects on a journey of just over a kilometer from the Plaza de Cataluña to the old port of Barcelona (Port vell), It is a perfect place to walk to visit its shops and see the shows that street artists perform.
La Boqueria is the most famous market in Barcelona with lively stalls selling all kinds of food, within La Boqueria you will find one of the most famous bars in the city (Bar pinocho). This small shop offers a wide variety of tapas has a very affordable price for all budgets.
5 Paseo de Gracia street
The Passeig de Gràcia is one of the best luxury shopping streets in Barcelona and one of the top Barcelona sigjts, however, not only find high fashion stores, in this popular avenue we find some of the most important modernist buildings in the city, the two jewels made by Antonio Gaudí: the Casa Batlló (one of the most representative works of Catalan modernist architecture that was built between 1904 and 1906) and La Pedrera (residence of a bourgeois family of the early twentieth century, which Gaudí built a few years later, between 1906 and 1912) .
6 The Tibidabo
Mount Tibidabo, is the highest peak of the Sierra de Collserola and is also known as the Magic Mountain, for being one of the best viewpoints on which to observe the city.
There is the oldest amusement park in Spain (opened in 1899), the spectacular neo-Gothic temple of the Sacred Heart (whose summit can be climbed through an elevator), the primitive hermitage of 1886 (to the right of the temple) , the Torre de Collserola, built for the 1992 Olympic Games and the Fabra Observatory, built in 1901, to carry out scientific research related to meteorology, seismology and astronomy.
7 Montjuic Mountain
Used since antiquity as a military surveillance post, Montjüic is the mountain that protects Barcelona from its southern part. The works made for the Universal Exposition of 1929 and the Olympic Games of 1992 caused that some tourist places arose in Montjüic, such as:
- The Magic Fountain of Montjüic: where a beautiful light and water show, built for the second EXPO in Barcelona 1929
- The National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC), with a beautiful collection of Romanesque art
- El Pueblo Español: a place created for the International Exhibition of 1929 to illustrate the different architectural styles used in different regions of Spain, an entresijo of narrow streets with artisans, restaurants, cafés, etc.
- The Olympic Ring of Montjüic, which was executed on the occasion of the 1992 Olympic Games
- The Castle of Montjüic: at the top is this old military fortress which can be reached walking or by cable car
8 Santa Maria Del Mar Church
It is a Gothic church of the XIV century that was funded and say that it was even built by the faithful of the area. With an imposing interior due to its high height and a blackish appearance caused by a fire in the Civil War, today attracts many tourists as it served as an inspiration to Ildefonso Falcones to write "The Cathedral of the Sea".
9 The Catalan Music Hall (Palau de la Música)
The palau de la Música ia a work of Domènech i Montaner,and is one of the most special concert halls in the world and one of the most representative monuments of Catalan modernism. Declared a National Monument in 1971, it is an impressive building that not only has a striking exterior endowed with curious architectural elements but also presents excellent acoustics.
10 Camp Nou (Fc Barcelona Stadium)
Inaugurated in 1957, the Barcelona Football Club Stadium, the Camp Nou is the stadium with the greatest capacity in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Loved and at the same time hated, it is clear that the local football team has a huge fame worldwide and there will be few who want to see the legendary stadium outside or even make a tour to see first-hand the locker rooms, tunnels and field of your soccer team; although, we are not going to deny it, the ideal would be to be able to attend a match.:)
These are some of the top Barcelona sights that you can not miss, but Barcelona offers much much more, If you are thinking of visiting Barcelona or are reading this article during your trip to the city do not hesitate to check our City Tours, for discover these and others city sights.
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