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On this three-hour Sagrada Família tour, we will visit Gaudí’s extraordinary masterpiece the Sagrada Família, and also take in the Hospital de Sant Pau, a nearby modernista complex that’s also the largest Art Nouveau site in the world. Accompanied by a local expert, this tour will help us gain a deeper understanding of Barcelona’s world-renowned and once controversial Art Nouveau architecture—or as its referred to in Catalonia, Modernisme.
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* Duration: 3 hours
* Starts: Barcelona, Spain
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
On this three-hour Sagrada Família tour, we will visit Gaudí’s extraordinary masterpiece the Sagrada Família, and also take in the Hospital de Sant Pau, a nearby modernista complex that’s also the largest Art Nouveau site in the world. Accompanied by a local expert, this tour will help us gain a deeper understanding of Barcelona’s world-renowned and once controversial Art Nouveau architecture—or as its referred to in Catalonia, Modernisme.
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Stop At: Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona Spain
This ambitious structure, designed by top architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner in 1930 and covering nine square city blocks, has served as an active hospital until 2009. After five years of intense renovations, the complex has recently reopened to the public and now houses cultural and academic institutions, such as the United Nations University and the Casa Asia. We’ll explore this space, learning about the Modernisme movement, architect Montaner, and Barcelona’s urban planning and development since the 1930s.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Carrer de Mallorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona Spain
Still incomplete today, more than ninety years after Gaudí’s death, this building stands as one of the single most important works of architecture in Europe—a stunning example of Gaudí’s genius (or madness), and the enduring power of his work and vision in Barcelona.
Duration: 1 hour
