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Barcelona is an amazing city full of charisma, art, culture and beautiful places to visit. This unique city that reaches the sea is one of the most important places in Spain. From its lovely beaches like La Barceloneta, to its mountains like Montjuïc, Barcelona has something special that makes you fall in love with it.
Gaudí architecture Barcelona:
The first thing you should see if you’re traveling to Barcelona is the Expiatory Temple of La Sagrada Familia. This work made by Antoni Gaudí is more a piece of art than a building. Here converge all the artistic forms of the architect, it means the culmination of his style. On the one hand, in this work there’s a neogothic style, but on the other hand, there are new curved and wavy forms based on nature. Gaudí had already shown his taste for vegetal and organic shapes in other works that can also be visited in Barcelona, such as the door of the Miralles estate, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà and Park Güell.
Gothic quarter:
The Barri Gòtic of Barcelona is the historical center and the oldest urban area of the city. It’s composed of different neighborhoods and it contains some areas of historical significance. The Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia cathedral, also known by the Seu is the most important gothic Cathedral in Barcelona.
La Rambla:
Called also Las Ramblas, it’s the most famous street in Barcelona. Full of artists, performers and souvenir stores, it’s a very cheerful area at any time. Las Ramblas connect the plaça de Catalunya with the old port of the city, at the end of the road you can see the monument to Columbus or maybe sit on a terrace to drink beer and eat some tapas.
Tibidabo hill:
512 meters above sea level, the Tibidabo mountain is the highest peak of the Collserola mountain range. It began to be urbanized in the late 19th century, but Tibidabo Avenue wasn’t opened until the beginning of the 20th century. Soon, it became an important place of Barcelona with modern style buildings made by the best architects of the moment. Now it offers beautiful views of the city, but it also houses an amusement park.
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