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1-day Barcelona City Guide 2 1-day Barcelona City Guide 3 Page 7 Page 7 Page 8 Page 8 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 in the world The show is the perfect ending of a busy Barcelona day Part of the magnificent building block, Apple of Discord One of the finest examples of modernista architecture Favorite walking street of Barcelona An amalgam of architectural styles from Gothic through Baroque to 19th-century One of the most extensive Picasso collections Quite possibly the most fascinating urban park Barcelona's main tourist Barcelona's main attraction One of Gaudí's most fascinating buildings One of Gaudí's most spectacular buildings PromptGuides.com © Tested and recommended hotels in Barcelona > Tested and recommended Take Subway line 4 from Jaume I station to Joanic station (Direction: Trinitat Nova) Change to Bus line 116 from Escorial-Sant Lluís stop to Larrard-Olot stop - 30’ in all Take Subway line 1 or 3 to Espanya station Take a walk to Plaça Catalunya; the starting point of La Take a walk to Plaça Catalunya; the Rambla - 10’ Lunch time Take a walk to Barcelona Cathedral Take a walk to Picasso Museum - 15’ Take a walk to Casa Batlló - 5’ Casa Amatller Take a walk to the neighboring building: Casa Lleó Take a walk to the neighboring building: Morera Take Subway line 2 or 5 to Sagrada Família station Take Subway line 5 from Sagrada Família station to Take Subway line Cornella) - 15’ Diagonal station (Direction: END OF DAY 1 Güell Park Magic Fountain Picasso Museum Barcelona Cathedral Casa Lleó Morera La Rambla Casa Amatller La Pedrera (Casa Milà) La Pedrera (Casa Casa Batlló LEAVE HOTEL Família La Sagrada After Dusk- 17:00-18:00 15:30-16:30 14:30-15:15 12:50-13:20 12:30-12:40 12:20-12:30 11:20-12:20 10:15-11:15 09:00-10:00 This day shows you the absolute essential tourist attractions of Barcelona. You will get a peek You will of Barcelona. tourist attractions absolute essential shows you the This day atmosphere sense the lively of Picasso and the works heritage, enjoy city's architectural into the the La Rambla. by walking Overview of Day 1 Day of Overview PromptGuides.com © Overview of Day 1 of Overview

1-day Barcelona City Guide 4 1-day Barcelona City Guide 5 14 € that Admission: Articket attractions included in the entrance fee but it is the only included in the entrance fee but it is the can way of getting to the towers as the stairs only be used for descending The building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí" Take a look at the building from outside to Visit Espai Gaudí, a museum dedicated Gaudí's works Visit the furnished modernista flat (El Pis de La Pedrera) Climb to the roof and enjoy the rooftop statue park Enjoy the view of the neighborhood (La Sagrada Família and the port) Save money by purchasing the serves as a pass to several Barcelona Start your visit at the Natavity Façade that Start your visit at the lake looks on a small artificial Provença in order to Walk along Carrer de the Passion Façade get to the opposite side; order to visit the interior Enter the church in construction site mount to one of the Take the elevator to view of the city towers for splendid of the Descend to the semi-basement the museum Passion façade to visit work of the church exhibiting the building the To avoid long queues in high season at ticket office, you may buy your ticket in advance (Ticket collection and preferential access at the Information Point) The charge of using the elevators is not MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS (Carrer Provença, 261) (Carrer Mallorca, 401) (Carrer Mallorca, 12.5 € PromptGuides.com © Admission: November to February: 9am - 6:30pm, March to October: 9am - 8pm • November to February: 9am - 6:30pm, Jan - Mar, Oct - Dec: 9am - 6pm, Apr - Sep: 9am - 8pm, 25 and 26 Dec, 1 and 6 - 8pm, 25 and 26 Dec, Apr - Sep: 9am Oct - Dec: 9am - 6pm, Jan - Mar, many of its apartments are private homes The building was ridiculed in its time and earned a nickname, La Pedrera (The Quarry). The nickname stems from its stony, fortress-like appearance The building gives home to a museum dedicated to Gaudí's works (Espai Gaudí) It houses a furnished Modernista flat (El Pis de La Pedrera) that exemplifies a typical bourgeois flat of late 19th-century Barcelona It is famous for its chimneys that resemble medieval warriors as part of a surreal rooftop sculpture park Christ Casa Mila is a unique looking modernista apartment building designed by Gaudí that resembles no other building in the world. There are no straight walls or right angles inside the premises It was built for a wealthy and socially active couple (Rosario Segimon and Pere Mila) as a show of wealth and extravagance. Today on the premises By 1904 the final touches are made to the Nativity Façade; the first finished from the planned 3 façades The Spanish Civil War (1936) brings halt construction of the Sagrada FamÍlia to a for some 20 years By 1990 Artist Josep Maria Subirachs completes the statuary of the Passion Façade A total of 18 tall towers are called for, representing in ascending order of height the Twelve Apostles, the four Evangelists, the Virgin Mary and, tallest of all, Jesus The full name of the church is Expiatory The full name of the Church of the Holy Family the Catholic church has The construction of and it is still unfinished been started in 1882 some time in the Expected to be complete century first third of the 21st of renowned Considered the master-work GaudÍ (1852-1926) Catalan architect Antoni last 40 years of his life GaudÃ devoted the by the end he even lived to this vast project: La Pedrera (Casa Milà) Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Opening hours: - 2pm • Jan: 9am YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS La Sagrada Família La Sagrada 10:15-11:15 09:00-10:00 Attraction Details Attraction purchasing your by 10 € or phone (+ 934 877 217) Admission: • email 18.15 € outside Enjoy the guided tour including a tasting of Enjoy the guided tour including a tasting Amatller chocolate (advance booking is required) Only guided tours are available Tickets need to be booked in advance via No ticket is available at location The building is privately owned and closed to the public View from outside and take photos of the building's imposing appearance from the Gaudí's goal seemed to be to completely seemed to be to Gaudí's goal lines avoid straight imposing appearance Enjoy the building's from the outside Visit the first floor apartment enjoy the abstract Climb to the roof and the roof that looks like shaped chimneys and the back of a dragon neighborhood Enjoy the view of the Save time and money ticket online included in the price Informative audio guide MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS Check website Admission: (Passeig de Gràcia 35) (Passeig de Gràcia 41) (Pg. de Gràcia, 43, 08007 Barcelona) (Pg. de Gràcia, PromptGuides.com © Monday to Friday mornings: All year round: 9am - 8pm • All year round: decorations of lions (Lleó) and mulberry trees (morera), unlike the traditions of the time buildings taking their names after their owners Casa Lleó Morera (1902) is a remarkable palace situated next to Casa Battló and Casa Amatller, and is part of the Apple of Discord LluÃs Domenech i Montaner designed the building as a renovation project of an existing house Domenech cooperated with the biggest names in the building industry to create this magnificent palace The building earned its name after its la Discordia) The building is the work of the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch It was a wealthy chocolate maker, Antoni Amatller who commissioned the building The designer followed the principles of a Urban Gothic palaces with a flat façade, up central courtyard and a staircase leading to the main rooms View from outside and take photos of the building's imposing appearance from the outside Casa Batlló is part of a block of modernist de buildings called the Apple of Discord (Illa la Discordia) The building is a reconstruction of an existing building for a middle-class family Casa Amatller is beautiful building between three Casa Batlló and Casa Lleó Morera, the de forming together the Apple of Discord (Illa Case Batlló (1906) is an imposing modernist (1906) is an imposing Case Batlló by central Barcelona designed building in Gaudí House of Bones (Casa The locals call it the of its skeletal organic dels ossos) because look with colorful The façade is decorated shades of golden mosaic, running from into greenish blues at orange at the bottom the top arched roof that is The building has a unique back of a dinosaur or often likened to the dragon Casa Lleó Morera THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Casa Amatller Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS Casa Batlló Opening hours: 11:20-12:20 12:20-12:30 12:30-12:40 Attraction Details Attraction

1-day Barcelona City Guide 6 1-day Barcelona City Guide 7 6 € that Admission: Articket Attraction Details Attraction 10 € Take the elevator to mount to the roof for a Take the elevator to mount to the roof for view of the city Visit the lush cloister that continues to be home to white geese Pop in to the small museum opening from the cloister Visit the museum that offers one of the most extensive collections of the great painter Save money by purchasing the serves as a pass to several Barcelona attractions All Sundays free from 3 pm Free Museum entrance on first Sunday of each month Let yourself be entertained by the be entertained by Let yourself artists performances of street astounding and jongleurs or a scoop of a glass of wine Enjoy a coffee, ice cream specialties in Taste Catalan and Spanish Boqueria Market crowdedness, Be prepared for much tourist season especially in prime time and Three-card Beware of pickpockets Monte players Wander around the inside of the church MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS Admission: THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE (Pla Seu 3, 08002 Barcelona) (Carrer Montcada 15-23) PromptGuides.com © (Plaça Catalunya) Tuesday to Sunday: 10am - 8pm • Monday to Saturday: 1pm - 5pm, Sundays and holidays: 2pm - 5pm • Monday to Saturday: 1pm - 5pm, Sundays The museum was opened in 1963 The idea of the museum came from Picasso's lifelong friend Jaume Sabartés whose donation of 574 works made up a large proportion of the original exhibition The current collection includes two of Picasso's first major works: The First Communion (1896), and Science and Charity (1897) chapels to a 19th-century façade of The cathedral serves as the spiritual hub Barcelona's gothic district (Barri Gotic) Picasso Museum is one of the most extensive collections of the master; showcasing more than 3500 pieces of his artwork Explore the shops Barcelona Cathedral is a magnificent cathedral that dates back to 1298 The Cathedral of Santa Eulalia (in Catalan, La Seu) is dedicated to the saint Santa Eulalia of Barcelona who suffered martyrdom in the Roman times It exhibits a number of architectural styles from its Gothic cloister through Baroque La Rambla is a ¾ of a mile long (1.2 km) is a ¾ of a mile long La Rambla an engaging pedestrian mall with tree-lined atmosphere and lively city center It connects the old gothic with the harbor (Catalunya Square) many shopping La Rambla provides entertainments possibilities and astounding of street artists carries Catalan and Nearby Boqueria market Spanish specialties and enjoy the view Walk down La Rambla and the special atmosphere Picasso Museum Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Barcelona Cathedral Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE La Rambla YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS 14:30-15:15 15:30-16:30 12:50-13:20 Free Admission: From 13 February to 31 March - Friday and From 13 February to 31 March - Friday Saturday: 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30 From 1 April to 4 April: 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30 From 5 April to 30 April - Friday and Saturday: 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30 to From 1 May to 21 July - From Thursday Sunday: 21:00, 21:30, 22:00, 22:30, 23:00 From 22 July to 25 July: Closed July 26: Special Show From 27 July to 30 September - From Thursday to Sunday: 21:00, 21:30, 22:00, 22:30, 23:00 The museum is housed in Casa-Museu The museum for 20 years the architect lived Gaudí where numerous details Try to discover all the park Gaudí included in the by relaxing on the world Take a short brake famous serpentine bench the Calvary, the Be sure not to miss covered lizard Viaducts and the mosaic fountain From 7 January to 12 February: Closed MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE (Plaça Carles Buïgas, 1) (Carrer d'Olot, 1-13) (Carrer d'Olot, PromptGuides.com © December - February: 10am - 6pm, March, November: 10am - 7pm, April, 10am - 7pm, - 6pm, March, November: - February: 10am December National Art Museum of Catalonia spectacular 15-min sound and light show that provides a mesmerizing experience Sit back and enjoy the show Music sessions: From 1 October to 23 December - Friday and Saturday: 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30 From 24 December to 3 January - From Thursday to Sunday: 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30 1984 The park gives home to a museum dedicated to Guadí's life Font Mágica is a fountain in front of The (Palau Nacional) It was built for the 1929 International Exhibition a After dark countless water jets turn into Güell Park (built: 1900-14) is an (built: 1900-14) is Güell Park that is littered with unforgettable garden buildings, statues countless amazing Gaudí and other creations part of a The park was originally housing site, the commercially unsuccessful Güell, whom the park idea of Count Eusebi was named after its serpentine bench It is most famous for in the world that is unlike anything UNESCO World The park is part of the of Antoni Gaudí" since Heritage Site "Works TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE Magic Fountain THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW October: 10am - 8pm, May to September: 10am - 9pm • September: 10am - 8pm, May to October: 10am YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS Güell Park Güell Opening hours: After Dusk- 17:00-18:00 Attraction Details Attraction

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