Exploring the Pearl of Iberia - Barcelona | So Beautiful It Leaves You Speechless!
Barcelona Travel Guide | Encounter Gaudí's Fantasy World
Hey everyone 👋, today I'm sharing a travel guide for Barcelona, a city brimming with artistic charm and romantic vibes, especially Gaudí's architecture, which is utterly mesmerizing. I'll mainly focus on three amazing attractions: the Sagrada Família, Casa Vicens, and Park Güell.
🏰 Sagrada Família
The Sagrada Família is the soul of Barcelona, designed by Gaudí. Construction began in 1882 and is still ongoing, with completion expected in 2026. The cathedral features three facades: the Nativity Facade, the Passion Facade, and the Glory Facade (still under construction). Its eighteen towers represent the Twelve Apostles, the Virgin Mary, the Four Evangelists, and Jesus Christ, with 13 completed so far.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours. It's highly advised to book tickets in advance on the official website to skip the line and choose your preferred time. Ticket prices:
- Basic ticket + audio guide: €26 (adults), €24 (students and under 30), €21 (seniors), free for children under 11.
- Tower access: €36 (adults), €34 (students and under 30), €28 (seniors), free for children under 11.
Opening hours: Daily, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
Transport: Take Metro Line 2 or 5 to Sagrada Família station.
🏡 Casa Vicens
This was Gaudí's first private residential project and the work that launched his fame. Unlike the surrounding ordinary houses, it may lack the complex curves of the Sagrada Família, but it showcases thoughtful considerations for practicality and light. The house features vibrant green-and-white tiles and an ornate wrought-iron gate, making it eye-catching.
Ticket: €20 (no reservation needed), includes a web-based audio guide (available in Chinese) to better understand the building's history and culture.
Opening hours: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
Transport: Located in the Gràcia district, take the metro to Diagonal station and walk.
🎠 Park Güell
Originally designed by Gaudí for wealthy businessman Eusebi Güell, the plan was to build 60 villas, but only 3 were sold due to the remote location, so it was later converted into a park. The park features broken tile mosaics adorning walls, stairs, and benches, and the adorable gingerbread house at the entrance serves as the security office. It feels like stepping into a fairy tale.
Ticket: €18 (advance booking recommended).
Opening hours: Daily, 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM.
Transport: Take Metro L3 to Lesseps station, then walk uphill for about 15 minutes.
❗ Travel Tips:
- Barcelona has excellent public transport. Consider buying a T-Casual (10-ride pass, €12.15, Zone 1, valid until year-end) or T-Familiar (8-ride pass, €10.70, Zone 1, valid for 30 days) for cost savings.
- Many attractions like the Sagrada Família and Park Güell require advance tickets to avoid delays.
- Spanish dining hours are late; restaurants usually open around 8:30 PM.
- Be mindful of your belongings in crowded areas.
These three attractions each have their unique charm—the grandeur of the Sagrada Família, the elegance of Casa Vicens, and the whimsy of Park Güell—all worth experiencing firsthand. Pack your bags and embark on a journey to encounter Gaudí's fantastical architecture! 🧳💕
This is a must go attractions especially if you want to know more about Gaudi’s creation. Try to go earlier to avoid crowds.
This is a very nice Gaudi art and architecture theme park. The park is quite large, but the actual area to visit is not very large. It is very convenient to book tickets through Ctrip.com. There are many tourists here, so it is best to book tickets in advance.
Visited with kids. Beautiful architecture and views if Barcelona.
The design is very good, and you can see that Mr. Gaudi has put a lot of effort into it. The scenery on the mountain is also very good. Gaudi's residence costs extra money. Because we were short of time, we didn't go in. The whole garden is very large, and we only walked a part of it. Remember to take a taxi directly up the mountain. It is lighter to walk down from the mountain, otherwise it will still be very tiring.
Güell Park is another Gaudi masterpiece, combining nature and architecture. Walking around the park, curved benches and colorful mosaic decorations make it seem like a fairy tale world. The park has many characteristic architecture and sculptures, each full of artistic and creative. Standing high above the park overlooking the entire city of Barcelona, the scenery is very charming. It is suitable for relaxation and photo shoots, and is one of the attractions that Barcelona cannot miss.
Guer Park, located on Mount Perada, Barcelona, is a paradise designed by Gaudi. It is recognized as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO for its unique environmental art. Here, Gaudi's artistic interest and architectural style can be brought into full play. Whether it is space form, or light and shadow color, from the whole to the details, are doing interesting, beautiful, surprising everywhere.
Güell Park is full of fairy tales, and Gaudi blends nature and architecture seamlessly. The winding paths, colorful mosaic benches, and roofs like dragon's back, each detail is ingenious. The high point of the park has an excellent view, overlooking the entire Barcelona, and the scenery of the city and the sea and sky is intoxicating. Walking in the park, it feels like traveling in a dream picture, and from time to time you can meet the performances of street artists, adding a lot of life. It is a place that can enjoy the scenery and feel the artistic imagination.
Winter Travel in Southern Europe_20250121 Sdtky I spent four or five days in Barcelona. I know a man named Gaudi. On the second day in Barcelona, we went to Park Güell. It's very interesting. Entering from a door on the side of the mountain, it feels like walking under a stone castle. The fence is made of overlapping stones, with uneven shapes, as if stones of any size had been randomly chiseled and arranged into walls, pillars, and corridors. It looks like the texture is rough, but if you look closely you will see that it is stacked densely, seamlessly and very sturdy. Going up the hillside, there is a winding and somewhat graceful section, then turning up the mountain, there is an artist playing music at the bend of the mountain, it is quite melodious and soothing, very happy. Gaudi is a master architect who started building in Barcelona in the last century. This park was originally a residential project he built for a wealthy man named Guile. In 1922 it was purchased by the state as a park. I don’t know whether the owner went bankrupt or the government had foresight. Anyway, the ticket price of more than 200 yuan can bring a lot of GDP to the Barcelona municipal government every year. We passed the woods on the top of the mountain and went down the winding mountain. Halfway up the mountain, there is a square, which is a 10,000-meter platform. The edge of the ring is built with a whole circle of wavy benches, which serve as both a fence and a place for sitting. A circle of benches, decorated with broken tiles collaged into a painting. Known as the longest bench in the world, it sparkles brilliantly under the sunlight, like an endless underwater world. Yes, it's like walking into the ocean. When you sit on the railing and look out, you can see the Mediterranean Sea in the distance, and at the entrance in front of you, two columnar buildings stand on the left and right, like a candy house. Inside the wall, there are various buildings. There are wide steps leading up the mountain from the entrance, and a decorative path in the middle, which actually depicts a group of animals from the underwater world. The chameleon, with the lizard as its symbol, stands proudly in the center, making people walk into the fairy tale world of dreams. After crossing the hundred steps which are twenty to thirty meters wide, you can enter a hall with a hundred columns. Here, the columns are similar to those inside the Sagrada Familia, but are more decorated with magnetic stickers. The entire park is brightly colored and eye-catching, forming a sharp contrast with the ancient image of the hundreds of years old buildings. Maybe this is due to the magnetic stickers. It is said that Gaudi was also an environmentalist. Many of his architectural decorations, especially this kilometer-long bench, were made up of scraps that Gaudi picked up. Gaudi is considered the soul of the city of Barcelona. Many of his works, such as Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, Sagrada Familia, and Plaza Catalunya, were also his casual creations. Nowadays, the lizard chameleon has also become a city companion sold in small stalls. Gaudi, a master who integrated architecture into nature and incorporated forests, oceans and nature into the human living environment, seems to have remained in the sky of Barcelona city forever.