Have been to Barcelona 3 or 4 times......when you come home, please do not say Bar tha lona..........
OT: Barcelona Advice
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After Sagrada Família work your way down to these outside cafes which are a few blocks away. Sangria’s rule in this area.
Gaudi, the genius who designed Sagrada Família, was based in Barcelona and there are a goodly number of his designs out there. We saw Casa Mila, loved it. I have heard wonderful things about Casa Batllo, we only walked past it, damn impressive. Gaudi was a genius. You owe it to yourself to see his stuff, take some time to study it beforehand.
and the view of the Sagrada Família from the Gaudy park is really impressive as well. So def go to gaudy park
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Missed that too. My excuse, such as it may be: I didn’t quite comprehend what an opportunity it was to be in Gaudi’s city. For example, I’m big time on art museums and couldn’t pass up the Picasso Museum in Barcelona but realize now that the time would have been better spent visiting Casa Batllo.
All of the above. We went in March. I also recommend a golf cart tour of the city. We did a walking Tapas tour one night. We were able to see a Barca game which was awesome.....
Gaudi is on my bucket list, but the ones that I am most interested in are some of the ones he designed for Estubi Güell. Park Güell, Church of Colònia Güell & Pavilions Güell.
Had a great vacay in Spain!
The Barcelona highlight was definitely Sagrada Familia! Wow! What an architectural wonder! My jaw dropped when we entered the basilica! The outside was phenomenal as well. 100 years and still building! The #1 site in Spain in my opinion!
Park Guell was cool as well. Antoni Gaudi was a genius.
The trip to Monteserrat was worth it. Really beautiful countryside. The Black Madonna was striking.
Costa Brava was outstanding! Highly recommend making the effort to get there if you are planning a trip to Spain.
Great seafood in quaint restaurants right along the Mediterranean. Beautiful towns. Classic European architecture. We stayed in Palafrugell which was wonderful. Recommend visiting Tosa De Mar another beautiful town along the Mediterranean.
Madrid was our final stop and...well it was HOT! As in 103 degrees.
The architecture in Madrid was beautiful. Really loved seeing the European style buildings which seemingly were everywhere and dominated the city architecture style.
The Spanish palace was pretty cool and we toured Bernabeu stadium where Real Madrid plays. The Reina Sofia museum was worth the visit, many Picasso and Dali paintings to gaze at.
We didn't go to Toledo while in Madrid because it was just too hot.
The food in all our stays was top notch! The paella was, of course, excellent. Seafood was really, really good. We had Cochinillo (roasted suckling pig) in Madrid and it was excellent! Great wine!
All in all, an A+ trip and I highly recommend a vacation to Espana!
The Barcelona highlight was definitely Sagrada Familia! Wow! What an architectural wonder! My jaw dropped when we entered the basilica! The outside was phenomenal as well. 100 years and still building! The #1 site in Spain in my opinion!
Park Guell was cool as well. Antoni Gaudi was a genius.
The trip to Monteserrat was worth it. Really beautiful countryside. The Black Madonna was striking.
Costa Brava was outstanding! Highly recommend making the effort to get there if you are planning a trip to Spain.
Great seafood in quaint restaurants right along the Mediterranean. Beautiful towns. Classic European architecture. We stayed in Palafrugell which was wonderful. Recommend visiting Tosa De Mar another beautiful town along the Mediterranean.
Madrid was our final stop and...well it was HOT! As in 103 degrees.
The architecture in Madrid was beautiful. Really loved seeing the European style buildings which seemingly were everywhere and dominated the city architecture style.
The Spanish palace was pretty cool and we toured Bernabeu stadium where Real Madrid plays. The Reina Sofia museum was worth the visit, many Picasso and Dali paintings to gaze at.
We didn't go to Toledo while in Madrid because it was just too hot.
The food in all our stays was top notch! The paella was, of course, excellent. Seafood was really, really good. We had Cochinillo (roasted suckling pig) in Madrid and it was excellent! Great wine!
All in all, an A+ trip and I highly recommend a vacation to Espana!
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