Barcelona
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The best things to do for free in Barcelona
One of the most spectacular cities you can visit in Europe is Barcelona, with countless places you can visit throughout the city. Enjoying Barcelona without spending money is possible. Here you will find five places that are worth visiting and for which you will not have to spend any money to enter. Many people think that visiting Barcelona is expensive and you have to go with a lot of money, but you also have plans to do for free in this wonderful city. What to do in Barcelona for free Visit the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia Visiting the Sagrada…
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Visit the Pedrera of Barcelona. The best of Gaudí’s modernism
Casa Milá, also known as La Pedrera, is one of the best monuments to see in Barcelona. It is one of the works of art of the legacy that Gaudí left in the city. It is also in one of the neighborhoods where we can find many hotels in Barcelona to stay. La Pedrera was built between 1906 and 1912 in the best artistic period of the architect and today it is one of the monuments in Barcelona that receives the most visitors. What to see in La Pedrera – Casa Mila The facade of the Pedrera One of the…
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Visit the Pedralbes Monastery in Barcelona
The Pedralbes Monastery is another of Barcelona’s Gothic monuments that you should not miss. It was founded in 1327 by King Jaime II and Elisenda de Montcada to house a congregation of Poor Clare nuns until they were expelled in 1640 during the Reapers’ War. Queen Elisenda de Montcada moved to live in a palace attached to the Pedralbes Monastery when she became a widow. Getting to know the Pedralbes Monastery The Cloister of the Pedralbes Monastery The Pedralbes Monastery is perfectly preserved. The most interesting part of the Pedralbes Monastery is the Cloister, undoubtedly one of the best in…
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What to see at the National Art Museum of Catalonia
Many people who have visited Barcelona and have not been to its museums, possibly when naming the National Museum of Art of Catalonia the name does not mean anything to them. But if you tell them that it is the imposing building that is located in the Plaza de España at the foot of the Montjuic mountain and in front of which the light source is located, they will surely know what building we are talking about. Discovering the Museum building, the National Palace of Montjuic The building in which the National Art Museum of Catalonia is located is officially…
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The Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, the Cathedral of the Sea
In the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona we have one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in Barcelona, the impressive Basilica of Santa María del Mar, well known thanks to the novel «The Cathedral of the Sea». Its construction began in the year 1329 thanks to the contributions of the faithful of the Port area. Some even contributed their labor for the construction. After several years of work and with the occasional mishap such as a fire that destroyed part of the vault, it was finally completed in 1383. Visit the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar The Basilica outside…
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How to visit Güell Palace, Gaudí next to Las Ramblas
The Güell Palace is another of the works carried out by Antonio Gaudí commissioned by the Catalan businessman Eusebi Güell. It was built between 1886 and 1890 and was the first major commission received by the Catalan architect, so he took care of all the details and took pains to create a great construction. This spectacular palace was the residence of the Güell family and today we can see it practically as it was more than a century ago. Visiting the Güell Palace The exterior of the Palau Güell The Palau Güell is located in a narrow street that starts…
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