Get Away To Barcelona For The Perfect Holiday

The spell blindingly wonderful architecture designed by the Catalonian artist Antoni Gaudi is a must-see and most head to the shallow hill of Montjuic for its panoramic views of the surrounding city below. If you are fascinated by Picasso then participate in a walking tour to see what inspired him to develop his famed painting style whilst living in the city, include a visit to the well known Frisos del Col legi Arquitectes as well as the Picasso Museum.

Work began on the Sagrada Familia Cathedral way back in 1883 and Gaudi dedicated himself to it until his untimely death in 1926, the project is still incomplete and it will be at least a hundred years after his death, around 2030, until it is expected to be done. Since the conception of the project over a century ago it has been built only using funds from donations.

Batllo is one of the two most imposing buildings produced by Antoni Gaudi on Passeig de Gracia, the second is La Pedrera in the same area. The exterior of Casa Batllo is shaped to look like skulls and bones; look closely and you’ll realise the skulls are actually balconies, whilst the bones are supporting pillars. Immense care to the details have been paid, even on the inside from the wooden frames to the mosaic tiles, you can see that Gaudi has accorded each one of them a lot of thought.

The Hotel Arts and the Mapfre Tower at Port Olympica is the highest building in Spain, and located at its base is the vast Frank O. Gehry creation, The Golden Fish. Commissioned for the 1992 Olympics, the fish and Hotel Arts were both designed by the American, who is considered to be one of the most artistic and creative architects of his time with designs that focus on contrasting open spaces, resources and shapes to produce the most unexpected, energetic art there is.