The last day of my journey was dedicated to Gaudí. Turns out however, that Sunday is the worst day to go see Gaudí sites because it is choc-o-block FULL of tourists. Nevertheless, it was breathtaking and beautiful.
Parc Güell
Maison Batlló
I always thought this place would be off on its own somewhere, but its right in the middle of a busy city block, very eye-catching! The line was insanely long, and it was like 17 euros to get in so I just admired from outside.
La Pedrera
this was just a cool building with a giant owl on it on the way to...
The Sagrada Familia!
First of all- this church is massive. It's HUGE. From up above at the Parc Güell you can see it just towering over everything in the entire city. What is especially interesting about it is that it mixes Gothic styles with Modernista elements of architecture, in addition to Gaudí's own wild touch of genial madness (as you'll see in the last photo- incredible sight to see). There is SO MUCH to look at on all sides of this gargantuan church. The construction for the Sagrada Familia began in 1822. Gaudí as the director of the project, spent over 40 years working on it until his death in 1926. It remains unfinished.
Everyone, at some point or another, should see this in person.
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