Unforgettable Journey to Barcelona


Barcelona- The City of Gaudi.
In this beautiful Catalonian city, you will find it all-fine architecture, tapas, beaches, culture, people, shopping and breathtaking monuments. if you search for inspiration, Gaudi made sure you will find it everywhere. Gaudi's most famous works are : Casa Batllo, Casa Mila- La Pedrera, and the famously unfinished la Basilica de la Sagrada Familia and the place that has the most authentic energy of Gaudi is Park Güell- for all creative minds that search for a modernist flavor, so if you're asking yourself what to do and where to start - keep reading and you will find out :)

Mirador de Colón (Columbus Monument)
Park Guel 
 Plaça de Catalunya
Mirador de Colón (Columbus Monument)

The Gothic Quarter
Barri Gòtic, or Gothic Quarter- experience the historical roots of Barcelona, you will see a lot of examples of Gothic architecture from the medieval period.

La Rambla 
The most famous traveled street in Barcelona, take a walk between Crowded flower stalls, street artists, magnificent public buildings, a fragrant market for fresh products -Mercat de la Boqueria, pickpockets (of course), here life is non-stop.
Mercat de la Boqueria


La Catedral

La Ribera District
La Rivera district contains one of the most enchanting corners of Barcelona-El Born.
The green avenue Passage del Born, which was the city center in the Middle Ages, still filled today with a lot of people, bars, restaurants, and boutiques. In this district, you will also find the Picasso Museum, the magnificent Gothic Church - Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar, and the largest park in the center of the city  - Park de la Ciutadella. if you're traveling with children there is a wonderful zoo park, you can spend her at least half a day.
 Park de la Ciutadella
Barcelona Zoo 

Passeig de Gràcia
Barcelona's 5th Avenue, Passeig de Gràcia is a high-end shopping district filled with boutiques, charming pathways, great restaurants and rich nightlife. Here Gaudí left his modernist signature style at some of the most important architectural landmarks in Barcelona- Casa Milà - La Pedrera and Casa Batlló.

Casa Batlló
Casa Batlló at night 
 Casa Milà - La Pedrera
Chanel Store

La Sagrada Familia
La Basilica de la Sagrada Familia is the most famous monument of Spain, A unique and spectacular architectural work. The church is rich in symbols and images, both ancient and new, when you look at it you can feel that it tells you a story.

Nativity Façade

Park Guell 
Gaudi's favorite work was this park, as a result, this park became A wide green area, with colorful and imaginative buildings, lined with glittering ceramic tiles, a park for creative minds.

Arc de Triomf
Like every piece in Barcelona, this Arch was also designed by a Modernista architect- 
Josep Vilaseca, best to come here by foot and walk all the way to Parc de la Ciutadella ( located about 300 meters from the Parc).

Where to eat :
Barcelona Food is known by its famous Tapas and lots of Sangria 
All restaurants we ate were great, Mercat de la Boqueria always a great choice for all different kinds of food, you can grab a bite at any place you want but this is my favorite one. my favorite restaurant of them all which is Indian called Surya- good flavored Indian cuisine every plate made my heart beat and enjoy every bite - highly recommended, you can find her at Carrer de Pau Claris, 92.
Bubo Resturant 
Cituat Comtal 
Cervesería Catalana

Photo Credit: 
Naveh Grofi & Oxana Abramov Grofi

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