Gaudí and Modernism - Private Walking Tour

Meeting point

Where

Plaza Catalunya center. Guide will have blue umbrella with our Bat logo on it. · Open in Google Maps

Departure

Runs daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

The tour ends in front of the Sagrada Familia, the last stop on the tour

Pickup

Hotel pickup from 198 pickup points (198 pickup points listed by the operator, 198 of them hotels)

Operator

Be Local Tours; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Plaza de Catalunya

   Famous square that separates the old city of Barcelona from the modernist area known as the Eixample, where we will talk about the evolution of the city, the marks left by the fighting in the Spanish Civil War that can still be seen, before entering the Modernista area of ​​the Eixample for the second part of the visit.

   10 min
2. 2
   Passeig de Gracia

   The most luxurious Paseo del Ensanche, the main street of the opulent Barcelona of the families of the Catalan bourgeoisie of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

   15 min
3. 3
   Bancs Fanals

   Elaborate modernist lampposts that decorate the Paseo de Gracia for more than a century, full of symbols and interesting details.

   10 min
4. La Mansana de la Discordia

   The wonderful Casa Lleó i Morera is part of the famous Manzana de La Discordia, a set of modernist buildings without rival in Barcelona. The house, designed by the architect Domènech i Montaner at the beginning of the 20th century, is full of details about the life and thoughts of its creator and its owner, and guards many secrets on its facade.

   Pass by, no stop
5. Casa Amatller

   One of the best known modernist houses in Eixample, Casa Amattler, the work of the architect Puig i Cadafalch, was owned by a family of chocolate producers. We will talk about the history of chocolate at the time, the life of the Amatller and above all we will look for the symbols hidden on the facade. It is possible to go for free to the inner courtyard of the House, to admire the staircase, the old elevator and the refined sculptures.

   Pass by, no stop
6. Basilica de la Sagrada Familia

   The most celebrated monument in Barcelona in all its splendor, still incomplete by Gaudí, where we will finish our visit in great style. We will see in 30 minutes its various facades from the outside, we will tell its surprising and long history, we will analyze its secrets and the most interesting details about its construction.

   Pass by, no stop
7. La Casa Malagrida

   The Casa Malagrida is the first example of a modernist bourgeois house that we will see on the route. Property of Señor Malagrida, a rich tobacco industrialist, we will tell his life between Argentina and Spain through the decoration of the facade.

   Pass by, no stop

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