Passeig de Gracia Barcelona

Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands
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    611 reviews 93 travel blogs 57 photos

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    Neighborhood, Street

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    Day 2: Sagrada Familia and Passeig de Gracia

    Our day started with a wonderful breakfast at our hotel. A long day of sight seeing was ahead of us, so we needed as much energy as possible. First stop at Passeig de Gracia Metro Station. Passeig de Gracia is one of the most stylish and artistic streets I've walked on. It's the street in which the famous architect Antony Gaudi was glorified! Gaudi …

  • 2

    Day 19 - Barcelona

    122 photos

    Após um café da manhã maravilhoso no Rafel Hoteles Badalona fui me encontrar com a Fabiana no hotel em Barcelona. Caminhei uns 20 minutos até a estação do metrô e depois quase 30 minutos para chegar ao centro de Barcelona, mas o hotel valeu a pena! De lá seguimos de metrô para La Sagrada Família e adivinha? Mais fila para visitar a igreja! …

  • 3

    Ho sento, no parlo el català

    10 photos

    Day three finds us visiting all things Gaudí:

    Sagrada Familia:

    Construction of Sagrada Família began in 1882, and Gaudí became involved with the project a year later, transforming it with his Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. The anticipated completion date of 2026 is the centennial of Gaudí's death.

    Casa Milà:< …

Related BlogsPasseig de Gracia Barcelona

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    Let's get ready to Rumblas...

    87 photos

    ... 'living the dream' seems appropriate. Gaudi is the first to present his argument - the mysterious and marvellous facade of Casa Batllo magically lighting Passeig de Gracia as I emerge from the airport train. Casa Batllo? Brillinat. 1 - 0 gaudi. ...

  • 2

    The Genius and His Army of Knights

    39 photos

    ... seaweed. Apparently Mr. Milá didn't approve of the design and rejected it. Now the tiles are paved all over Ave. Passeig de Gracia. We climbed to the most famous part of the building, one I had seen in endless postcards and architectural and ...

  • 3

    Touring Barcelona´s Sights

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    ... and am curbing spending wherever possible... it´s either that or return to work! After the Sagrada, I ventured to Passeig de Gracia where many of Barcelona´s finest modernist buildings are. Trust me... they were absolutely phenomenal and I ...

  • 4

    La casa, la dolce Gràcia

    4 photos

    ... e si intravedono le studentesse che si asciugano i capelli. Ci si arriva quasi all'improvviso salendo sull'arrampicata sfarzosa del Passeig de Gràcia tempestato di farmacie di lusso, rivendite di Armani e di Vuitton e venditori di paella surgelata. Su! ...

  • 5

    Dopo una settimana in questa città

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    ... di hotel lussuosissimi che fanno da pendant con quartieri al limite del degrado e dell'abbandono. Stride il lusso delle boutique sul Passeig de Gràcia accanto al livello dei salari che non permette di certo ai barcellonesi una vita grassa. Le strade ...

  • 6

    Paella, Mopeds, & Nude Beaches

    13 photos

    ... the impressive wind-surfers.  Smjlo- fun atmosphere in this restaurant, located off of Passeig de Gracia.  Enjoyed the pasta dishes (seafood linguini and "paccheri 3 salsas").  The chocolate souffle was amazing, and coupled nicely with ...

  • 7

    Casa Batlló

    39 photos

    ... to Casa Batlló (Batlló house), one of the jewelry this city has to offer. The history of this building, located at Passeig de Gracia, one of the most emblematic avenues in the city where we can find former wealthy mansions of late XIX century as well ...

  • 8

    Footloose in SPAIN - Alpujarras & Barcelona

    8 photos

    ... entrances to apartment blocks and shops, lavish Modernist ornamentation which seems an exercise in Brinkmanship.  Along the Passeig de Gracia the pavement slabs are decorated with swirly patterns, and the ornate lamp posts were designed by You Know ...

  • 9

    Gianna non perdeva neanche un minuto...

    ... ' mi sembra strano che io rida così spesso. Sarà l'effetto della vacanza. Ci sediamo sulle sedione di legno e ferro di Placa de la Universitat. Parliamo di sciocchezze, di amore, di sesso, di Roma. Riaccompagno Gianni a casa. Mi abbraccia un po' per ...

  • 10

    Barcelona 101 with Monroe and Jeanie

    12 photos

    ... we would meet them at their hotel at 4 and go from there.  We met them and then started a bit of a Gaudi/Passeig de Gracia walking tour and we walked down as far as Gaudi's La Pedrera.  Of course by this time it was sprinkling and very ...