The Gaudi Tour
Type: Day Tours in Barcelona
Departs From: Barcelona
Meeting Point: Plaça Catalunya
Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes
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Available Languages:
Available: daily at 09:00
Product Code: 3469
Antoni Gaudí, visionary architect during Barcelona's modernista (art nouveau) period early last century, graced Barcelona with nearly all his extraordinary and beautiful buildings. No less than 7 have been listed as World Heritage by UNESCO.
We will explain what makes them extraordinary: the detail, the symbols, the structural secrets, the technical innovation, and give you a guided tour of Park Güell and the Sagrada Família.
Gaudí's master work, the Sagrada Família, is the last on the tour so you can stay and explore it as long as you like, return in the coach to the city centre.
Passeig de Gràcia: This broad elegant avenue was built for and by the wealthy Barcelonians and they have never left; luxury and design shops line the street along with major banks and the stock exchange. Architectural details include modernist lampposts and Gaudí's tiles for pavements and a myriad of grand buildings including two of Gaudí's houses: Casa Batlló, and Casa Milà (façade).
*Park Güell guided tour (until 28 February 2013): Demonstration of how far ahead of his time Gaudí was, this residential suburb was financed by Eusebi Güell and meticulously planned by Gaudí with intertwining roads and footpaths, water catchment, market place and square, gardens and lodges. Only two houses were sold and eventually the Güell family sold it for a symbolic amount to the city as a park and allowing us all to benefit from this beautiful, world heritage site.
Sagrada Familia guided tour: The jewel in the crown of Gaudí's works, the temple is a synthesis of his overall conception of architecture. The richness of detail and its significance need explaining in order to appreciate this fascinating and extraordinary building in full.
Gaudí wished the temple, which is still being built, to be financed by the people, not by taxes or funding, and that's just what your entrance fees do (included in our tour price): finance the completion of the building started in 1882.
We have kept the best to the last so tour members who so wish can stay on and savour the building for as long as they like, you can go up the towers by elevator, and visit the crypt and museum and compare the contrasting styles of the Birth and Passion façades.
Includes
- Officially licensed English-speaking local experts
- Comfortable air-conditioned bus
- Entrance to Sagrada Familia
- *Entrance to Park Guell (until 28 February 2013)
- Entrance to Casa Batlló (starting 01 March 2013)
Excludes
- Hotel pick-up
- Meals and drinks
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses
Please Note
- Clients are requested to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before tour starts.
Your Confirmation Voucher includes full information (e.g. local telephone numbers) about the Local Operator. To ensure your peace of mind, we select only the most experienced and reliable operators in each destination.
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After you book
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What if I need to change or cancel my booking?
That's ok. We will try to be as flexible as possible. But you must inform us by email of the change or cancellation as soon as possible. The appropriate amount will be credited back to your credit card account. Contact our Customer Service for help with changes or cancellations. Or read our Cancellation Policy.
"Incredible tour with an amazing tour guide. Highly recommended. If you are in Barcelona visiting for your first time, this tour is a must."
Jennifer J., USA
