Barcelona Tours

Barcelona Tours

Traveling to Barcelona is an exciting trip. Barcelona is very rich in history and you can enjoy staying here. After word was confirmed of Barcelona hosting the Olympics they started to work on making Barcelona a safe place to be. Improving the sidewalks and streets to make the accessible by car and by walking was one of the many ways that they improved Barcelona. It is still being cared for today in order to maintain the hard work that they put in to Barcelona in order to make it beautiful.

The first place to travel to is called Sagrada Familia. In 1882 Gaudi started to work on the temple. Today it still stands uncompleted. The original purpose of this structure was to be a Neo Gothic Church. Today it is the most popular tourist attraction in Barcelona.

Rambles is another place to see. This pertains to several streets that are attached and adjoined to each other. Because the streets are close to the river it was used to channel the water down from the hill above in the 13th century.

Go visit The Cathedral while you are out in Barcelona. The Cathedral is one of the older temples that still stand today. The Cathedral was started in 1298 and finally finished in 1913. Be sure to notice the details that you can find in the work when you visit the Cathedral. You can enjoy a tour of the beautiful historic landmark while you are visiting Barcelona.

Travel to Barcelona to find out where Picasso worked on his art while in Barcelona. He wasn’t born her but his best work was created while he lived in Barcelona. The museum displays Harlequin, Las Meninas series. But there are also other art that you can see. Find out how he did research on landscapes in Barcelona. Visit the museum to see work created and inspired by the Avant-Garde movement.

You will also want to see Casa Mila. This structure was built somewhere between the years 1906-1910. The Mila family had the home built to be beautiful and for everyone to notice. They were met with the opposite reaction from the residents of Barcelona and were insulted. In 1984 it was determined that the Mila house would be called a World Heritage Site. It is also known as the world’s largest abstract sculpture.

Castell de Montjuic is a beautiful castle that you can visit located on top of Montjuic Hill. This castle was originally built in 1640 in order to resists the Felipe IV troops. In 1751 additions were added and again in 1779. Today you can see the result as one big castle. It was once a prison for the Military and today it is a museum of the Military.

Barcelona has a lot to offer visitors that are both landmarks and historic places of interest. Visiting museums in the area will give you a sense of what that particular place is all about. When visiting Barcelona make sure that you call ahead to make sure that you can get reservations if they are required.