Casa Batlló (Barcelona)

For any visiter to Barcelona which wonders past this building will question: Should I go in? The ticket price of E16.50 seemed daunting to me, but the guide book said that is was one of the best places to observe Gaudi's work. So we stood inline to get in. The ticket line went down quickly and we stepped past the gaurd into the cool of the entrace hall. There you are given a hand held audio device (at no extra cost) to guide you round the house. The guides come in most languages and certainly all the main European ones. The guide is informative and entertaining and leads you from room to room with a pause at each end so that you may move at your own pace. ...  Read the complete review

Most years my husband has to work on Christmas day and through most of the Christmas period. Whilst this is the perfect reason to turn down all invitations to spend Christmas with family, it's not the greatest way to celebrate the big day with a 14 hour shift. So last Christmas I decided that we'd have our very own Christmas but we’d have ours a few days before the rest of the world. And so I booked a long weekend in Barcelona. Our hotel - The Gallery (review already posted many moons ago) - was just off the Passeig de Gracia which is one of Barcelona's key boulevards and home to two of Antonio Gaudi’s most famous buildings – La Pedrera (the one with the ...  Read the complete review