Parc Güell

During my recent visit to Barcelona I visited Parc Guell, another place on my 'must visit' list, and a place I did not get to visit when last in Barcelona a year ago. We visited Parc Guell as part of a city tour by coach and spent an hour there, walking around in the hot sunshine, although I must point out that in order to see the entire park, I would advise that visitor's spend at least a morning or afternoon there! Those who have read my previous review will know I am a fan of Antoni Gaudi's work, and the Catalan Architect designed Parc Guell after being comissioned by Count Eusebi Guell. Guell was an estate agent entrepreneur, and asked Gaudi to design ...  Read the complete review

Parc Guell is on the hill of el Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona on the outskirts of Barcelona. Travel on the train to Lesseps and walk along Travessera de Dalt and then up Av del Santhuari de Sant Josep de la Muntanya (bit of a mouthful) Only go by train if you are very physically fit, if not, drive or get a taxi.. When you get off the train you will have to walk 100 yards on the flat, the rest is uphill all the way. From the road, the park is reached by climbing up a road on a very steep incline. When you think you are almost there, you look up and see a series of flights of steps till you get to the top. When you reach the top, just before you collapse from ...  Read the complete review

The various works of celebrated Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi is one of the highlights of Barcelona but I find that it is quite difficult to enjoy and appreciate some of the buildings partly because of the area in which they are situated and partly for reasons such as the huge amount of scaffolding that permanently shrouds the exterior of the Sagrada Familia cathedral , for example. A good way to escape the city, at least for a while, and to get a better view of some of Gaudi's work is to visit Parc Guell, to the north of the city centre. Its best described as an architectural garden in which you can see some of Gaudi's most exciting work but it's also a good ...  Read the complete review

This park is a must see and was the second place on my 'to do' list on our holiday in Barcelona this August. We got to the park on the local bus which we caught right outside our hotel (Tryp Apolo), we didnt use the 'sightseeing' buses. We had looked at the metro and bus but i had read the walk from the nearest metro is quite steep uphill and the bus drops you right outside. It took about 40 minutes to reach the park from where we got on but the journey was all part of the fun, it was like being on the sightseeing bus but without the expense as the fare was the standard 1 trip rate which i think was 1 euro 30. There was a lovely spanish lady who pointed ...  Read the complete review

The Parc Guell is deep in the heart of Barcelona, and for those who do not speak Spanish, the best route is to take a taxi from any central point of the city, which will cost around ten euros, and the for peace of mind, and for parking it is well worth the fare, although parking can be found at the less commercial entrances to this park. For those slightly more adventurous, there are local buses, and the buses numbered 21, 31, 32, 39, 74 and 116 all have stops near the entrances of the Park. The Parc Guell was constructed between 1900 and 1914 under the direction and architectural guidance of Gaudi, (working with another architect, Josep Maria Jujol) for the ...  Read the complete review