Sagrada Familia

I've been lucky enough to visit Barcelona twice now, and on each trip a visit to Sagrada Familia, a Catholic Basilica that has being built since 1882 has been a memorable and essential part of my holiday. Most tourists will get their first glimpse of the famous spires of the church as they emerge from the Metro station which bears its name, and is the easiest way of getting to the site. Quite rightly this destination will feature on most people's "must see" list. It's 100 year (and counting) construction has been privately funded, and these days visitors' entrance fees go towards the costs, with the nave due to be completed sometime in 2010, and ...  Read the complete review

I have just returned from a lovely holiday on the Costa Dorada, and while staying there I once again returned to visit the really lovely city of Barcelona. I visited Barcelona last year, and really wanted to visit the Unfinished Church (La Sagrada Familia) but did not have time as we were only there for the day and Barcelona is such a huge city it is impossible to see it all in such a short time. I loved my day in Barcelona but was disappointed not to have seen the chuch during my visit. So we visited again this year and at last were able to visit the Unfinished Church, which I absolutely loved! I must admit I do like to visit cathedrals and ...  Read the complete review

I went to Barcelona 2 weeks ago to visit my friend there. As she was working some of the days I went over, I decided to go to La Sagrada Familia as I'd heard it was something which had to be seen. As I came out of the tube station, I thought "right, so where is this Sagrada?...", I just had to turn my head for it to appear in front of me and I was completely blown away. I had to catch my breath and I'd only made 2 steps... I took some time to observe it from outside from all 3 facades. Works are still being done so you can't really see the whole of the temple but it didn't matter to me. The details are amazing. I went inside, ...  Read the complete review

Before Gaudi had a chance to finish the Sagrada Familia, he died in a tram accident. Gaudi was born in the 1840's and as a child was confined to bed by an illness, though it did not take long for his genius to be recognised and one can only imagine that the years that he was bedridden served to help his imagination soar. Later in school, he excelled in some subjects although mathematics was not one of them, which is surprising when you see the way in which he designs, and it is amazing to think that although he was qualified to go to Architectural school, his roots and his imagination played very strongly in the construction of many of his most known buildings, the ...  Read the complete review

Last year as I'm sure a lot of you know I celebrated my 21st birthday with a trip to Barcelona. The trip for me personally wasn't just about the drinking, although that was a large part of it. However I'd spent a lot of time during my 2 years in college studying various different architects and design styles. However there was one amongst them that really stood out and he is probably one of Barcelona's most famous residents. I am of course talking about Antoni Gaudí who captured my interest more than I thought any architect could. Having designed or had his influence used on a vast majority of the buildings in Barcelona, Guadi was a source of much interest. ...  Read the complete review