Park Güell- New

No other park in the world is anything like Barcelona's Parc Guell. Discover Antoni Gaudi's architectural marvel on this walking tour accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide. Explore all the most important sites as you learn all about the history of the park and its famous designer. Enjoy stunning views down over the city of Barcelona and visit the house where Gaudi lived for a time, now converted to a museum.

The Park was first commissioned by the Guell family as a part of a landscaped housing development. However the venture was unsuccessful and the area was bought up by the municipality and turned into a public park.

On this guided walking tour you'll see all the main features. The colourful dragon staircase with its mosaic of broken tiles. The large central terrace surrounded by a snaking series of benches in the form of a sea serpent. Go down below the terrace to the vaulted lower court with 86 Doric columns in the form of massive tree trunks. Walk along the colonnaded pathways and see how Gaudi integrated nature with architecture. He even built birds nests into the walkways and terrace walls.

The Park also contains a small pavilion where the great architect lived for a while. The house has now been converted into a museum and you will find an interesting collection of memorabilia furniture designed by the great man.

Meeting point: Laie Park Güell, located in the Left Pavilion at the Entrance to the Park Carrer d'Olot. 18-Barcelona. Look out for the guide holding a green umbrella with the Julia Travel logo.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Start or opening time: 2.30pm. You should be at the meeting point 15 min. beforehand.
Languages:>/strong> English and Spanish.

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In English at 12.30 pm