Hotel Via Augusta - Local Area
Thrilling Things to do in Barcelona
Nearby points of interest include La Pedrera, Parc Guell, and Sagrada Familia. Barcelona Airport is approximately 25 minutes driving and the distance is nine miles. Barcelonas integrated bus and metro system provides a cheap and efficient way of getting around the city.
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Casa Batlo'
Another one of Gaudis masterpieces, this beautiful apartment complex located in Paseo de Gracia was renovated by the famous artist in the early 1900s.
Borne Area
A popular night spot for both locals and tourists in Barcelona, offering lots of trendy restaurants, bars and lounges.
Barceloneta
Just a few stops in Barcelonas easy metro system or ten minutes away by taxi you will find the poupuar beach of Barceloneta, a great spot for people-watching or a swim in the Mediterranean during the warmer months. It is also the perfect place to enjoy a wonderful catalan meal facing the sea.
Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family) is a large Roman Catholic basilica under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The formal title of the basilica is the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia. Antoni Gaudí worked on the project for over 40 years, devoting the last 15 years of his life entirely to this endeavour; on the subject of the extremely long construction, Gaudí is said to have joked, "My client is not in a hurry." After Gaudí's death in 1926, work continued under the direction of Domènech Sugranyes until interrupted by the Spanish Civil War in 1935.
Las Ramblas
La Rambla (Catalan)/Las Ramblas (Spanish) is an iconic and busy street in central Barcelona, popular with both tourists and locals alike.
Parc Guell
Park Güell is a wide garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
Camp Nou
The Camp Nou (Catalan for "new field," sometimes reversed in other languages to become Nou Camp) is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a capacity of 98,787. The stadium is the home grounds of FC Barcelona. It is one of the biggest stadiums in the world and the largest in Europe. Its official name Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona translates as FC Barcelona Stadium, although it is popularly called the Camp Nou or the Nou Camp, by football fans.
Barcelona Cathedral
The most distant origins of the Cathedral of Barcelona correspond to a basilica with three naves which was destroyed by Al -Mansur (925). The remains of this basilica can be seen in the City History Museum . Around 1046, a new cathedral was commenced at the initiative of Bishop Guislabert. We have few references to this building: it is believed to have occupied a part of the Gothic building, but some of its Romanesque elements remain. Construction began in 1298, during the bishopric of Bernat Pelegrí and the reign of King Jaume II, known as "the Just". The work on the present-day façade of the Cathedral remained unfinished until the end of the last century, being completed by the architects Josep Oriol Mestres and August Font i Carreras, taking inspiration from a drawing from the 15th century by Mestre Carlí.
The Fountains of Mont Juic
The fruit of the inspiration of the engineer Carles Buïgas, who conceived a new type of fountain where the artistic element consists in the changing shapes of the water, the Magic Fountain was one of the last works constructed in the grounds of the Universal Exhibition of 1929. The project was completed with cascades and smaller fountains installed at various points of Avinguda Maria Cristina. The fundamental element, however, was the monumental fountain situated on a platform erected at the end of the avenue, with the perspective of the Palau Nacional as a backdrop. In the city we can also enjoy a set of ornamental and public fountains, which add charm to the streets and squares in which they are located.
La Pedrera
Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 19051907. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia ('passeig' is Catalan for promenade or avenue) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built for Roger Segimon de Milà. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
