Visit Barcelona with a 2 days wlaking tour

Today another itinerary for Barcelona but it will be a 2 days walking tour. What to see an do in 48 hours in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe? Let's start!

DAY 1

Today we'll start from Casa Milà better known as La Pedrera, a building designed by Gaudì and built betwen 1905 and 1912. It has a very particular shape, with curvilinear lines and a Catalan Modernism style. The name "la Pedrera" means "stone quarry" and it is due to its limestone façade. From 2010 it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. You can visit it by day or try the "Secret Pedrera tour" for a 30 euros ticket. For more information visit the official site of La Pedrera.

Proceed in Passeig de Gracia until you reach Casa Batlló, another artwork by Gaudí which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The original building was built in 1877 but then the owner put Gaudí in charge of the restoration in 1904. The structure and the façade were strongly modified, in particular using Modernism and Gothic style. This house is also known as Casa dels ossos, house of bones, for its structure which components are  zoomorphic, reminding bones. Inside is, if that's possible, more astonishing than the outside with many extravagant furbishing and colors. The ticket to visit it costs 21,5 euros. For more information visit the official site of Casa Batló.

Proceed in Carrer de Pau Claris or take the underground to Jaume I stop (L4), follow Carrer de la Princesa and reac Picasso Museum, in the Barri Gòtic area. It is one of the most famous and visited museum of the city and of Spain and it is hosted in a 5 buildings structure. The museum was first created by Picasso's secretary and friend because he had many paintings and drawings that the artist gave to him. He wanted to found it in Malaga, Picasso's birthplace, but Picasso himself told him that Barcelona would be a better choice due to his relationship with this city. For more information and to visit the museum, visit the offical website of Picasso Museum.

Take now the underground to Poble Sec stop (L3) and reach the hill Montjuïc. There you can visit the Joan Miró foundation, a museum of modern art with lots of drawings and paintings. Then reach the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc (Font màgica de Montjuïc), also built for the International Exhibition. Designed by Carles Buigas it was designed only a year before the exhibition and, in order to be ready for the event, it took 3000 men to build it. It is a very popular attraction for its shows with water, music and lights. It is usually open in summer from 20 to 23 and during the winter season from 19 to 22 with a show every 30 minutes. For more information visit the official site of Barcelona municipality. 

Montjuïc is a very wide park and you can spend the night visisting it.

DAY 2

For the second day i'd start from the Rambla de Catalunya, a major street of the city where you can find many shops. In this avenue there are also lime trees and is very common to see street artists: dancers, jugglers, painters... it's a very suggestive street and i recommend to walk it and soak up the cosmopolitan atmosphere. 

In the Rambla, at n. 91, there is La Boqueria, Spain's biggest market, with more than 300 stands where you can find many foods not only European but, thanks to immigration, from many other countries. 

Not far from la Boqueria there is Barcelona's Cathedral (Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia), built  from the 13th to 15th centuries in a Gothic style. For more information about visiting hours please visit the official site of Barcelona's Cathedral.

Then use the underground or simply walk to the Sagrada Familia, a church which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its construction began in 1882 and it is not finished yet. In 1883 Gaudì join the project and trasformed it adding at the Gothic style the Art Nouveau style with curvilinear forms. You can enter and visit the church and also climb to the top. I've done it and the view is breathtaking. The ticket to visit it is 15 euros or 24 if you want a guide. More information in the official site of the Sagrada Familia.

Your visit at Sagrada Familia will take a bit, so our last step is Parc Güell, a park situated on the top of the hill Carmel. It was deigned by Gaudì and it is also part of UNESCO World Heritage sites. At the main entrance you can admire the drac (dragon) a multicolored mosaic salamander. Mosaic is a recurrent form of art and you can see it in the terrace too. Inside the park there is the Gaudì House museum which was the former residence of the artist. For more information visit the official site of Parc Güell.

If you have some spare time i suggest you to just stroll in the center, because the atmosphere is really suggestive. Walk in the little gothic streets and relax with a cup of café con leche. Hope you enjoy this itinerary, bye!