Gaudi Combo Offer
Starting from: €60,00
The Gaudi Tour: Passeig de Gracia: This broad elegant avenue was built for and by the wealthy Barcelonians and they have never left; luxury and design shops line the street along with major banks and the stock exchange. Architectural details include modernist lampposts and Gaudis tiles for pavements and a myriad of grand buildings including two of Gaudis houses. Park Guell: Demonstration of how far ahead of his time Gaudi was, this residential suburb was financed by Eusebi Guell and meticulously planned by Gaudi with intertwining roads and footpaths, water catchment, market place and square, gardens and lodges. Only two houses were sold and eventually the Guell family sold it for a symbolic amount to the city as a park and allowing us all to benefit from this beautiful, world heritage site. The now familiar mixture of highly advanced technical engineering and fantasy decoration is epitomized by the famous mosaic dragon or salamander, which is also an overflow for the underground water cistern, and the curved mosaic bench around the square which is at once a seat, a balcony and a wonderful piece of art. It was listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1984. Sagrada Família: The jewel in the crown of Gaudis works, the temple is a synthesis of his overall conception of architecture. The richness of detail and its significance need explaining in order to appreciate this fascinating and extraordinary building in full. Gaudí wished the temple, which is still being built, to be financed by the people, not by taxes or funding, and thats just what your entrance fees do (included in our tour price): finance the completion of the building started in 1882. The Gaudi Tour we have kept the best to the last so tour members who so wish can stay on and savour the building for as long as they like, you can go up the towers by elevator, and visit the crypt and museum and compare the contrasting styles of the Birth and Passion facades.
Gaudi Beyond the City Tour: Gate to Miralles Estate: Built between 1901 and 1902, it is an example of Art Nouveau fantasy. The wall is undulated with the stone base covered in white ceramic mosaic and crowned by a typical Gaudi four-armed cross in forged iron. There is also a bronze statue of Gaudi, the only statue of him in Barcelona. Guell Pavilions: Gaudi designed the gate, the gatekeepers lodge, the stables and the coach house at the entrance to the Guells summer residence. The entrance features the striking Dragon Gate, a five-meter wrought iron sculpture of a mythological dragon with bats wings, a scaly body, great fangs and a sinuous tongue. The walls and the domes of the stables are covered with tiles, ceramics and mosaics. Today it is property of the University of Barcelona and houses the Gaudi Chair. In 1898, Eusebi Guell, a leading industrialist and patron of Catalan arts and literature, commissioned the architect Antoni Gaudi to design a church for the textile industrial estate that he had founded in Santa Coloma de Cervello in 1890. Colonia Guell Crypt: In 1908 building started and stopped, unfinished, in 1914. The lower nave, since called a crypt, was nevertheless an outstanding achievement full of architectural innovations, both technical and decorative. Gaudi was able to try out many features he would use later in his search for synthesis between the structural layout, building techniques and architectural forms: caternary arches, hyperbolic paraboloids, and harmony of shape and textures with the surroundings. Decorative elements enhance the beauty: Gaudinian crosses, glass and ceramic mosaics, floral stained glass windows, and a seashell font. Gaudi also tried out his 3-dimensional model, using strings and weights to calculate the arches and pillars needed to sustain the weight. The Crypt, lauded by architects as a groundbreaking work, is a World Heritage Site since 2005. Daily Tours offer the only tour to this treasure. After visiting the crypt we will see the modernista industrial estate, a charming enclave and in its day a great improvement to workers conditions. Before going back to Barcelona you will have free time to wonder around the marvels of the Colonia Guell.
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| The Gaudi Tour: Passeig de Gracia: This broad elegant avenue was built for and by the wealthy Barcelonians and they have never left; luxury and design shops line the street along with major banks and the stock exchange. Architectural details include modernist lampposts and Gaudis tiles for pavements and a myriad of grand buildings including two of Gaudis houses. Park Guell: Demonstration of how far ahead of his time Gaudi was, this residential suburb was financed by Eusebi Guell and meticulously planned by Gaudi with intertwining roads and footpaths, water catchment, market place and square, gardens and lodges. Only two houses were sold and eventually the Guell family sold it for a symbolic amount to the city as a park and allowing us all to benefit from this beautiful, world heritage site. The now familiar mixture of highly advanced technical engineering and fantasy decoration is epitomized by the famous mosaic dragon or salamander, which is also an overflow for the underground water cistern, and the curved mosaic bench around the square which is at once a seat, a balcony and a wonderful piece of art. It was listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1984. Sagrada Familia: The jewel in the crown of Gaudis works, the temple is a synthesis of his overall conception of architecture. The richness of detail and its significance need explaining in order to appreciate this fascinating and extraordinary building in full. Gaudi wished the temple, which is still being built, to be financed by the people, not by taxes or funding, and that.s just what your entrance fees do (included in our tour price): finance the completion of the building started in 1882. The Gaudi Tour we have kept the best to the last so tour members who so wish can stay on and savour the building for as long as they like, you can go up the towers by elevator, and visit the crypt and museum and compare the contrasting styles of the Birth and Passion facades. |
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| Gaudi Beyond the City Tour: Gate to Miralles Estate: Built between 1901 and 1902, it is an example of Art Nouveau fantasy. The wall is undulated with the stone base covered in white ceramic mosaic and crowned by a typical Gaudi four-armed cross in forged iron. There is also a bronze statue of Gaudi, the only statue of him in Barcelona. Guell Pavilions: Gaudi designed the gate, the gatekeepers lodge, the stables and the coach house at the entrance to the Guells summer residence. The entrance features the striking Dragon Gate, a five-meter wrought iron sculpture of a mythological dragon with bats wings, a scaly body, great fangs and a sinuous tongue. The walls and the domes of the stables are covered with tiles, ceramics and mosaics. Today it is property of the University of Barcelona and houses the Gaudi Chair. In 1898, Eusebi Guell, a leading industrialist and patron of Catalan arts and literature, commissioned the architect Antoni Gaudi to design a church for the textile industrial estate that he had founded in Santa Coloma de Cervello in 1890. Colonia Guell Crypt: In 1908 building started and stopped, unfinished, in 1914. The lower nave, since called a crypt, was nevertheless an outstanding achievement full of architectural innovations, both technical and decorative. Gaudi was able to try out many features he would use later in his search for synthesis between the structural layout, building techniques and architectural forms: caternary arches, hyperbolic paraboloids, and harmony of shape and textures with the surroundings. Decorative elements enhance the beauty: Gaudinian crosses, glass and ceramic mosaics, floral stained glass windows, and a seashell font. Gaudi also tried out his 3-dimensional model, using strings and weights to calculate the arches and pillars needed to sustain the weight. The Crypt, lauded by architects as a groundbreaking work, is a World Heritage Site since 2005. Daily Tours offer the only tour to this treasure. After visiting the crypt we will see the modernista industrial estate, a charming enclave and in its day a great improvement to workers conditions. Before going back to Barcelona you will have free time to wonder around the marvels of the Colonia Guell. |
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