The Gaudi Combo Offer: Gaudi in one day

One of our new tours is the Gaudí Combo offer, a special pack where you can visit all the Gaudí’s architecture in Barcelona. With the Combo Offert you will do the Gaudí Tour and the Gaudí Beyond the City Tour in one day and saving 15 €!

Passeig de Gràcia: 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 Gaudí’s tiles for pavements and a myriad of grand buildings including two of Gaud’.s houses.

Park Güell: Demonstration of how far ahead of his time Gaudí was, this residential suburb was financed by Eusebi Güell and meticulously planned by Gaudí with intertwining roads and footpaths, water catchment, market place and square, gardens and lodges. Only two houses were sold and eventually the Güell 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. It was listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1984.

Sagrada Família: The jewel in the crown of Gaudí’s 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.

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 Gaudí four-armed cross in forged iron. There is also a bronze statue of Gaudí, the only statue of him in Barcelona.

Güell Pavilions: Gaudí designed the gate, the gatekeeper’s lodge, the stables and the coach house at the entrance to the Güell’s summer residence. The entrance features the striking Dragon Gate, a five-meter wrought iron sculpture of a mythological dragon with bat’s wings, a scaly body, great fangs and a sinuous tongue.

Colonia Güell 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. Gaudí 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. 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 Güell.

2 Responses to “The Gaudi Combo Offer: Gaudi in one day”

1. karen rosica says:

   September 6, 2009 at 10:25

   I am looking for a tour on Sept 26. Can you help?
2. admin says:

   September 7, 2009 at 10:10

   Hi Karen, in this page you will find all the necessary information about the BGB tours: http://www.barcelonaguidebureau.com/index.php
   If you want to call Barcelona Guide Bureau, here it´s their phone number: Tel +34 933 152 261

   Have a nice trip in Barcelona !