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It is one of the most meaningful monuments of the Catalonian Gothic Architecture. It was built on the side of an existing Paleochristian Basilica. Firstly, it was built in a Romanesque style, but finally, it became a Gothic Cathedral. The count of Berenguer started the reconstruction of this new cathedral that was consecrated in 1058.
It has three naves with the same height, apse with ambulatory, transept and nine chapels between the buttresses distributed along the perimeter giving more light and amplitude to the complex. The main façade is the most current work in the Cathedral from the end of the XIX Century and beginning of the XX Century. The two octagonal towers that stand in the ends of the transept come from the XIV Century. The Cathedral has a dome which is 70 meters high. The Puerta de San Ivo (Door of Saint Ivo) has a Romanesque design.
There are many beautiful Gothic and Baroque altarpieces in some of the chapels: the altarpiece of St. Martin and St. Ambrosio by Joan Mates should be highlighted due to it is considered to be a masterpiece in the Cathedral. In the area of the Evangelio (Gospel) we can see the valuable Baroque altarpieces of St. Severo, and the Virgen del Rosario and St. Marcos. The choir occupies the centre of the temple, and it was started in 1390 by the sculptors Jordi and Pere Johan. At the beginning of the XVI Century, it was enriched with Bartolomé Ordoñez´ s sculptures.
The Chapter House is a masterpiece of the Gothic style. Through a Romanesque façade you access to a rectangular cloister that has a simple ogive vault in its gallery. This gallery links with the Romanesque chapel of Santa Lucia. The Puerta de la Piedad (Door of Mercy) belongs to the Gothic style from Barcelona and it is a Miguel Lochner´ s work of art. Next to the sacristy of the cathedral, from the XIV Century, the valuable treasure of the cathedral is located.
Built: XIII Century (1298- 1420)
Author: Maestro Carlí
Style: Gothic
Category: Religious
Type: Cathedral
This guided tour will show you La Sagrada Familia of Barcelona. You'll have fast track without waiting queues.
We will talk about the history, outside and inside decoration and its oustanding colums, vaults and rich details.
Besides, in the Sagrada Familia's Museum we will learn about its designer, Antoni Gaudí. At the end of the tour, you'll have free time inside the monument to enjoy it on your own.
This literary tour will let you relive the stories of this exciting novel through its different locations; places that after almost 700 years we will revisit from a different perspective whilst admiring the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about the characters and about one of the most emblematic monuments of Barcelona, Santa Maria del Mar, the apogee of Catalan Gothic art.
You can read any book, but just with few it's possible to live and breathe them. We present this walking tour as a unique opportunity to wander around the amazing Barcelona depicted in "The Shadow of the Wind", a novel that has captivated thousands of readers all around the world. From letters to words, from imagination to reality.
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This guided tour will show you La Sagrada Familia of Barcelona. You'll have fast track without waiting queues.
We will talk about the history, outside and inside decoration and its oustanding colums, vaults and rich details.
Besides, in the Sagrada Familia's Museum we will learn about its designer, Antoni Gaudí. At the end of the tour, you'll have free time inside the monument to enjoy it on your own.
This literary tour will let you relive the stories of this exciting novel through its different locations; places that after almost 700 years we will revisit from a different perspective whilst admiring the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about the characters and about one of the most emblematic monuments of Barcelona, Santa Maria del Mar, the apogee of Catalan Gothic art.
You can read any book, but just with few it's possible to live and breathe them. We present this walking tour as a unique opportunity to wander around the amazing Barcelona depicted in "The Shadow of the Wind", a novel that has captivated thousands of readers all around the world. From letters to words, from imagination to reality.
What do the streets of Barcelona hide when night falls? Which stories marked our ancestor’s lives forever? Let yourself become absorbed by the paranormal mysteries of Barcelona with the explanations of an experienced guide.
The Ghost Walking Tour is a night visit around Sant Pere, Santa Caterina and la Ribera quarters, based on the book “Fantasmes de Barcelona” written by Sylvia Lagarda-Mata.
The tour tells the mysterious and hair-raising stories that have been taking place in those areas for decades.
The Sagrada Familia is an architectural Gaudi’s Modernism jewel and the most emblematic building in Barcelona.
Here you are the choice of visiting it in the best moment of the day and in small group up to 6 people. You could access to this Basilica at the less fluency of sightseers time and an official guide explain you all its details and curiosities in exclusive for your group. The guide will be at your disposal for attending any question whatever you want to do.
Don’t worry about the tickets. You only have to reserve your visit and the tour company will run of all including the start time confirmation.
Live an authentic Private Picasso Art Experience in Barcelona. An expert native official tour guide will be at your disposal for 3 hours. What you will do?
- Skip the line in the Picasso Museum.
- Meet historical art galleries and the places related to the Picasso life in Barcelona, such as the Fine Arts School (Escola de Llotja).
- Have a coffee at the legendary Els Quatre Gats.
Enter and discover the biggest Picasso’s artworks collection in its Museum of Barcelona. Do it with this small group tour by an Art expert guide.
Moreover, the skip-the-line ticket is guaranteed. Don’t worry about nothing. You only have to book your and enjoy of contemplate the paintings of the main Spanish Cubism artist along with an expert.
Only in English!
A perfect experience to enjoy an express visit in Barcelona is this tour on foot and by boat. First, you will do a guided tour of emblematic enclaves of the Gothic Quarter, such as Plaza del Rei, Plaza de Sant Jaume, the Gothic Cathedral and the Call.
Also along the Ramblas and its iconic monument to Christopher Columbus. Then you will go to the port to sail on a boat from a renowned nautical company.
You will contemplate the incredible skyline of modern buildings of Barcelona by the sea.
