Plaça de Catalunya in the heart of Barcelona
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Plaça de Catalunya in the heart of Barcelona |
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On Friday, February 27, 2015, we drove to Barcelona for a long weekend. This is a very manageable trip: the distance is roughly 640 kilometers, or just under 400 miles, and it's all highway. We had booked accommodations near the Plaça de Catalunya. Unerringly, we drove right up to the hotel (thanks, GPS!), parked the car in the garage and did not touch it again until we left Barcelona the following Monday morning. In the short time we were there, we traveled essentially by sightseeing bus; our two-day passes allowed us to hop on and off these buses wherever we pleased. We made extensive use of this to see the sights we wanted. In addition, we covered some 31 kilometers on foot. The photos on this page are not presented in chronological order; rather, they roughly follow the red and blue bus routes, respectively. All pictures are geo-tagged; with a suitable EXIF reader you can find out where and when a photo was taken. Have fun visiting Barcelona with us!
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Driving up Rambla de Catalunya |
On Passeig de Gràcia |
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Casa Amatller and Casa Batlló |
A closer look at the façade of Casa Batlló |
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On Passeig de Gràcia |
Antoni Gaudí's La Pedrera |
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Gorgeous building on Carrer d'Aribau |
On Avinguda Diagonal |
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On Avinguda Diagonal |
Building with "eyelids" on Plaça de Francesc Macià |
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Plaça dels Països Catalans |
Woman and Bird in the Parc de Joan Miró |
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Bullring turned shopping center in the Plaça d'Espanya |
Plaça d'Espanya |
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Heading for Montjuïc |
Looking back to the Plaça d'Espanya |
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The Palau Nacional on the hill is home to the Catalan Art Museum |
Cascades |
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The Plaça d'Espanya seen from the top |
City view with the Sagrada Família in the distance |
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Roof of the La Font Del Gat restaurant in the Laribal gardens |
The Laribal gardens |
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The Portas de Ávila at the Poble Espanyol |
The Montjuïc Cable Car |
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Seaside promenade |
Plaça d'Antonio López |
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In the Parc de la Ciutadella |
The dragon fountain in the Parc de la Ciutadella |
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Mammoth sculpture in the Parc de la Ciutadella |
Barcelona's Arc de Triomf |
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The Maritime Museum |
Headquarters of the Third General Subinspectorate of the Army |
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Pla del Palau |
Contrasting styles on the Avinguda de la Catedral |
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La Rambla |
Carrer dels Tallers |
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Carrer des les Ramelleres |
Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol |
Archway to the Plaça Reial |
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The Plaça Reial |
Plaça Sant Jaume |
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The colorful tile roof of the Santa Caterina Market |
The Ohla Hotel on the Via Laietana |
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Elaborate façade on the Via Laietana |
The massive Caixa Catalunya headquarters |
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The Sagrada Família |
The Sagrada Família |
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The Sagrada Família |
The Sagrada Família |
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Antoni Gaudí's Parc Güell |
The multicolored mosaic salamander |
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At the park entrance |
Gaudí's angled columns |
The colonnade supports the main terrace |
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Colonnaded pathway with sloping columns |
The main terrace above the colonnade |
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| Parc Güell is a popular family outing spot | Casa Martí Trias i Domènech |
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Covered walkway |
The Gaudí House museum |
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The Tramvia Blau |
Building on Carrer de París |
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Ronda de Sant Pere |
Back on Plaça de Catalunya |
These and many more photographs taken in Barcelona are available in one of our web galleries.
Among other things, the gallery allows viewing the photos as a slide show. Check it out!
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