The Sagrada Familia is an architectural monument that needs little introduction, its famous towers dominate the Barcelona skyline and attract millions of visitors every year. Yet few visitors realise that this monument also gives its name to the part of the Eixample in Barcelona where it is located and that this is an interesting area to explore once they have seen the basilica itself. If you are planning a visit to the Sagrada Familia it is worth arriving early as long queues are common; ...

From April 1 to May 15, 2011 an exhibition on Gaudí is being held in the Vatican City – Gaudí and the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona: Art, science and spirituality. The exhibition tells the story of the famous Basilica and the artist who conceived it (Gaudí was a devout Catholic). The Sagrada Familia was a work of faith to the architect who stopped working on any other prjects in 1915 to dedicate his final years of output to it. Not only Gaudí but “the presence of Catalunya in the ...