According to official statistics published by the city council, last year the Sagrada Familia, designed by the famous architect Antoni Gaudí, became the most visited monument in Catalonia, with a dramatic rise of 900,000 more tourists in one year, reaching 3.2 million. This was the first time in its history that it surpassed 3 million visitors in a year, a 40% increase over the 2.3 million it received lin 2010. Second most popular was the Barcelona Aquarium, with 1.6 million visits the year ...