Place to see: Park Guell, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Parco Guell

Parco Guell

One of the cool things about Parc Guell is that it was supposed to be a residential project...now can you imagine living in a fairy tale kingdom with a view like this????

About this place:

Gaudi's Park Guell:

Between twin staircases at the park’s entrance sits the famous lizard. Climb the stairs and you find yourself in an open-air square overlooking the city. Jujol tiled the bench that surrounds the square using handmade ceramics and even added color and graffiti (such as crosses, prayers, and his own signature) to many of the tiles before re-firing them. Beyond the square is the “Hall of a Hundred Columns” which holds spectacular overhead mosaics and, in fact, only 86 columns.

Postcards about Park Guell, Barcelona:

  • Eileen Roche

    27 April 2008
    From:
    Eileen Roche

    One of my favorite spots in Barcelona is Park Güell. Unfortunately, its colorful mosaics and beautiful view make it everyone else’s favorite spot. If you can, go at an off time of the week, pack your journal and a snack, and you may be able to find some (relative) solitude on a tiled bench overlooking the city.

Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

Discovered by Eileen Roche
on 27 April 2008.
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