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Barcelona, Spain - 14th February 2013: Tourists enjoying their visit to the rooftop of Casa Mila, La Pedrera, to see the iconic Gaudi chimneys that overlook the Sagrada Familia and the heart of downtown Barcelona, Spain.

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Overview

The elegant, if traffic-filled, district of L'Eixample (pronounced 'lay-sham-pluh') is a showcase for Modernista architecture, including Gaud铆's unfinished masterpiece, La Sagrada Fam铆lia. L'Eixample also has a celebrated dining scene, along with high-end boutiques and wildly diverse nightlife: university party spots, gilded cocktail lounges and the buzzing gay club scene of 'Gaixample' are all part of the mix.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • BARCELONA - AUGUST 9: View of the Sagrada Familia, iconic landmark in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, on August 9, 2017. Designed by Gaudi and estimated to be completed by 2028. Cranes digitally removed 756015418 antoni, antonio, architecture, art, barcelona, blue, building, catalan, catalonia, cathedral, church, city, construction, designed, editorial, europe, facade, familia, family, famous, gaudi, gothic, historical, history, la, landmark, modern, monument, pond, religion, sagrada, sky, spain, spanish, structure, summer, tall, temple, tourism, tower, town, travel

    La Sagrada Fam铆lia

    L'Eixample

    The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Fam铆lia (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family)聽is considered to be the symbol of Barcelona by many residents, and the鈥

  • Barcelona, Casa Batll贸 is one of the two great buildings designed by Antoni Gaud铆 on Passeig de Gr脿cia From the outside the fa莽ade of Casa Batll贸 looks like it has been made from skulls and bones.

    Casa Batll贸

    L'Eixample

    One of Europe's strangest residential buildings, Casa Batll贸 (built 1904鈥6) is Gaud铆 at his fantastical best. From its playful facade and marine-world鈥

  • Barcelona, Spain - June 12, 2017 : Casa Mila popularly known as La Pedrera or open quarry, a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, i

    La Pedrera

    L'Eixample

    In the top tier of Gaud铆's achievements, this madcap Unesco-listed masterpiece, with 33 balconies, was built in 1905鈥10 as a combined apartment and office鈥

  • Fundacio Antoni Tapies, Modernista building by Domenech i Montaner - Barcelona, Cataluna

    Fundaci贸 Antoni T脿pies

    L'Eixample

    The Fundaci贸 Antoni T脿pies is both a pioneering Modernista building (completed in the early 1880s) and the major collection of leading 20th-century鈥

  • Inside of Casa Amatller

    Casa Amatller

    L'Eixample

    One of Puig i Cadafalch鈥檚 most striking flights of Modernista fantasy, Casa Amatller combines Gothic window frames and Romanesque flourishes with a鈥

  • Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain - A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau

    L'Eixample

    Dom猫nech i Montaner outdid himself as architect and philanthropist with the Modernista Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau, renamed the 'Recinte鈥

  • Inside of Palau Macaya

    Palau Macaya

    L'Eixample

    The 1901 Palau Macaya is one of Barcelona's great yet least-known Catalan Modernisme gems. It was designed by architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, who was鈥

  • Exterior of the Museu Egipci

    Museu Egipci

    L'Eixample

    Hotel magnate Jordi Clos has spent much of his life collecting ancient Egyptian artefacts, brought together in this private museum divided into thematic鈥

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