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Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Famila. Barcelona - AsiaTravel.comThe Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família ("Expiatory Church of the Holy Family") designed by Antoni Gaudí, often simply called the Sagrada Família, is a massive, privately-funded Roman Catholic church that has been under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain since 1882 and is not expected to be complete until at least 2026. A portion of the building's interior is scheduled to open for public worship and tours by September 2010. Considered the master-work of renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), the project's vast scale and idiosyncratic design have made it one of Barcelona's (and Spain's) top tourist attractions for many years.

L'Aquarium de Barcelona

L'Aquarium de Barcelona - AsiaTravel.comBuilt by the Terrades Muntanola brothers, this unique transparent building houses the city's aquarium and has become a major tourist attraction on the waterfront. The tanks hold the widest possible variety of marine life from all the world's seas, but the big draw are the sharks, of course. There's a children's play room and a souvenir shop. The ticket office closes one hour before the Aquarium.

Poble Espanyol de Montjuic

 Poble Espanyol de Montjuic - AsiaTravel.comThis Barcelona attraction is a small Spanish village with different quarters that replicate the style of houses and architecture from different parts of Spain. Poble Espanyol is also home to a whole host of specialist craft shops and workshops where you can see some traditionally made Spanish goods. Poble Espanyol is also the venue for the Famous Flamenco show at tablao de Carmen which maybe is one reason for it's popularity.

Casa Mila

Casa Mila - AsiaTravel.comCasa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built during the years 1906–1910, being considered officially completed in 1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built for the married couple, Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà. Rosario Segimon was the wealthy widow of José Guardiola, an Indiano, a term applied locally to the Catalans returning from the American colonies with tremendous wealth. Her second husband, Pere Milà, was a developer who was criticized for his flamboyant lifestyle and ridiculed by the contemporary residents of Barcelona, when they joked about his love of money and opulence, wondering if he was not rather more interested in "the widow’s guardiola" (piggy bank), than in "Guardiola’s widow". The design by Gaudi was not followed in some aspects. The local government objected to some aspects of the project, fined the owners for many infractions of building codes, ordered the demolition of aspects exceeding the height standard for the city, and refused to approve the installation of a huge sculpture atop the building—described as "the Virgin"—but said by Gijs van Hensbergen in his biography of Gaudi, to represent the primeval earth goddess, Gaia.

Barcelona FC Museum

Barcelona FC Museum - AsiaTravel.comEver since Joan Gamper founded the FC Barcelona in 1899 the club has seen a steady increase in its membership (currently it stands at over 100,000 members worldwide). The blue-red team colours and the Camp Nou, the giant Barça stadium that seats 120,000 spectators, have become symbols to legions of fans. In light of the club's history and the ever-growing interest in it, Joan Gamper suggested the creation of a Barça museum as early as the 1920's. However, the idea didn't come to fruition until 1984 when the FC Barcelona Museum was inaugurated. In doing this the Barça club became the first club in the world to collect and exhibit its past. Furthermore, the exhibits were not limited to the football team but also included the other club teams: handball, basketball and hockey. The museum is divided into different sections. One section brings together the Barça past in terms of photographs, audio-visual material, athletic items and all the trophies the club has won over the course of its history. The most significant trophy is, without a doubt, the Europa Cup that the FC Barcelona won in 1992. Coincidentally, this happened to be the same year that the city hosted the Olympic Games. Another section is dedicated to the contributions made by a variety of Catalonian artists such as Dalí, Miró, Tàpies and Subirachs. In addition, the museum houses one of the best private collections on the subject of football, and the specialised document centre allows visitors to access any imaginable kind of club information. Since the museum is located next to the Camp Nou, visitors have two options. Either they can choose to only visit the exhibitions or they can opt for a guided tour of the stadium as well. The tour includes a visit to the locker room used by visiting teams and, after crossing through a tunnel, a stop on the playing field and at the player's benches. The press boxes, which usually offer great visibility onto the field, can also be visited. If visitors want to check out the spot from which the club president (currently Joan Laporta) agonises and celebrates during the matches, they should find seat number 10. This seat enjoys a prime location in an area known as “La Llotja”.

Barcelona Zoo

Barcelona FC Museum - AsiaTravel.comBarcelona Zoo is based in the Parc de la Ciutadella the best way to find it is to go to Ciutadella park and to follow the signs to the Zoo. The zoo has a wide variety of animals on show. The Zoo also has a restaurant, picnic area, a shop, electric cars, ponies and a mini-train. To get a full listing of the facilities and operating hours click on the official web site link found above.


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