Barcelona

Never before has the work of one man had such an effect not only on myself in seeing the result but on the city as a whole and architecture around the world. His work has and continues to inspire architects and artists to this day even though he died in 1926 at the age of 73. Antoni Gaudi took such a radical and different approach to whatever he designed and his attention to detail was endless. I'll give you one tiny example. The door handles within Casa Milã are an odd shape. He took a short rod of clay and gently squeezed it. The imprint became the mould for the handles. It works.
We visited the most famous Sagrada Familia which was breathtakingly beautiful, Casa Milã, Casa Vincens and Park Güell. Others were seen only from the outside.
We also visited the cathedral which had nothing to do with Gaudi but was also beautiful.
I'll never forget Barcelona not only for these buildings but for the clean efficient way the city runs. The roads are clean the transport system is efficient and spotless the food if a bit expensive is on the whole very nice. It has a nice feel to the place. I'm sure I'll return.Read more