Gaudí Beyond the City Tour

If you already saw and liked A. Gaudí’s main works, the Gaudí Beyond the City tour is the opportunity to go further and discover less known (and less crowded) works; the drives from one place ti the next go through Pedralbes avenue and other high end residential areas in Barcelona and along the Diagonal.

The "Gaudí Beyond the City"tour has three main points of interest:

The Gate to the Miralles estate:
Miralles commissioned to Gaudí an enclosure wall and gates for a large estate he owned in the then outskirts of town. Only one of the gates and a section of the wall have survived. Built in 1900 -1901, its serpentine shapes follow Art Nouveau stylebook.

Güell Pavilions:
Named after Eusebi Güell, Gaudí’s close friend and patron –he commissioned to Gaudí other important projects like his main residence, the Güell Palace, the Güell Park and the next main point of interest of this tour: the Crypt of the Güell Colony Church- these pavilions were meant to accommodate the caretaker´s home and the stables. The pavilions are united by an impressive gate of wrought iron featuring a dragon evoking Saing George.

Crypt of the Güell Colony Church:
The industrial colony promoted by Güell in the outskirts of Barcelona could not lack a church, which was commissioned to Gaudí. Gaudí conceived a grandiose church resting upon a hollow space: the crypt. The complex structural solutions he had to develop were a test run for his most cherished work: the Sagrada Familia. Only the crypt was actually built; its strangely shaped brick and basalt columns are truly unique.

09:15 h Monday to Monday.
From April 15 to October 31 only.

Duration: 3 hours

Carretera de Sarrià; Gate to Miralles Estate; Güell Pavilion; Crypt of the Colonia Güell Church, located in Santa Coloma de Cervelló (about 20 km out of town); drive back to Barcelona.

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