Parc Güell is a must see in Barcelona. And I suggest you to go there for an excellent panoramic view of the city. You can by metro or bus. But if you go by metro, you have to walk quite a lot. Bus drops you just in front of the gate of the park. The park is UNESCO world heritage site.
You may take Bus 24 from Parallel metro or 90 from Hospital de Sant Pau.
Colonnaded pathway is an unique architechture, where the road projects out from the hillside, with the vaulting forming a retaining wall which curves over to support the road, and transmits the load onto sloping columns.
The outside park does not need any ticket. Only the monument area needs ticket, which is 7 euro. The park is a public park system composed of gardens and architectonic elements located on Carmel Hill. Carmel Hill belongs to the mountain range of Collserola. Eusebi Guell assigned the design of the park to Gaudi, father of catalan modernism. The park was built between 1900 and 1914 and was officially opened as a public park in 1926.
Gaudí’s multicolored mosaic salamander, popularly known as “el drac” meaning the dragon, at the main entrance, as restored after the vandalism of February 2007 (above). There are many small replica are available in the souvenir shops and street side stalls. The roof and the walls contain Gaudí’s unique tiles.
The park also contain the Gaudi House museum.
The unique shape of the serpentine bench enables the people sitting on it to converse privately, although the square is large. The bench is tiled and in order to dry up quickly after it rains, and to stop people from sitting in the wet part of the bench, small bumps were installed by Gaudí.
More than the park, I loved the cross above the hill, where you can enjoy the panoramic view of the city. The park supports a wide variety of wildlife, notably several of the non-native species of parrots from Barcelona area. Other birds can be seen from the park, like short toed eagle.. The park also supports a population of hummingbird hawk moths.
From the hill, the view of Cosmocaxia and the Barcelona space observatory can be seen. We wanted to go there, but no one was able to guide about the direction.
© thegreyeye.wordpress.com, 2015-21. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.
Few years since I was there, enjoyed your images of this amazing city.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Lizzie
LikeLike
Great pictures! If you are in Barcelona, do plan to visit some amazing places around! Check my published work on http://www.yourlocalcousin.com/beyond-barcelona.html to see some offbeat destinations which can be visited in a day from Barcelona.
LikeLike
Da, l-am vizitat! Mi-a placut orasul, Marea Mediterana, …
LikeLiked by 1 person
multumesc
LikeLike
Nice pics! I will take same pictures from same angles when I visit there in September!
LikeLiked by 1 person
ok, please go to the cross on the hill, it will give you nice view of the whole city
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for the tip. I will.
LikeLike
Wonderful to see this again. Great photography. I like to think of the park as a way of seeing into Gaudi’s very creative mind.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you
LikeLike
As always, love how you capture the unique, in your photos!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks tess, hugs
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures and letting me travel vicariously! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for reading it 🙂
LikeLike
Neat pictures. I love them.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Cassie, I am happy that you like them
LikeLike
Lovely pics as usual – I love Barcelona – Casa Mila is my favourite place – it is so surea up on the roof!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Barcelona is really awesome
LikeLike
I’ve been to Barcelona a long, long time ago….but i’d love to go back! Park Gaëll looks so awesome!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love Barcelona!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Me too
LikeLike
Was in Barcelona last year – loved the Parc. We didn’t see the live lizards! Thanks for sharing your visit.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for reading it
LikeLike
We visited parc guell when we homeymooned in Barcelona in 2010. Can’t wait to go back.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wow, so cool!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Is not it :-)?
LikeLiked by 1 person
😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
A pitty you now have to pay to enter!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, previously u didn’t? But tickets are for monument area only
LikeLike
No you didn’t, I lived in Barcelona 5 years ago and you didn’t pay for the park!
LikeLiked by 1 person
That was great time then! 🙂
LikeLike
Gaudi was such a talented man…. I am blown away by his work!
Excellent post. All my best wishes. Aquileana 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for reading my post. Best wishes to you too
LikeLike
Awesome shot of Parc Güell. I fully agree – it is a must see in Barcelona! I always discover something new when I go there:) So beautiful and so many details.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Reblogged this on flahertylandscape and commented:
Contemporary look at Gaudi’s Park Guell
LikeLike
Love this park, Gaudi & Barcelona… Haven’t been here in ages.. But it was definitely free back in the day… But now lots of once free spots around Europe charge now! C’est la vie. Great shots. 😃
LikeLiked by 1 person
Grazie
LikeLike
wonderful blog… travelling is the best exercise. … 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks a lot
LikeLiked by 1 person
keep travelling. . keep updating. .
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pray for me so that I can
LikeLiked by 1 person
All luck and wishes 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Awesome post and stunning photos.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you
LikeLike
Hey! I’ve been there. It is amazing, indeed 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
😊
LikeLiked by 1 person