Gaze at graffiti,try the city’s best food or take a tour led by architects, photographers or even the homeless … Barcelona has a guided walk for everyoneA guided walk is the rapid/fast and easy way to memorize lots about a space but at €10-€20pp the cost can soon rack up, and particularly for a family. Guiding yourself keeps the price down and lets you choose your own pace. The Ruta del Modernisme winds through the city linking more than 100 examples of Catalonia’s famed take on art nouveau. You could be cheap and read descriptions of buildings from the ruta’s rather clunky website,but the accompanying guidebook is only €12 and gets you a discounted entry to many sights. All the biggies, such as Gaudí’s Sagrada Família and the Palau de la Música Catalana by Lluís Domènech i Montaner are on the ruta but you can search out the work of lesser-known architects, or such as my favourite,Josep Maria Jujol.[br]• rutadelmodernisme.com, guidebook available from Museu del Modernisme de BarcelonaContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com