Skip to main content

La Sagrada Família

Location

Barcelona

Spain

41° 24' 12.8556" N, 2° 10' 28.0992" E

See map: Google Maps

ES

General info:

La Sagrada Família is still under the construction, but has been, for decades, the biggest tourist attraction of Barcelona. Designed by Gaudi, it is an impressive mixture of Gothic and Catalan national architecture. The construction began in 1882 and the completion is scheduled for 2026, the centennial of Gaudi’s death.

Antonio Gaudi pictured the basilica as an allegorical link between the Earth and the Heavens and that is the reason why he insisted on the height. Its highest spire should be more than 170 meters high. So far, of 18 planned spires, 8 are completed. When completed, La Sagrada Família will have 3 symbolic Façades, each representing a part from the life of Jesus.

Getting there:

Being the top spot for the tourists, La Sagrada Família is connected with the rest of the city by the Sagrada Família metro and bus station. The exact address of the church is Calle Mallorca, 401.

Costs:

Admission costs between €14.80 and €19.30. The church is the most visited site in Spain and because of that, it would be smart to get the tickets in advance. Otherwise, you’ll have to be patient, waiting in the queue.

You might be interested in

Izmailovo flea market

There is no better place in the whole Moscow to buy some authentic Russian souvenirs at affordable prices, then the Izmailovo flea market.

Statue of Liberty

Yes, here is the most recognized statue in the world. The statue was a gift to the United States from the people of France, and was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

Flat iron Building

Flatiron building is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in New York. Designed by Daniel Burnham, it has 21 floors and is 307 ft (93 meters) tall.

Wall Street

Wall Street is basically the financial district of New York City, named after the street is has centered on.

Gellért Hill

Hungary had always been the place where great civilizations clashed - Holly Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire, USSR and Nazi Germany, etc.

Central Market Hall

Near the Liberty Bridge, right across the Gellért Hill, on the Pest side of the city, lays the Central Market Hall. It is one of the biggest covered markets in the world and our choice for the best market in Budapest.

Interesting places nearby

Valdrôme

Nichée dans le décor grandiose des montagnes du Haut Diois, s'épanoui, une station familiale, qu'il fait bon découvrir le temps d'une escapade hivernale.

Valfréjus

Just above Modane at an altitude of 1550 m, you will find the hamlet of Charmaix, with old stone and
wood houses.
It is here that a new resort has emerged: Valfrejus, created in an ideal situation for skiing and hiking.

Valgrisenche

Closed in by the Rutor mountain group, the Grande Sassière and the Grande Rousse, the Valgrisenche is known as the snowiest of the side valleys of the Aosta Valley.

Vall de Núria

A historic religious centre near the shrine of the Virgin of Nuria, accessed by a rack railway, and surrounded by a ring of high mountains in the Girona Pyrenees.

BASE: 6443ft
SUMMIT: 7388ft
VERTICAL DROP: 967ft

Vallnord / Arcalís

Breathe in the fresh air of the most beautiful countryside in the Principality.

Vallnord / Pal-Arinsal

Put yourself to the test this Winter and discover new sensations practising your chosen sport in Sector Pal-Arinsal.