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la sagrada familia
Posted June 20, 2006 at 03:09 AM by hiba
This is the famous Gaudi cathedral located in the heart of Barcelona. It has been under construction for a really long time and has yet to be completed. Even though it is still unfinished, you cannot visit Barcelona and not visit the Sagrada Familia. It was Gaudi's brainchild, but he died before its completion. The images and architecture are [...]poblet monastery
Posted June 20, 2006 at 03:08 AM by hiba
The Poblet Monastery is located in Tarragona, Spain, about an hour and a half north of Barcelona. The monastery was established in the mid-12th century, but was set on fire during the Carlist War. It was rebuilt and reinhabited in the 1930s. It is really an experience to go and see how a monastery functions today. There are guided tours led by [...]
sitges, spain
Posted June 20, 2006 at 03:08 AM by hiba
Just a thirty minute train ride from Barcelona, Sitges is a beautiful beach town. The beach boasts clear blue water and fine-sand beaches. Even if you're not going for the beach, the town in and of itself is a must-visit. It has windy streets lined with cafes and cute little boutiques. It is really quaint and you don't even have to speak [...]parque guell
Posted June 20, 2006 at 03:08 AM by hiba
This is the famous Gaudi park located just outside of Barcelona. It takes about an hour to get there, but there is a bus that runs there. The park was orginally built as a housing settlement of sorts for the elite, but actually failed in this endeavor. The buildings there are famous for the Gaudi architecture. Most of the Gaudi images seen [...]
montserrat, spain
Posted June 20, 2006 at 03:07 AM by hiba
Just an hour and a half outside of Barcelona, the views from Montserrat are simply breathtaking. The cathedral in Montserrat is world-renowned and has been a destination for religious pilgrimage since the 800s. If you get there by 1, you can usually catch a performance by the boys chorus, which is said to be the best in all of Europe. A [...]
