Barcelona Day 4

This day we decided to start out by touring Casa Vicens, which was literally around the corner from our hotel in the Gracia neighborhood. This is the first house designed by Gaudi, and was a country house for the Vicens family. During our tour the guide said that the foundation that restored the house paid 27 million euros for it, so I guess the 16 euros they were charging to get in was more understandable. In any case, it was spectacular, and they have done an amazing job restoring the house.


This porch was amazing.



I love this door.


The interior of the amazing porch.

Just beautiful design here.

This is the smoking room.



View of some of the grounds from the roof.



A view of the neighborhood from the roof.

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