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La Sagrada Familia
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One of the symbols of Barcelona, the construction of La Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family) was started on March 19th ,1882 as part of a project by the diocesan architect Francisco de Paula del Villar (1828-1901). At the end of 1883, Barcelona architect Antoni Gaudí was commissioned to carry on the works. The cathedral is still under construction 128 years later. It can be visited any time of the year and guided tours in Catalan, Spanish, English, Italian, German and Portuguese langauges are provided. General ticket price €12.
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Photo by Lee Woolcock
The Gaudí code
Despite living thousands of miles from Barcelona, New Zealander Mark Burry is one of the principal architects working to decipher Gaudí’s ideas for the Sagrada Família
Sep 28, 2011 by Liza Fitzpatrick in LIVING
Essential Barcelona
Read our essential Top 10 must--sees and make sure you squeeze in most, if not all of these sights in to your visit to the city
Aug 4, 2010 in VISITING
Barcelona runs - Horta-Guinardo
Head for the hills with this running route around the district of Horta-Guinardó
Jun 16, 2010 by Sara Blaylock in LIVING
Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona; Joan Martí
History buffs
Barcelona is a city with more than 2,000 years of history behind it, providing fans of the past much to see and do
Mar 5, 2009 in VISITING
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Barcelona News: Friday 4th November
General election campaign kicks off - Fire services make 300 call-outs due to rain - Barcelona mayor to ban coaches at Sagrada Familia
Nov 4, 2011 in THE INFORMER NEWS BLOG
Wednesday 3rd March
Confirmation of Pope’s visit to Barcelona – "Joint anti-crisis plan is possible" - Experts and businesses question government’s plans for creating 350,000 jobs
Mar 3, 2010 in THE INFORMER NEWS BLOG
Chock-a-block
A walk around one Barcelona city block close to the Sagrada Familia yields some great food finds
Feb 25, 2010 by Nadia Feddo in Food and drink blog