After meeting your professionally trained guide, you will set off to see the highlights of this captivating city. First stop will be a visit to Montjuīc Hill, the highest part of the city where the sports facilities for the 1992 Olympic Games are located in what is refered to as the Olympic Ring. A photo stop will be made at Mirador de l'Alcalde for a view of the harbor and city.
You will pass the Columbus Monument, built in his honor in 1888, which is located at the beginning of the famed Las Rambles. You will also see the civil Gothic architecture of the buildings of the Medieval shipyards. They now house the Maritime Museum.
You will pass the Arc de Triomf as you make your way to one of Barcelona's most famous avenues, the Passeig de Grācia. Considered the most expensive avenue in Spain, it is home to business, hotels, shops and restaurants. Here you will see two famous Gaudí facades, La Pedrera and Casa Betllo, as well as buildings by Montaner, Sagnier, and Urpí's famous ornate benches and streetlights.
Your last stop will be at the Sagrada Familia, possibly the most famous and notable of all of Gaudí's work. The building is still not completed and is now under the direction of the architect Subirat. Time will be taken for photos of the exterior.
