Day 5: Granada
This morning, we took a flight from Barcelona all the way down south to Granada. It was a quick 1 hour flight, much better than taking a 6-hour train ride!…
Spain 2024
In October 2024, we visited Spain for 2 weeks. We traveled to Barcelona, Seville, Granada and Madrid.
Check out the great places we visited!
Check out the great places we visited!
Day 4: Barcelona – Michelin Star Dinner
We were excited to have dinner at one of Barcelona’s Michelin-starred restaurants. This place was a one-Michelin-star restaurant. I looked into a lot of options in Spain and, frankly, the…
Day 4: Barcelona – Walkabout
After Casa Batlló, we wandered about and looked at architecture from the outside. We saw this very true sign over a cafe: That nails it, huh? We wanted to check…
Day 4: Barcelona – Casa Batlló
Today, we visited Casa Batlló and walked around Barcelona. Casa Batlló has a varied history leading up to its current design by architect Antoni Gaudi. Originally built in 1877 by…
Day 3: Barcelona – Guell Palace
After the Music Palace, we visited Guell Palace (Palau Guell). It reminded us of a different time period, with heavy stone that seemed more at home in an English castle.…
Day 3: Barcelona – Palau Musica
Day 3, we saw the beautiful concert hall – Palau de la Música Catalana. As you can probably guess, it means the palace of Catalan music. What a stunning interior!…
Day 2: Barcelona – Park Guell
Park Guell is another Gaudi design. It was built from 1900-1914, although it didn’t open as a public park until 1926. In 1984 the Park was declared a UNESCO world…
Day 2: Barcelona – Casa Vincens
After visiting Sagrada Familia, we set off to find Casa Vincens. This house was the first major project designed and built by Gaudi. It was built in 1885 as a…
Day 2: Barcelona – Sagrada Familia
Sagrada Familia is THE iconic representation of Barcelona. It’s a huge cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudi – an important founding member of the Barcelona (Catalan) Modernista architecture movement. His big…
Day 1: Arriving In Barcelona
Our flight was from Denver to Atlanta to Barcelona. For the long flight to Barcelona we flew first class! Here are our seats for the 10 hr flight.. And this…