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exploration on foot with your guide. Your driver will leave you off at your accommodations for
the balance of the day at leisure.

We’ll provide our proprietary Spain dining guide and confirm bookings based on your
preferences.

Proposed Accommodations for 5 nights: El Palace Hotel, a recently renovated, deluxe hotel
located in the heart of Barcelona, just a couple blocks off the Passeig de Gracia. This is one of
the city’s most iconic hotels!

Day 2: The Morning at Leisure & the Masterworks of Antoni Gaudi. Enjoy the morning at
leisure. We’ve included timed access admission
to the Museo Picasso (we’ll target a start time of
around 11:00 – 11:30). In the afternoon, your
Barcelona guide (Marta or one of her colleagues)
will share with you the masterworks of Antoni
Gaudi (1852-1926), the famed architect best
known for his distinctive style, which was
greatly influenced by forms of nature. Gaudi was
the chief figure in the Modernist movement.
During this 4-hr, private guided tour (which will
include a separate
driver), you will visit Gaudi’s most famous work, the Sagrada
Familia temple, which was consecrated by Pope Benedict in 2010
and is still under construction more than 100 years after building
began. Gaudi devoted 44 years of his life to this single structure
and it is one of the symbols of the city. It’s simply fascinating.

You will also spend time at Casa Batllo, an impressive building in
the center of Barcelona that was redesigned by Gaudi in 1904. The
Modernist designer saved the structure from being torn down in its
then-state of disrepair. As with all of Gaudi’s works, Casa Batllo is
an imaginative blend of shapes and design, featuring oval
windows, sculpted stonework, colorful ceramic tile mosaics and an
arched roof.

And, finally, you will visit Gaudi’s La Pedrera (also known as Casa Mila), located on the Passeig
de Gracia. This structure was built in the early twentieth century to house apartments and
commercial offices. Admission to Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo and La Pedrera is included.

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