Ted & Shayne at Parc Güell.
Get lost in the surreal, Modernist world of Antoni Gaudà during your visit to Barcelona. The city is filled with his structures, from Casa Battló in the Eixample to his unfinished masterpiece the Sagrada Familia Cathedral. Tour all of these before you visit Parc Güell as a primer to get inside of GaudÃ’s head. His unique blend of Gothic and Art Nouveau architecture, along with forms and colors inspired by nature have a sort of psychedelic funhouse effect that will completely blow your mind–at least that’s what happened to me and my friends Ted and Nicole when we visited. All of this might inspire you to research GaudÃ. You’ll find interesting facts, like how he was a sickly child who suffered from rheumatism and his diet consisted mostly of lettuce, almonds, and milk. By the time you make it to the northern reaches of Barcelona to visit Parc Güell, a sprawling park with his signature architectural flourishes (like larger-than-life, multi-colored mosaic lizard sculptures and a wave cave), you’ll be fully ready to inhabit his crazy world.
Metro Stop Lesseps in Barcelona, Spain +34 932 130 488
