Entry: free! At the beginning of his career, Gaudi was only supported by the rich industrialist Eusebi Güell, who also commissioned Park Guell, wanting to create a stylish park for Barcelona's aristocracy. Not easy, if not impossible, to describe, this park, containing amazing stone structures, a walkway supported by twisting rock pillars, stunning tiling, fascinating buildings and a terraced area with view of the park and of Barcelona City, welcomes you with the Gaudi dragon fountain, said to have something rather hypnotic and magical about it. Tip: Plan to spend at least half a day there - due to its location and size. It is well worth it...

Best to start with one of Gaudi's most famous works in Barcelona if interested to follow his traces all across town. The construction of this giant temple started in 1882 not expected to be completed for another 30 to 80 years. Until his death in 1926, Gaudi played an active role in directing the construction while today new materials are being used which Gaudi himself may not have used, all noticable in the contrasts in the stone colour as well as the actual style of construction of the new and old parts of the building. You will be stunned by the extensive decorative elements of the façades in bright colours as well as the main front of La Pasión decorated with a cryptogram- besides the door of El Nacimiento.Anyway, not yet familiar with Gaudi's work, this magnificent building is a good staring point and an absolute must-see if visiting Barcelona!!! Admission 8€.

Admission: 8€ Known as La Pedrera, meaning "The Quarry", Gaudi's building Casa Mila was build between 1905-1907. Nowadays, it is stunning people from all over the world, considering it nothing but magnificent and overwhelming and mostly comparing it with waves of lava or movements in a sand-dune. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, there have been arguments whether Casa Mills can be titeled "building" overall. Due to its debatable usefullness some prefer refering to it as art or sculpture. However, talking architecture, this is definately another league. Once labeled "The Quarry", and considered ugly by the locals, today the Casa is a popular landmark of Barcelona. ...so, best to go there and form one's own view on the matter...

Admission 16.50€, including audioguide. Located on Passeig de Gracia,this stunning building looks like consisting of skulls and bones. Inspired my marine life, the colours chosen for the façade are those found in natural coral. The attention to detail is quite impressive: By using varying window sizes depending on how high the window was from the top of the building, Gaudi ensured uniform lighting conditions in each room of the house. Once there, another great building by Gaudi, La Pedrera, is located in the same street.

Antoni Gaudi's first major work for his patron and friend, industrial tycoon Count Eusebi Güell. The luxurious palace close to La Rambla was commissioned by Güell in 1880 and finished by Gaudi around 1888. The place where it stands was in that time the center of Barcelona. Palau Güell has been designed as a town residence for this enormously rich family, where they could entertain their high society guests - Güell was fond of music and arranged concerts in his house. The facade has two parabolical arches big enough for horse-drawn carriages to enter the mansion through one of them (with direct access to the stables) and to leave through the other - that's how guests entered the palace. Gaudi had little place but plenty of credit, so he centered the whole Art-Nouveau house around the huge, 3-storey-high central chamber with an amazing dome that lets the light in through plenty of openings, reminding us of a star-covered firmament. On the roof you will find the most wonderful, colourful chimneys you've ever seen, decorated with tiles in a typical Gaudi way - each and every one of them unique. Palau Güell was closed for renovation for last 3 years (except for the roof and - at times - the stables). The stables are also an attraction: during the Spanish civil war 1936-39 political prisoners were held there (it served as a secret police dungeon to the Republicans). The palace should finally re-open this year, so, if you're into architecture, don't miss this Gaudi gem just a leap away from La Rambla.