Traveling in Catalonia, you can not deny yourself the pleasure to visit the pearl of Spain and Barcelona - Gaudi Park, famous throughout the world. This magnificent combination of residential areas and the natural landscape created by Antoni Gaudi over a hundred years ago today occupies an area of 1,718 square meters!
History of creation
Until 1900, the southern part of Barcelona was an unattractive area, but the enterprising Catalan Eusebi Güell did not embarrass. He purchased a site here and divided it into 62 parts for the purpose of building and subsequent sale of mansions in the style of English town planning. In those days, the city-gardens were considered the peak of fashion and prestige. However, the area where the park is now Guell, attracted only two customers, one of which was Antonio Gaudi. Guell did not give up: he built the Bald Mountain, fences, pavilions, roads, the colonnade of the market and the ladder, built three mansions that were supposed to interest Barcelona citizens. By the way, they still please the guests of Park Güell. And the heirs of the entrepreneur had to abandon his project, selling the park to the city authorities. Soon after, the Park of Guell in Barcelona, whose address is known to every Spaniard, was turned into a public city park.
Attractions of the park
The most notable place is the central entrance of the Park Güell, near which there are "gingerbread houses", received this name for an incredible resemblance to the fairy-tale houses of the works of Charles Perrault. Their walls from a distance resemble shortbread cookies, and the decoration of roofs and windows - sugar icing. Walking along the luxurious front staircase, you will enter the "Hall of a hundred columns." It is here that you can see Salamander from the mosaic. This lizard in the Park Güell was Gaudi's favorite sculpture. Of other sculptural compositions, attention deserves a medallion with a head of a snake and a Catalan flag, as well as a bench located on the upper terrace above the "Hall of a hundred columns." The length of this bench in the Park Güell is 302 meters! But it is not only famous for it. The fact is that the form of the bench is unique. For the convenience of visitors to Park Guell in Barcelona during the creation of this bench, Gaudi seated on the still-dried clay of one of the workers. Thus, the shape of the seats was very comfortable, because it repeated the bend of the back. Josep Maria Jujol worked on the creation of the famous collages of broken glass and ceramics. Apprentice of Gaudi. This masterpiece still leaves behind most modern works in the style of surrealism and abstractionism.
A unique system of hidden storm sewage, providing water supply, paths and footpaths leading to walking alleys, reminiscent of its bird nest form, stone galleries, green spaces - all this enchants the guests of the park with a game of perspective.
The schedule of the park
The opening hours of the Park Güell, announced by the Art Monument of Barcelona in 1962, vary depending on the season. During the summer season (March 24-October 19) the park is open for visitors from 08.00 to 21.30. The rest of the time you can enjoy the beauty of the park from 08.30 to 18.00. At the same time, the Gaudí House Museum (opened in 1963) also operates.
From October 25, 2013, a fee is charged for the visit. Prices for tickets to the Park Guell in Barcelona depend on the age and method of purchase. If you buy online, the child will cost 4.90 euros, and an adult - 7 euros. The cost of tickets when buying at the box office is 5.60 and 8 euros, respectively.
You can get to Park Guell in Barcelona by bus, taxi, or by metro (green line L3, stop Vallcarca or Lesseps). To visit Spain you will need a passport and a visa .
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