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Mies van der Rohe pavilion

Bauhaus coes to Barcelona - the Mies van der Rohe pavilion

The Mies van der Rohe pavilion was designed in 1929 as the German pavilion for the International Exposition, and is an icon of modernist architecture. To top it all off van der Rohe also designed the iconic Barcelona chair to showcase here.

The €5 entry price is a bit steep however: the pavilion is much smaller than today’s standard wedding-cake brick veneer McMansion. While the modernity, the sight lines, and materials are impressive, unless you’re an architecture tragic, it’s probably not a destination in and of itself; visit in conjunction with the MNAC or the Caixa Forum across the road.

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Casa Milà/La Pedrera

Chimneys are emblematic of Casa Milà

Casa Milà, more commonly known as La Pedrera (the quarry), is Gaudí’s last civil work and reflects the influence of nature in his work.

Designed from scratch as an apartment building, La Pedrera still has four private tenants! Still, visitors have access to 4,500 square meters of the building across five floors.

Adult general admission tickets are €25 online.

From Monday to Sunday, and holidays: 9:00 am – 8:30 pm

Sessions night tour: 09:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Closed: Dec 25, and a couple of weeks in January – check the website for details.

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Casa Batlló

Arguably Gaudí's most famous house, Casa Batlló attracts crowds.

On the surface at least, Casa Batlló is Gaudí at his most imaginative, despite it being a renovation of what was an existing building. Buy tickets in advance – after La Sagrada Familia this is about the most popular tourist attraction in town and there are always queues.

Don’t forget to check out Casa Amatller and Casa Lleó Morera adjacent – part of the  “mansana de la discòrdia” or block of discord of Barcelona, named because of the sharply contrasting architectural styles.

Open year-round 9:00am to 9:00pm. Adult tickets online are €25, or €35 to “skip the queue”.

It is, without a doubt, an icon of Barcelona architecture, but there are other options if you want to avoid the crowds.

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