Park Güell 2 Weeks Late

So Park Güell was amazing and just like everything else on this trip, cannot be done justice by any photo! The entire park is decorated in trencadís- a type of mosaic created from broken pieces of ceramic and glass, made famous by Antoni Gaudi!

I set up the slideshows to take you through the Park starting from the entrance, up the Monumental Stairs to the Hypostyle Room, around the Portico of the Washerwoman and the wave like walkways, up to the Nature Square where trencadís benches encircle the square! We spent about 2 hours here wandering aimlessly. It was difficult not to fall asleep on the benches because the sun felt so good.

Park Güell, Barcelona

Catalan Vault

Trencadís lizard

The Monumental Flight of Steps outside the Hypostyle Room

Inside the Hypostyle Room

Ceiling of trencadís

To get an idea of how tall these 86 columns were.

Trencadís columns

The Portico of the Washerwoman

If you are an ANTM fan you should recognize this as the Final Runway for Caridee and Melrose. I was pretty stoked! Andres had a video of me strutting my stuff, but his phone is no longer with us 😦

The outer sides of the benches.

The Nature Square that was originally made to host celebrations and “open-air” shows.

Panoramic view of the Nature Square

One section of the undulating bench.

Of course we had a short photoshoot while we were there.

After we scoped out the park I decided on this pattern for my pictures.

Isn’t he handsome (:

Gorgeous trencadís pattern

Sadly one of the entrance building was under construction when we went, but the view was still great.

Porter’s lodge is on the left and the building on the right is now the shop/bookshop.

A close up of the porter lodge at the entrance of the park

In addition to this park, there is another section of the park that is FREE! It is a nature park so no trencadís, but there is plenty of scenic lookouts. We came across a lot of locals selling jewelry and musicians. I fell in love with this one guy who was playing the handpans (yes, I paid €10 for his CD). His music was very soft and soothing, it made my walk through the park so peaceful.

At the top of the public park we found the best panoramic view of the trip.

Four Days in Barçelona- I need a lifetime

Can’t wait to get back to Barcelona…in two weeks!