Are you planning to land in Barcelona for your next vacation? This city is packed with beautiful sights to enhance your stay and make it unforgettable. To discover them, you don't need to travel far from the beautiful and friendly city. Here you'll find all the wonderful sights within easy reach of Barcelona airport.
La Sagrada familia
Barcelona's most illustrious monument, the Sagrada Familia is an immense and picturesque unfinished religious temple. Still under construction, this masterpiece has been the work of architect Antoni Gaudí since 1880. This majestic edifice has three symbolic facades (nativity, passion and glory) and will feature 18 towers when completed. Eight of them have already been completed. You can climb some of the towers to enjoy the beautiful view over the city and the outside of the temple.
You'll reach this astonishing building in 30 to 34 minutes (22 km) by bus. On the other hand, if you're taking a cab, shuttle or private car, the journey time will be shorter (around fifteen minutes).
Casa Mila, also known as "La Pedrera
Also designed by Antoni Gaudí (1906 to 1912), this immense building combines modern and Baroque styles. La Pedrera will amaze you with its monumental facade and 33 balconies inlaid with rough-cut stone topped with forged steel. At Casa Mila, you'll enjoy the museum's exhibits and the undulating roof terrace with its breathtaking views over the city. Inside and out, the building's shapes are distinctive and atypical.
From Barcelona airport to La Pedrera, you'll cover a distance of 14 to 16 km.
The Montjuic district
It's one of the tourist districts that's well worth a visit. It contains many magnificent and imposing buildings. On Montjuic mountain, you'll find numerous museums, the Olympic ring and breathtaking parks and gardens. Don't forget to admire its splendid magic fountain and the Poble Espanyol architectural museum.
Montjuic is located around 15 km from Barcelona airport. It is easily accessible by cab, shuttle, car, bus and metro.
Collserola Park
Located around 19 km from Barcelona airport, Parc de Collserola is Spain's largest metropolitan park. Here you'll discover a natural landscape that combines flora, fauna, art and history. Viewing Barcelona at night from Collserola is pure pleasure. The park has many landmarks that you won't want to miss. These include the yellow fountain (Front Groga), the Xandri pine tree, the Can Borrell reservoir, the Sant Medir chapel and many more.
Camp Nou
Barcelona's new stadium, the Camp Nou, is currently the largest stadium in Europe. Here you'll find the FC Barcelona museum, where you can relive the club's history. You'll also appreciate the Messi area, the trophy gallery and the European cups. If you're a soccer fan, and an FC Barcelona fan at that, you'll want to pay a visit.
The distance to the stadium varies from 11 to 14 km, depending on whether you're travelling by car, bus, shuttle or metro.
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