{"id":58003,"date":"2021-01-22T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58003"},"modified":"2021-03-15T14:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T13:14:27","slug":"la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia &#8211; Barrios of Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When people hear \u201cSagrada Fam\u00edlia\u201d, they immediately think of the modernist monument, but there is actually a neighbourhood in Barcelona that goes by the same name. <strong>La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong> is one of the six barrios that form the district of <strong>Eixample<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104526\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104526 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104526\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104526' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-104526 slide-104528\" alt=\"rent barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio larga estancia inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Formerly known as \u201cPoblet\u201d, it used to be a rural area with country houses and farmland. Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> will tell you more about points of interest in the neighbourhood of La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia; a nice and peaceful residential area, most famous for Gaud\u00ed\u2019s unfinished monument.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/#The_neighbourhood_of_La_Sagrada_Familia\" title=\"The neighbourhood of La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\">The neighbourhood of La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/#The_monument\" title=\"The monument\">The monument<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/#Plaza_de_la_Sagrada_Familia\" title=\"Plaza de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia\">Plaza de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/#Avinguda_Gaudi\" title=\"Avinguda Gaud\u00ed\">Avinguda Gaud\u00ed<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-sagrada-familia-barrios-of-barcelona\/#Sant_Pau_Recinte_Modernista\" title=\"Sant Pau Recinte Modernista\">Sant Pau Recinte Modernista<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_neighbourhood_of_La_Sagrada_Familia\"><\/span>The neighbourhood of La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_monument\"><\/span>The monument<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This monumental work by Catalan architect <strong>Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> started being built in 1882 and is still under construction today. Inspired by nature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gaudis-architecture-in-barcelona\/\"><strong>Gaud\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> created new shapes and structures, which made others see it as a&nbsp;laboratory of constructive experiments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105249\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105249\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/barcelona-2647714_640.jpg\" alt=\"sagrada familia in neighbourhood\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by kai-and via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exterior of the building depicts religious and natural themes&nbsp;while the inside presents awe-inspiring views filled with color and colossal columns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/attractions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong><\/a> is the single most visited monument in Barcelona, with more than 3 million visitors a year, and the most important work of the Catalan modernist movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Address: Calle de Mallorca, 401<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/sagrada-familia\" rel=\"nofollow\">Live in the barrio La Sagrada Familia<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plaza_de_la_Sagrada_Familia\"><\/span>Plaza de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located right in front of the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia church, <strong>Plaza de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong> is a plaza\/park designed by architect Nicolau Rubi\u00f3 i Tudur\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With its trees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/typical-flowers-of-barcelona\/\"><strong>flowers<\/strong><\/a> and bushes, the plaza is a pleasant place for a walk or to sit and read a book.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105250\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105250\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/book-4534164_640.jpg\" alt=\"lady reads book on bench\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by pasja1000 via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are two works of art in the plaza: <em>Escultura de Mil\u00fa<\/em>, by \u00c0ngel Tarrach, and <em>Monumento a los donantes de \u00f3rganos y tejidos<\/em>, by Judit Masana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tickets-sagrada-familia\/\">How to buy tickets to the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avinguda_Gaudi\"><\/span>Avinguda Gaud\u00ed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This pleasant avenue connects the two biggest points of interested in the neighbourhood: <strong>La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong> and <strong>Sant Pau Recinte Modernista<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The street has restricted vehicular access, being mostly pedestrian, with a variety of caf\u00e9s, restaurants and shops on both sides.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105251\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105251\" class=\"wp-image-105251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7344931208_133b027abe_b-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"avinguda gaudi in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Oh-Barcelona via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-currency=\"EUR\" data-language=\"en\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-partner=\"shbarcelona\" data-product-ids=\"918256,1012562,976327\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"mce-object\" title=\"<script>&#8221; src=&#8221;data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7&#8243; alt=&#8221;<script>\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" data-wp-preserve=\"%3Cscript%20defer%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwidgets.tiqets.com%2Floader.js%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\" data-mce-placeholder=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The avenue is also home to several street lamps designed by Pere Falqu\u00e9s, another famous architect from Barcelona.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sant_Pau_Recinte_Modernista\"><\/span>Sant Pau Recinte Modernista<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sant Creu I Pau hospital was built at the beginning of the 1900s, designed by Llu\u00eds Dom\u00e8nech I Montaner, and it is one of the most important Art Nouveau architects of the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2009, Hospital de Santa Creu I Pau opened new installations, better prepared for the practice of modern medicine and the vacant Art Noveau complex began a restoration process.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105252\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105252\" class=\"wp-image-105252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/35855863253_2b86652619_b-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"hospital sant pau barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Design_Ex via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main rehabilitation work has been focused on restoring the fa\u00e7ade of the buildings and uncovering the beautiful inner design and decoration that had been hidden under layers of plaster for many years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sant Pau<\/strong> <strong>Recinte Modernista<\/strong>&nbsp;has been declared by UNESCO as a Historical Artistic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/10-monuments-you-have-to-see-in-barcelona\/\"><strong>Monument<\/strong><\/a> and World Heritage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Address: Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; 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