Barcelona 2018

We stopped in Barcelona for a day prior to boarding the cruise ship to Italy. Much of this section of the city is influenced by Antoni Gaudi's architecture.

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family)

One of many churches

One of many churches

Casa Batllo (Gaudi's Apartment)

Columber Monument

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

One of the highlights of Barcelona, which has been under construction since 1882 (Wikipedia)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

Note all of the finely detailed sculptures above the entrance

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

IMG 1567 (Dec 24, 2018)

IMG 1567 (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

Note all of the depictions, the cross with Jesus, the guards

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

La Sagrada Familia (The Sacred Family) (Dec 24, 2018)

One of many churches (Dec 24, 2018)

One of many churches (Dec 24, 2018)

One of many churches (Dec 24, 2018)

One of many churches (Dec 24, 2018)

Casa Batllo (Gaudi's Apartment) (Dec 24, 2018)

Casa Batllo (Gaudi's Apartment) (Dec 24, 2018)

Columber Monument (Dec 24, 2018)

Columber Monument (Dec 24, 2018)

Constructed in 1888 to honor Christopher Columbus' first journey to America (Wikipedia)