Barcelona in 3 days - part 4

As our flight home was in the afternoon of Friday, we had left our tour of La Pedrera until Friday morning. Again we were blown away by Gaudi's work. Casa Mila is known as La Pedrera because of its rough outer appearance reminiscent of an open quarry. It was commissioned by the Mila family who wanted a family home but also apartments for rent.The stone facade suggests the movement of waves, splashed by the wrought iron of the balconies.

 It was designed with a central well in order to give natural light to all of the apartments.

The tour allows you to visit 4 parts of the building - the roof, Espai Gaudi, the La Pedrera apartment and the exhibition room. The roof transports you into a fantasy world! The giant chimney pots are grouped and arranged like sentries or warriors. Some of them are decorated with broken fragments of tiles.

The stone railings around the perimeter are undulating following the shape of the facade.

Because of the steps and different levels of the roof - not to mention the French students cluttering up the thoroughfares - I felt a little dizzy which interfered with my enjoyment.

3 views from the roof of La Pedrera

The Espai Gaudi is situated in the attics of La Pedrera and is an interpretive centre for Gaudi's life and work.
It is filled with models and plans and photographs and objects.

The attics are formed of 270 catenary arches of different heights.

The Pedrera Apartment is situated on the fourth floor of the building. It contains a recreation of the home and life of a bourgeois Barcelona family of the early 20th century.

Following our visit we had time for coffee before checking out of our hotel and having a quick lunch. Then we got the airbus to the airport but mistakenly went for T1 instead of T2. My poor feet complained bitterly about the necessary walking to take us to the correct terminal!

We loved Barcelona and there is loads more to see so another trip will be called for.