Advantages: One of the best examples of Catalan Modernism Disadvantages: Very expensive
...the almost impossible to pronounce, Casa Batllo. Earlier in the year I had attended a big industry conference in Barcelona and we'd had the conference 'gala' dinner in the Casa Batllo so I had already had a bit of a look around. Now I wanted to show my husband this little gem and get a bit more time to linger and look around.
As I mentioned, the Casa Batllo is on Passeig de Gracia - just a few blocks down the road and on the other side from La ...
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Advantages: Exterior counts as much as interior. Disadvantages: Very expensive.
I visited the Cassa Battlo in Barcelona, because I am an artistic person and am drawn to the work of the Art Nouveau Movement all over the world, and one of my main reasons for my stay in Barcelona was to bask in the work of Antoni Gaudi, whose work is renowned, and for me this work is perfection in detail.
The Cassa Battlo is no exception. What Gaudi did with his archecture was to take decoration one stage further, and to decorate the outside ...
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