Constructed from 1900 to 1914 by the famous architect Antoni Gaudí, Park Güell was originally designed to be a housing development. Envisioned as a fashionable alternative to city dwellings, only two houses were ever constructed. Now open as museums, Gaudí and his family previously lived in one of the houses. The park bears the name of Gaudí´s patron Eusebi Güell, also the benefactor of other works by Gaudí such as the Palau Güell and Church of Colònia Güell. It was Güell who later donated the land to Barcelona.

Though initially a failure as a housing development, Park Güell has since found success in becoming one of the landmark sites in all of Barcelona. Inextricably coupled with its fellow product of Gaudí, The Sagrada Familia, the park offers a view of the entire city extending all the way to the crystal blue waters of the Mediterranean. The focal point, a large terrace with a serpent shaped bench snaking around the perimeter, provides a place for rest and socialization. At the park´s highest point resides a large cross, one of the places in the park that offers a limitless view of Barcelona and a perfect location for beautiful photographs. Walking the paths, taking in the architecture and resting in a modern work of art makes for a great afternoon, one free of charge at that.  

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