From Gaudi and Picasso to street parties and outdoor movies, we pick the best attractions and local haunts to help you enjoy Barcelona for free
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Barcelona is the birthplace and cradle of Catalan modernism from the late-19th and early-20th-century, and modernist architecture can be seen all over the city. Its main exponent was Antoni Gaudí, designer of Park Güell - the jewel in Barcelona's modernist crown. The city recently introduced a €7 entry fee for the park, but you can still see some of his masterpieces from the outside: Casa Batlló and La Pedrera are both spectacular examples. Check out the Modernism Route website for details on where to find buildings not just by Gaudí but also by other key modernis t architects, such as Lluís Domènech i Montaner (who designed the Palau de la Música Catalana) and Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
cccb.org/en/marc-gandules-40665; Els vespres de la UB: from 1 July to 17 July, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, ub.edu/vespres
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