La Sagrada Família & L’Eixample - Barcelona - page 251

A curio on the ground floor is the replica of a stone commemoration in Latin of Lucius
Minicius Natal, a Barcelona boy who won a quadriga (four-horse chariot) race at the 227th
Olympic Games…in AD 129.
Casa GolferichsARCHITECTURE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 93 323 77 90; www.golferichs.org ; Gran Via
de les Corts Catalanes 491; icon-hoursgif h 5.30-9.30pm Mon-Sat; icon-metrogif m Rocafort)
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This quirky mansion is an oddity of another era on one of the city's busiest boulevards. Its
owner, businessman Macari Golferichs, wanted a Modernista villa and he got one. Brick,
ceramics and timber are the main building elements of the house, which displays a distinctly
Gothic flavour. It came close to demolition in the 1970s but was saved by the town hall and
converted into a cultural centre. Opening times can vary depending on temporary exhibitions
and other cultural activities.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
PLATJA DE L'EIXAMPLE
InahiddengardeninsideatypicalEixampleblockisanoldwatertowerandanurban'beach',
thePlatjadel'Eixample( MAP GOOGLEMAP ;icon-phonegif % 932916260;CarrerdeRo-
ger de Llúria 56; admission €1.55; icon-hoursgif h 10am-8pm Mon-Sat; 10am-3pm Sun Jun-
Aug only). In reality, this is a knee-height swimming pool, perfect for little ones, and sur-
rounded by sand.
1 La Dreta de L'Eixample
La Sagrada Família La Pedrera
Recinte Modernista de Sant PauARCHITECTURE
( GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 93 553 78 01; www.santpaubarcelona.org ; Carrer de
Cartagena 167; adult/concession/child €8/5.60/free; icon-hoursgif h 10am-6.30pm Mon-Sat,
to 2.30pm Sun; icon-metrogif m Hospital de Sant Pau)