A Self-Guided Gaudí Walk in Barcelona ⛪ Sagrada Família, La Pedrera & Casa Batlló | 4K HDR 2026

The Sagrada Família in October 2026, the first autumn since the Tower of Jesus Christ made it the tallest church in the world, then Gaudí's La Pedrera and Casa Batlló along Passeig de Gràcia. A self-guided Gaudí walk in Barcelona, filmed in 4K HDR, natural sound only. A grey morning on the Diagonal, the towers just visible between the blocks, so churros and hot chocolate first at the Xurreria round the corner. By the time we got to the basilica the sky had opened up: cranes still on the towers, the Nativity façade across Plaça de Gaudí, doves and "Sanctus" lettering through the zoom. (All outside; we didn't go in.) A ham shop where they carve it by hand, lunch, then Passeig de Gràcia under dark clouds: Casa Milà's stone waves, the queue at Casa Batlló, and blue sky again by Plaça de Catalunya. Two days later, from the Bunkers del Carmel, the tower with its cross stands over the whole city with the sea behind. 📍 Route: Diagonal at Passeig de Sant Joan → Xurreria Sagrada Família → Sagrada Família (Plaça de Gaudí side) → Reserva Ibérica → lunch → Passeig de Gràcia → Casa Milà (La Pedrera) → Casa Batlló → Plaça de Catalunya; epilogue from the Bunkers del Carmel (Sat 10 Oct) ⛪ Sagrada Família: the cross on the Tower of Jesus Christ went up in February 2026 and brought the basilica to 172.5 m; Pope Leo XIV blessed the tower on 10 June 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death. Tickets: basilica €26, with a tower €36 (online only); the Jesus tower's viewing platform is due in 2027. 🏛 La Pedrera: "The Secret Life of Plants. Anselm Kiefer in the Grothe Collection" runs 2 Oct 2026 – 24 Jan 2027 (€16). Casa Batlló: "Gaudí–Miró–Gomis: Deconstructed", 8 Jul 2026 – 10 Jan 2027, part of Gaudí Year. 🔭 Bunkers del Carmel (Turó de la Rovira): a 1937 civil-war anti-aircraft battery, free, closed at night; the city voted in May 2026 to regulate tourist access, so check before you go. Metro L4 Alfons X, then uphill. 🎥 Filmed on iPhone 17 Pro · 4K 60fps HDR · natural sound, no music · Thu 8 Oct 2026 (Bunkers: Sat 10 Oct) 🗓 Next from this trip: a sunny day at Bogatell beach, the zoo and the Arc de Triomf (28 Oct), then Montserrat (4 Nov). ⏱ Chapters 00:00 Diagonal · first glimpse of the Sagrada Família towers 00:15 Xurreria Sagrada Família · churros and hot chocolate 00:39 Sagrada Família · towers and cranes up close 01:15 Plaça de Gaudí · Nativity façade details 02:02 Reserva Ibérica · jamón carved by hand 02:51 Diagonal to lunch · pa amb tomàquet 03:14 Casa Milà (La Pedrera) · Passeig de Gràcia 04:14 Passeig de Gràcia under grey skies 04:50 Casa Batlló · bone balconies and mosaic façade 05:42 Passeig de Gràcia · after Casa Batlló 06:20 Plaça de Catalunya · fountains and blue sky 06:58 Bunkers del Carmel · Sagrada Família and the sea (another day) A like or a subscribe genuinely helps a small channel. Have you been since the Tower of Jesus Christ went up? #SagradaFamilia #Barcelona #Gaudi