You take an elevator most of the way up and then there are narrow passage ways and stone stairs with the occasional place to stop and look out. Barcelona is beautiful from above!
This is also where you get to see the mosaics and other building details up close.
You walk a stone spiral staircase back to ground level.
You can’t see them, but there were a lot of people up there with us. There was not a lot of time to linger. That made taking this photo more interesting/challenging. Do it too fast and vertigo sets in.
Steve and I hope to go back to visit the Sagrada Familia when it is finished.
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Unbelievable!! Thanks so much.
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Fabulous! Those stairs look like a nautilus. Again, thanks ever so much for sharing your experience.
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Thank you for taking us with you. This looks like a must see.
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I hope to visit when it is finished….. and for my 80th family vacation…. This has been a wonderful eye opening post. My nieces who are Spanish majors have traveled and lived Europe, Central and South America have enjoyed your posts as well…
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Trip down memory lane. Aren’t those mosaics amazing?
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I really, really want to stick tile to something!
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I remember walking up one of those towers in 1972. It WAS amazing and to think that the construction of this incredibly creative cathedral goes on and on and might never be finished… at least in my lifetime.
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Great pictures. Glad you were able to climb up. Really enjoyed your visit.
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Thanks for sharing, Barcelona is lovely .
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thank you for sharing pictures of your barcelona trip.. it is so great to see things like that when you are 99% sure you will never see them yourself. those spiral stairs remind me of the steps in the Leaning Tower of Pisa (i was 9 or 11 then). thanks loads, patti in florida
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Any idea of when the church will be finished? I am with quiltipatti – 99 percent sure I’ll never get to see this in person, but it is wonderful to get such beautiful photos to stare at. It’s beautiful and I think you learned a lot from the photography course you took!
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They say 8-10 years and I think that’s really possible. New construction equipment and materials really speed things up.
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This is a magnificent building, and that it is also a church/basilica is awesome! I got dizzy looking at your spiral staircase photo; I give you a lot of credit taking it at all.
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