Colonia Guell
Between trips further afield, we squeezed in a day trip to Colonia Guell. An easy ride from Barcelona by commuter rail, this is an early twentieth century company town centered around a textile factory. The factory was decommissioned in the 70s and then sold off in parts; at present an effort is underway to buy back all the condo-ized industrial space and restore it. The town itself is quite intact, with many nice Catalan Modernist buildings. The main attraction is Gaudi's Cripta Guell, an unfinished masterpiece that was a geometric dress rehearsal for the Sagrada Familia.
Views from around town.
The main event: La Cripta Guell
Details of the fantastical exterior
Views of the brick and concrete church interior.
