Barcelona Doors - Verdaguer

 

The other day while out and about I came across the following door near on Passeig de San Joan near the Verdaguer metro station in the Eixample district.  It belongs to a typical apartment building that you'll find in the area, but what caught my attention was the simple theme the architect chose.

Like with many seemingly normal buildings in Barcelona, the door is only the first thing you notice and, as your eyes move to the first floor, you discover more details to make your mind wonder.

 

 Here's a little closer view.

Who do you think they are?

Favorite Barcelona Door

Ask a hundred people what they like best about Barcelona, and you'll probably get a hundred different answers.  Personally, I find myself attracted to the doors.  Don't ask me why.  But maybe a picture now and then will help explain my strange puerta fetish.  So today, I present one of my favorite entrances.

Reaches right out and grabs you, doesn't it?










 



To see it in person, go to Plaza Urquinaona 4, next to the largest Irish pub in the city.

Exploring Eixample

Not as famous as the Barrio Gotico with its labyrinth of tiny alleys and Gothic Cathedral - but for my money - no neighborhood is better to get lost in than Eixample to fully appreciate the beauty of Barcelona. 

The largest of the city's many distinct barrios, its wide streets are lined with buildings that seem more works of art than places to live or work.  The most famous of these are the ones built by Gaudi located on Passeig de Gracia, but take a moment to wander off the main streets and escape the crowds, and you'll enter a world of carved stone trees and a couple tenderly looking into each other's eyes.

Note: A residential neighborhood, its also probably the only place in Barcelona without a bar or restaurant every second door, so make sure to eat before hand.