Casa Batllo

If you have time to see just a few things while in Barcelona, I recommend the Casa Batlló for the top of the list!

Another Gaudi masterpiece, it will take your breath away. My inadequate photography skills definitely don't capture it's beauty - it's one of the coolest places I have ever been in!

Josep Batlló, a wealthy aristocrat, comissioned Gaudi to design an upmarket home where Señor Batlló could live in the lower two floors with his family and have the upper floors rented out as apartments. Built from 1905–1907, it's located near La Rambala at 43, Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona.

The local name for the building is "Casa dels Ossos" (house of bones) because of the "skull" balconies and "bone" pillars in the façade. Gaudi used colors and shapes found in marine life as inspiration for his creativity in this building, and his attention to detail throughout the home is amazing!

Here's the official website:

www.casabatllo.es

And a nice link explaining Modernisme:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernisme