Eixample
Summary: The grid-planned 19th-century expansion north of the old city. Home to most of Barcelona’s Modernista architecture — la-pedrera, the Block of Discord (casa-batllo et al.), and sagrada-familia. The Day 2 theme in Rick Steves’ plan.
Sources: Barcelona.md, Barcelona Itinerary Planning Your Time.md
Last updated: 2026-05-13
What’s in it
- sagrada-familia — ▲▲▲.
- la-pedrera — ▲▲, on Passeig de Gràcia.
- casa-batllo — ▲, on the Block of Discord.
- casa-amatller — Modernista, guided-tour only (source: Barcelona Itinerary Planning Your Time.md).
Itinerary fit
Day 2 anchor in the two-day plan: Eixample walk → La Pedrera and/or Casa Batlló → Sagrada Família (source: Barcelona Itinerary Planning Your Time.md). Rick Steves promotes a self-guided Eixample walk in his Barcelona/Pocket Barcelona guidebooks plus a free audio tour.
In the one-day plan, the Eixample is an evening exterior-walking stop at 18:00 (source: same).