Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Enric, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Felix König, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Enric, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Felix König, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Hospital de Sant Pau, pavilion by pavilion
Your local guide
Blanca Puig
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Highlights
- Separate pavilions, each with its own dome
- Ceramic tiling worked into a hospital entrance
- A UNESCO site away from the crowds
- Modernista architecture built to heal, not impress
- Gardens between the pavilions, explained
About this tour
This session walks the gardens of Hospital de Sant Pau, a UNESCO-listed Modernista complex built as separate pavilions rather than one large building. You see the domed rooftops from between the pavilions and, up close, the ceramic tiling and sculpture on one entrance. It is a quieter, less crowded Modernista site than the city's famous churches.
I move between the pavilions at an easy pace, pointing out the decoration on each one, and take your questions on the building's original use as a working hospital. Afterwards I send a short note on what we covered.
This suits anyone interested in Modernista architecture with fewer crowds than Sagrada Família. It also works well paired with a session on the Sant Pere textile quarter nearby.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Barcelona before heading out.
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Pavilion Gardens 21 min
You see the gardens between the hospital's separate Modernista pavilions, each one built with its own tiled dome.
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Ceramic and Sculpture Detail 21 min
Up close, the camera picks out the ceramic tiling and sculpture worked into a single pavilion's entrance.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Barcelona: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Escalivada and Barceloneta, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madrid time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Barcelona, showing you Pavilion Gardens and Ceramic and Sculpture Detail live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet, with the link sent with your booking. I move between the pavilions at an easy pace so the tilework stays clear on screen.
Times shown in Madrid time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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