Spain Colònia Güell

An important patron of Catalan Modernisme, the Spanish Art Nouveau, and its artists was the industrialist Eusebi Güell at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He moved his textile factory from Barcelona to the area of Sant Boi de Llobregat in the surroundings of Barcelona. In addition to the factory, he had a settlement built for his workers, Colònia Güell. For this he engaged several leading Modernisme architects. They created a unique village consisting of many architecturally interesting, very different buildings.
The outstanding work in this town is considered the crypt by Antoni Gaudí, the architect of the famous Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona.

There is a large parking lot (and a good, free camper site) at the edge of the colony.