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Travel with Rick Steves

547 Gaudí's Sagrada Família; Globally Curious

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Places & Travel, Rick Steves, Travel, Public Radio, 721132, Society & Culture, Npr, Europe

4.52.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

An expert on Antoni Gaudí reveals what the Modernista architect had envisioned for Barcelona's magnificent Sagrada Família church, and shares updates on the work to complete what Gaudí started 135 years ago. And travel writer Seth Kugel makes the case for letting serendipity play a role in your trip's itinerary.

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0:00.0

Even if you don't get very excited about touring cathedrals to admire the architecture,

0:05.0

there is a church being built in Spain that you just have to see for yourself.

0:10.0

Now in the last few years the staggering almost emotional experience as you walk in from the outside

0:19.1

and the space and the light kind of explodes above your head.

0:22.6

Coming up, art historian Geis Van Hensburgen shares his enthusiasm for the genius of Antoni Gaudi.

0:29.6

His vision for the world's most famously unfinished landmark is nearing completion at Barcelona's

0:35.1

Segratif Amelia. Plus frequent traveler Seth Cougougal helps you get more of what you really want

0:41.2

out of your travels.

0:42.4

I kind of noticed a lot of disconnects between what people really want to get out of travel and

0:47.9

what they actually do when they travel.

0:50.8

It's a guide for the globally curious and the story of Gaudee's masterpiece on today's travel with Rick Steves.

0:57.0

Stay with us.

1:00.0

Have you ever found yourself over planning a trip you've been anticipating for a long time?

1:04.8

Did your tight itinerary get in the way of actually enjoying yourself?

1:08.7

Coming up on today's Travel with Rick Steve's, Travel writer Seth Kugel recommends a few time-tested tips for having the trip of a lifetime.

1:16.0

Seth helps us rediscover what we want to get out of seeing the world a little later in the hour.

1:21.0

I didn't expect that I'd live long enough to ever see it finished. So far

1:25.3

the always under construction, Sigrada Familia Church in Barcelona has already

1:29.6

survived two World Wars, a civil war, penny-pinching accountants, and the hungry years of Franco's rule.

1:36.2

Today, it's become an icon of the city, construction cranes and all.

1:40.9

Plans are to complete architect Antoni Gowdy's vision for the church by

1:45.1

2026 to mark the centennial of his death. As it nears completion, visitors often describe

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