Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau

"This is one of Europe's earliest medical complexes, and contains some of Barcelona's most impressive Gothic architecture." Full review

"Modernist Complex is set in what was surely one of the most beautiful public projects in the world." Full review

"Graceful sculpture, stained glass, and exquisite mosaic tiles makes the group of buildings perhaps the most beautiful and largest Modernisme/Art Nouveau campus in the world." Full review

"Considered one of the most important pieces of modernista public architecture, this hospital’s practice challenges the meaning of “neouveau."" Full review

"Considered the finest example of Catalan Modernist architecture, this 600-year-old former hospital is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site." Full review

"This former hospital is an Art Nouveau masterpiece, and now functions as a famous museum and arts venue." Full review

"The former hospital is made up of 20 pavilions, abundantly adorned with the colourful Byzantine, Gothic and Moorish flourishes that characterise the architect’s style and set in peaceful gardens." Full review

"Its research activities placed the Santa Creu i Sant Pau hospital as one of the main hospital facilities in Spain." Full review

"Glazed ceramic mosaics adorn the pavilions, depicting mythological scenes and the history of Catalonia. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1997...the hospital now houses a research centre. " Full review

"Why visit a former hospital? Because this was a medical facility unlike any other." Full review