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Basilica de la Sagrada Familia vs Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC

Both are rated very highly by professional travelers. On balance, Basilica of the Sagrada Familia ranks marginally higher than Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC. Basilica of the Sagrada Familia comes in at #3 in Barcelona with recommendations from 13 sources such as Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet and Concierge.

Basilica de la Sagrada Familia
Basilica de la Sagrada Familia
9 / 10
Mallorca 401, 08013 Barcelona Spain
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Concierge Concierge
"Never mind that it's a cliché: If you see only one sight in Barcelona, head to the Eixample and see Gaudí's resplendent Sagrada Familia."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Gaudí's incomplete masterpiece is one of the city's more idiosyncratic creations -- if you have time to see only one Catalan landmark, you should make it this one." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"If you have time for only one sightseeing outing, this should be it." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The spired house to the right is the Casa-Museu Gaudí, where Gaudí lived for most of his last 20 years (1906–26). It contains furniture by him and other memorabilia." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) was a profoundly religious man, and from 1912 forward he made the design of this soaring basilica his life’s work." Full review
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC
9 / 10
Parc de Montjuic, Palau Nacional, 08038 Barcelona
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Housed in the imposingly domed, towered, frescoed, and columned Palau Nacional... this superb museum was renovated in 1995 by Gae Aulenti." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"Covering 1,000 years of Catalan art, this fully modernized museum on Montjuïc was carved out of the Palau Nacional for the 1929 International Exposition."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Journey up to the Parc de Monjuïc to see the work of Picasso's Barcelona contemporaries at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Although its mammoth collection also covers the Gothic period and the 19th and 20th centuries, the MNAC is perhaps the most important center for Romanesque art in the world." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"An extensive collection of Catalan art, from Modernista sculptures to paintings by Dalí... also has large holdings of European Renaissance paintings." Full review
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