There are multiple sights you can skip when you travel to any spot like Barcelona. In Dublin, Temple Bar comes to mind. In Seattle, the Space Needle is not a necessary visit - overpriced and the hamburgers aren’t so great. In Italy, the Leaning Tower of Pisa no longer leans by itself, and so it is now “the supported tower of a long, worthless day trip.”
However, in Barcelona, Gaudi’s Casa Battlo can not be skipped. Standing outside and taking pictures won’t cut it either. The entrance fee of 17,80 euros is stiff, but like a stiff drink, it is hard to ingest it at first, but is worth the price.
The winding staircases and blue-tiled walls of the light well made me stop, look, turn around, and look again. I did this little stop, turn, turn around dance when I saw anything new in the house: the archways, the façade, the stain-glass windows, and the clean lines of the cool, ventilated attic. My hokie pokie version of sightseeing.
Gaudi didn’t just design crazily-artistic and mind-blowing aesthetics, but he ran far ahead of his time as a developer of sustainable architecture. He recycled tiles from other buildings and used archways to save on materials. He was Phoenix-like in his construction, building new from the ashes of the old.
But enough of my writer’s undying need to describe things; only photos can do the trick when discussing one of Barcelona’s must sees.
However, in Barcelona, Gaudi’s Casa Battlo can not be skipped. Standing outside and taking pictures won’t cut it either. The entrance fee of 17,80 euros is stiff, but like a stiff drink, it is hard to ingest it at first, but is worth the price. 
But enough of my writer’s undying need to describe things; only photos can do the trick when discussing one of Barcelona’s must sees. 
