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Sagrada Família, Barcelona — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Sagrada Família is a neighbourhood in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalunya, named after Antoni Gaudí's basilica.
About Sagrada Família
Where to stay in Sagrada Família
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Sagrada Família is a busy neighbourhood in the Eixample district of Barcelona, built around Antoni Gaudí's basilica. The basilica draws the crowds. Visitors who want to stay beside one of Barcelona's landmarks can base themselves in Sagrada Família, steps from the basilica and within reach of the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona and the Monument a Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer in Catalunya.
The Eixample spreads all around.
About Sagrada Família
What are the main landmarks in Sagrada Família?
Sagrada Família takes its name from the basilica at its heart. Antoni Gaudí's basilica rises over the neighbourhood, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, while nearby stand the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona, the Design Museum of Barcelona, and the Museu de la Música de Barcelona. Older churches survive too.
The Església de Sant Francesc de Sales and the Espais Volart add to the landmarks around Sagrada Família, alongside the stadium of Nou Sardenya.
What is the history of Sagrada Família?
Sagrada Família grew with the Eixample around Antoni Gaudí's basilica. The basilica began as an expiatory temple and became the centre of a new quarter as the Eixample of Barcelona extended around it, giving the neighbourhood both its name and its landmark in Catalunya. The name stuck.
Around it, the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona and other institutions later filled the streets of the Eixample district.
Where is Sagrada Família?
Sagrada Família lies in the Eixample district of Barcelona, its streets around Antoni Gaudí's basilica and the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona, in the region of Catalunya.
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Updated July 2026