After 144 years of construction, Barcelona’s iconic La Sagrada Familia is finally being completed.<\/p>\n
This year, in Barcelona, marks the centenary of Antoni Gaud\u00ed\u2019s passing\u2014the architect whose work defines the city. Even more remarkable is that Gaud\u00ed\u2019s iconic La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia is finally nearing completion after 144 years of construction, a once-in-a-generation moment for visitors. And, as someone who\u2019s been to Barcelona more than once already, I was ready to visit once again.<\/p>\n
Like magic, JetBlue\u2019s Boston-Barcelona<\/a> route is unveiled right on time. If you\u2019ve never attended an inaugural flight celebration, it\u2019s quite the event. The kick-off party offered a taste of Spain with festive d\u00e9cor, light bites, and remarks from the airline\u2019s president right at my departure gate.\u00a0<\/p>\n This was my first time flying JetBlue Mint<\/a>, and it did not disappoint. The experience offers the largest lie-flat seats among major U.S. airlines, Tuft & Needle bedding, and restaurant-style dining from acclaimed New York eateries. Seatback menu ordering, wireless charging, curated wellness kits, and free Fly-Fi ensure you arrive in Barcelona genuinely refreshed.<\/p>\n Watch the video now.<\/p>\n My travels continued with a dual stay at two standout properties from NH Collection Hotels. NH Collection Barcelona Constanza<\/a>, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rafael Moneo, offered sleek white marble interiors in the city\u2019s modern financial district. And NH Collection Barcelona Gran Hotel Calder\u00f3n<\/a>, built on the former site of the Teatro Calder\u00f3n by architect Josep Rodriguez Lloveras, was conveniently located in the Quadrant d\u2019Or.\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s always space to simply enjoy in Barcelona\u2014whether in a paella cooking class, a leisurely street art wander through the Gothic Quarter, or cocktails at Paradiso, one of the World\u2019s 50 Best Bars. And, with JetBlue\u2019s new route and NH Collection Hotel\u2019s locations, there\u2019s never been a more compelling time to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After 144 years of construction, Barcelona’s iconic La Sagrada Familia is finally being completed. This year, in Barcelona,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[92,3376,4573,13635,17],"class_list":["post-26270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-barcelona","tag-boston","tag-jetblue","tag-la-sagrada-familia","tag-spain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}