My friends, however, were determined to see the Basílica de la Sagrada Família—so, outvoted, along I went. Construction on ...

It is quite fitting that the Sagrada Família is at the top of Tripadvisor’s 2025 Travelers' Choice Awards as this is the last ...

Church officials said in an annual report that they expected it to be finished by 2026, a century after the death of Antoni Gaudí, the basilica's famous architect.

Barcelona, a tourism hub in northeast Spain's Catalonia region, and a nearby coastal town were targets of extremist attacks that killed 16 people last month. The Islamic State claimed the attacks.

The church has been largely shielded from financial and political pressure because it is mainly financed by fees from tourists, who pour in at a rate of more than 3 million a year. Over the ...

Machu Picchu, an important Inca site and Peru's main tourist attraction, is threatened by its high volume of visitors. The fund said two sites in New Orleans, St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 and the ...

Barcelona’s beloved architect Antoni Gaudí is synonymous with the Catalan capital, home to several of his modernist masterpieces. Even if you’re not familiar with Gaudí’s name, you can’t ...

Barcelona, Spain, Jul 26, 2010 / 11:58 am On November 7, the one-of-a-kind Church of the Holy Family, or "Sagrada Familia," will be consecrated by Pope Benedict and also designated as a basilica.

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrive at the Sagrada Familia church to attend the memorial service for the victims of the Germanwings crash in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, April 27, 2015 ...

Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or ...