{"id":4226,"date":"2025-10-25T09:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technomads.maginei.com\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:26:03","slug":"barcelona-day-9-basilica-de-santa-maria-del-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technomads.maginei.com\/?p=4226","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Day 9 \u2013 Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“The Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi was constructed between 1319 and 1391 in a Catalan Gothic style, with its origins believed to date back to a 5th-century church.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition it survived many cannonball strikes from enemy forces off the coast! What a place… A medieval pirate haven of sorts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got a chance to do the Bell Tower Tour. Long way up! The stairs on the VERY cramped spiral staircase were about half the length of my feet LOL. K was not happy…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In old Spanish churches it’s not unusual to have burials underneath the church floors. Interesting idea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Guilds in the ancient days were very important and had their own symbols, and a list of members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ChatGPT was able to translate some of this stuff! It gave great history as well<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This bell tower was the tallest structure in Barcelona for a long long time. We walked up to the roof through one of those pie wedge columns between the bells (in the picture above). Tight squeeze!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Made it to the roof!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Halfway up the bell tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another night out \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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This kitty is a doppelganger for our long gone Queen Elizabeth. Was nice to see<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Glad our table had an umbrella! A 20 minute cloud burst soaked everything<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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