Portal Miralles

As promised, Antoni Gaudí is standing under Portal Miralles, waiting for us to visit him. He as one of the most famous architects in the world doesn't need any introduction, but the door known as Portal Miralles does. Built in 1901 as an access to the Miralles road holding, the door is perfectly preserved (also thanks to the restoration carried out in 2000 by the sculptor Joaquim Camps, who made Gaudí's statue) and it appears as a large undulating arch, inspired by forms of natural origin. Today it allows access to the quiet street called Calle de Francesc Carbonell, silently crossing the daily life of the local inhabitants. The Portal Miralles is one of Gaudí's less-known works, far from the crowds of Barcelona, ​​and was commissioned by the industrialist Hermenegild Miralles as access to his road holding. Only one part remains of the estate, that is a piece of the stone fence surmounted by a metal grid, similar to the skin of a reptile. The entire structure is crowned by the characteristic three-dimensional cross in wrought iron. On the right there is another smaller door, which still retains the original grid.