We ate lunch and shopped for trinkets at Montserrat and then made our journey back down the mountain to see another of Antonio Gaudi's amazing creations, a residential community planned by him. Once there it's immediately evident with his rock carved designs and bright color mosaics. He pitched this community with little success. It featured "gingerbread" looking houses and a column festooned market place (which was never used as such) that was designed to capture rainwater and thus supply the community's plumbing and excellent acoustics that it was to be used as a concert/dance hall in the evening. On top of the market place is a walking/sitting area spotlighting the world's largest mosaic covered benched which were designed to be very comfortable to lean back on.
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