Illa De La Discòrdia

The name of the block label dates from the turn of the twentieth century, when much of the local press greatly satirized the new architectural styles of Modernisme. The words illa and mansana both provide a play on words. Illa de la discòrdia is a Catalan expression that corresponds with the English expression bone of contention, but also literally means block of discord. Similarly, mansana de la discòrdia is a pun that means both block of discord and apple of discord, referring to the golden Apple of Discord in the Judgment of Paris, a Greek myth in which three goddesses participate in a competition to determine which of them is the fairest. Calling the area the Apple of Discord thus refers to the presence of the major Modernista architects all competing for the most impressive architecture (and their styles clashing) on the very same city block

Went on a Saturday. BIG mistake. Queues to get in went into the road so forget about getting any good pics because there were too many people in the way. However, the architecture of the buildings was just beautiful, not worth taking a trip just to see it but wonderful for passing by.

The people selling things on the sidewalk is annoying but location nice

Just a beautiful building great architecture but that's it worth a visit for a couple of minutes

Great to walk around for free and check out the amazing facades.