Many travelers to<\/a> Barcelona, Spain, may find themselves at one of the most beautiful sacred places in the world: the Sagrada Familia.<\/p>\n The basilica is the largest unfinished Catholic church, attracting not just worshippers but tourists from all over.<\/p>\n Sagrada Familia attracts so many tourists that the city of Barcelona<\/a> is now building a specific area just for visitors to snap photos.<\/p>\n POPULAR BEACH DESTINATION REQUIRES TOURISTS TO BOOK SPOTS VIA APP OR WEBSITE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In an action plan put together by the Barcelona Tourism Management (BTM), officials state, “The area around the Sagrada Familia was not designed for the intensive use it currently experiences.”<\/p>\n The public spaces in that area, the plan said, have reached a “saturation point.”<\/p>\n The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, will be adding more tourist attraction areas to curb overcrowding.<\/span> (Urbanandsport\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Officials say that “work needs to be done to improve this space in the following areas of intervention: urban landscape, tourist attraction<\/a> points, public space model and disruptions or transformations resulting from urban developments.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n One of the tourist attraction points is an area dedicated to picture taking<\/a> in a large plaza on the Placa Gaudi facing the front of the church.<\/p>\n The plaza, officials say, will alleviate congested sidewalks and leave room in front of local businesses that were previously blocked by tourists.\u00a0<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The plaza will alleviate congested sidewalks and leave room in front of local businesses that were previously blocked by tourists.\u00a0<\/p>\n For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com\/lifestyle<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n The church<\/a> was designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi beginning in 1882.<\/p>\n It attracted 4.7 million visitors in 2023, according to BTM.<\/p>\n The Sagrada Familia attracted 4.7 million visitors in 2023 alone.<\/span> (Urbanandsport\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “A new design of the square would allow a [physical link] with Avinguda de Gaud\u00ed to encourage flows toward the Sant Pau Modernist complex,” the action plan says.<\/p>\n![\"Sagrada](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1200\/675\/sagrada-familia.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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