The city after dark
Night changes the personality of the city entirely, and it is the only time the major monuments are genuinely uncrowded.
Sagrada Familia at night
The lit sculpted facades against a dark sky, with the surrounding streets almost empty. A tripod helps, but a modern camera and a steady railing post will do the job.
Passeig de Gràcia after hours
Storefront light spilling across the pavement with modernista stone above it, a collision of eras that only reads after dark.
The Gothic Quarter in blue hour
The cathedral and the arcade square under their lamps. Work fast, because the window between streetlights coming on and total darkness lasts about twenty minutes.