Gaudí Buildings in Barcelona: Where to Go and What to Book
Gaudí buildings in Barcelona with hours, ticket rules and addresses for Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, Palau Güell, Park Güell and more.
Four Gaudí sites in Barcelona run on tickets and set hours: Casa Batlló and La Pedrera on Passeig de Gràcia, Palau Güell off La Rambla and the Monumental Zone of Park Güell. Casa Vicens, Casa Calvet and the crypt at Colònia Güell are also worth a stop, but the pages we checked give no visiting details for them, so confirm those on each site’s own page.
The list below goes by area, starting in the Eixample and ending outside the city.
Casa Batlló, Passeig de Gràcia
Casa Batlló is at Passeig de Gràcia 43, on an avenue known for its modernist buildings. The house comes with a Gaudí app that holds audio guides, augmented reality content and quizzes, and visitors should bring their own headphones. Children up to 12 enter free and get an augmented reality tablet. The audio guide and a subtitled tablet for hearing-impaired visitors exist in many languages, English among them.
The house suits visitors who want a guided, tech-assisted walk-through. Wheelchair users can visit all areas, and two elevators have priority for people with reduced mobility and pregnant women. Strollers for children under 2 are stored on site.
Address: Passeig de Gràcia 43. Hours: 8:30am to 10:30pm, last admission 9:30pm, ticket office open until 9pm. Duration: about 1 hr 15 min. Tickets: prices are not listed on the visit page, so check Casa Batlló before you go.
La Pedrera (Casa Milà), Passeig de Gràcia
La Pedrera, formally Casa Milà, was finished in 1910. Its nickname, “the quarry,” began as a jab at the heavy look of the main façade. The Milà family commissioned Gaudí, and the undulating stone building is now run by the Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera. The roof terrace, with 30 chimneys shaped like petrified warriors, is the part most visitors come for. The foundation also keeps the attic open with an exhibition on Gaudí, and the audio guide is included in the ticket.
Prices on the Barcelona.cat listing: general entry from €25, reduced €19 (students, people with a recognized disability, over 65), junior €12.50 for ages 12 to 17, and free for children up to 12. Residents of Catalonia pay €12.50 for adults and €6 for juniors at the day price, and must show a valid DNI or NIE at the ticket window. A 20% discount applies with the BCN Card or a Ruta del Modernisme ticket (€16.40), and 10% with the Bus Turístic ticket (€18.45). Tickets bought at the box office cost €1 more per person. Compare passes in our guide to the Barcelona Card, Articket and Hola Travel Card.
Address: Passeig de Gràcia 92. Hours: Nov. 2 to Dec. 25, daily 09.00 to 18.30, closed Dec. 25. Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, 09.00 to 20.30, except Jan. 1 (11.00 to 20.30). Jan. 4 to March 5, 09.00 to 18.30. March 6 to Nov. 1, 09.00 to 20.30. Entry is allowed until half an hour before closing. Contact: 932142576 or [email protected]. Groups of more than 10 must book ahead. The building is accessible for people with physical disabilities.
Casa Calvet, Eixample
Casa Calvet, at Carrer de Casp 48, was built from 1898 to 1900 for a textile manufacturer, with commercial space in the basement and on the ground floor and a home above. Scholars quoted on the Wikipedia page call it the most conventional of Gaudí’s works, since it sits between older buildings in a formal part of the city. The details reward a look from the street: columns at the entrance shaped like stacked bobbins refer to the family trade, and mushrooms above the central oriel refer to the owner’s hobby.
The page says nothing about tours or opening hours, so treat it as a façade to see unless you confirm access elsewhere.
Palau Güell, El Raval
Palau Güell reopened to the public on May 25, 2011, after restoration. The visit runs on an app on your phone, so bring headphones, and the audio guide is included in the ticket. The shop inside is open only to ticket holders. The roof terrace and the midday courtyard can close in rain, strong wind or extreme heat.
The Palau Güell site lists accessibility services: a lift for visitors with reduced mobility, loan wheelchairs sized to that lift, sign-language video guides, and an easy-reading guide in English among other languages. Photos for personal use are allowed without flash or tripod. Food, drinks, scooters and bikes are not allowed inside.
Address: Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3-5, 08001 Barcelona. Hours: April 1 to Oct. 31, 10 to 20 (last entry 19). Nov. 1 to March 31, 10 to 17.30 (last entry 16.30). Closed non-holiday Mondays, Dec. 25 and 26, Jan. 1 and 6, and the last week of January for maintenance. Tickets: the ticket office is in the building next door and closes one hour before the palace. Open-door days are held on the first Sunday of each month and on some marked dates; the official page has details. Getting there: Liceu station on Metro line 3, buses V13, 59, 91 and 120, or FGC to Plaça Catalunya. Phone: 934 725 775 (Monday to Saturday, in Catalan, Spanish and English).
Casa Vicens, Gràcia
Casa Vicens is widely regarded as Gaudí’s first major project. According to Wikipedia, he drew the first plans between 1878 and 1880, and the house went up between 1883 and 1885 for Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence. It belongs to Gaudí’s orientalist period, with abundant ceramic tiling, Moorish arches and exposed brick columns. It was named a World Heritage Site in 2005.
Gràcia was a separate town when the house was built. The original garden was sold off in plots, so today the house stands on a small plot. The page gives no address, hours or prices, so use the official site of the house for those.
Park Güell, La Salut
Park Güell was meant as a luxury housing estate. Eusebi Güell hired Gaudí, and building ran from 1900 to 1914, but only two houses were built, since the hill was too far from the centre. The park opened to the public in 1926 and is now a municipal garden. The Wikipedia article describes the serpent-shaped bench on the main terrace, designed by Josep Maria Jujol, the viaducts that imitate tree trunks and the Turó de les Tres Creus, a hilltop with views of the Sagrada Família, Torre Glòries, Montjuïc and the sea.
Since October 2013 the Monumental Zone (main terrace, mosaics, viaducts and gate area) needs a ticket, and Barcelona residents enter free. Tickets often sell out, so book ahead. Gaudí’s former home, the Torre Rosa, has a separate ticket with a discount for Sagrada Família visitors. The closest Metro stops, Vallcarca and Lesseps, are not adjacent to the park.
Colònia Güell, Santa Coloma de Cervelló
The church crypt at Colònia Güell is a half-built church in a former company town outside the city, begun in 1898 on commission from Eusebi Güell. Construction started in 1908 and stopped in 1914, and only the crypt was finished, between 1908 and 1915. It sits partly underground, has 22 stained glass windows and holds furniture Gaudí designed. He planned its structure with hanging ropes and lead-filled sacks, a method he later used for the Sagrada Família, according to Wikipedia.
The source lists no hours, prices or transport, so check the official site before making the trip.
Tips for visiting
- Book Park Güell and La Pedrera first: Park Güell tickets often sell out, and La Pedrera adds €1 per person at the box office.
- Residents of Barcelona can enter the Park Güell Monumental Zone free. For the La Pedrera resident price, carry a valid DNI or NIE; see our guide to the TIE card appointment if your papers are in process.
- Winter hours at Palau Güell end at 17.30, and La Pedrera closes at 18.30 until March 5, so plan daylight visits early.
- Queues and crowds attract thieves; read our advice on pickpockets in Barcelona.
- The Sagrada Família is not covered here because no official page for it was included in our sources.
Quick answers
Which Gaudí buildings can I visit with a Barcelona resident discount?
Barcelona residents enter the Park Güell Monumental Zone free. La Pedrera sets a day price of €12.50 for adults and €6 for juniors for residents of Catalonia, who must show a valid DNI or NIE at the ticket window.
When is Palau Güell closed?
It is closed on Mondays that are not holidays, on Dec. 25 and 26, Jan. 1 and 6, and during the last week of January for maintenance.
How long does a visit to Casa Batlló take?
The Casa Batlló visit page gives about 1 hr 15 min, with last admission at 9:30pm.
Checked against official sources in November 2026. Hours, prices and rules change: confirm on the official page before you go or apply.
