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A local’s guide to seeing Casa Batlló inside and out

Casa Batlló is one of the most famous Gaudi buildings in Barcelona and also one of my most favorite places to visit in the city . 

Its beautiful facade and fantastic interiors, coupled with the great restoration efforts by the family who owns the building and virtual reality audio guide, make a visit to Casa Batlló a must whether you are spending one day in Barcelona ,   four days in the capital , a complete road trip around Europe , or whether you are traveling solo or with kids.

Casa Batlló is great for all ages and in all seasons, it is even open on Christmas Day and at night throughout the year, be it for summer concerts of winter serenades. You can’t visit Barcelona and miss Casa Batlló.

Why you should read this article

• As a local to the city, I want to not only tell you what is written elsewhere but also share anecdotes only another Catalan will know. 
• Know what to expect during the visit. I have visited Casa Batlló in summer, winter, during the day and at night so I can compare and share tips to make the most of your visit.
• To know what the right ticket for you is. There are many ticket options and tours available so it can be difficult to pick.

What you will learn in this article

• The history of Casa Batlló, how it came about and why it is designed this way.
• A bit more about Gaudi, the architect, and about Modernisme, the artistic movement that defines Barcelona’s Eixample district and beyond.
• Detailed comparison of each of the Casa Batlló ticket options and passes available

History of Casa Batlló

This privately-owned, UNESCO-listed building on Passeig de Gracia is visited by almost 3 million people every year, making it one of the most popular places in the city and one of the most emblematic too. 

Considered a Gaudi masterpiece, Casa Batlló has been recognized with several awards for its original design, its original restoration work and its ongoing conservation efforts. It is also consistently ranked as one of the best tourist attractions in Spain. 

The architect’s signature elements can almost all be found in the building, making it a culmination piece in his portfolio. Gaudi also incorporated several modern elements for the time and made it a very functional building despite its fantastical look. 

If you only had time to visit one monument in Barcelona, Casa Batlló would certainly be a top candidate.

Despite being known as one of Gaudi’s best works, Casa Batlló was not originally built by him but by one of his university professors, Emili Sala Cortes, in 1877 when Passeig de Gracia had just opened up and the city still had no electricity. 

When Josep Batlló bought the house in 1903, Gaudi was tasked with demolishing it and rebuilding it from scratch and was given free creative reign to design it. However, the architect did not feel the house needed to be brought down and convinced industrialist Mr. Batlló to just renovate it instead, a work that was carried out between 1904 and 1906.

At that time, the Cerda Plan and Eixample District expansion were in full swing and the Catalan bourgeoisie all lived in Passeig de Gracia, the most coveted address at the heart of the city’s thriving economy which connected the old part of the city with Gracia.

Mr. Batlló was a prominent businessman of the time with several textile businesses and married the daughter of the Godo family, founders of the newspaper La Vanguardia . The couple and their four children lived in the house until Mrs. Batlló’s death in 1940. 

The specific block where Casa Batlló is located is known as “La Manzana de la Discordia” in Spanish (Illa de la Discordia in Catalan) and directly translates as either “The Block of Discord” or “The Apple of Discord” (the word manzana in Spanish both refers to an apple and to a city block), a play on words.

This nickname is a reference to a story from Greek mythology that tells of a golden apple tossed in between four goddesses to incite them to fight for it to capture its beauty, an act which led to the Trojan Wars when Aphrodite , who got the apple, promised to give Helen of Troy to Paris who resolved the quarrel.

The stretch of Passeig de Gracia between C/Arago and Consell de Cent is lined with four houses by the most famous Modernist architects of the time, each displaying their own interpretation of Modernisme, each competing for the attention of the passers-by. 

Puig i Cadafalch’s beautiful Casa Amatller (right by Casa Batlló), Domenech in Muntaner’s Casa Lleo Morera on the corner with its tall turrets, Gaudi’s Casa Batlló and its famous dragon roof and Enric Sagnier ’s Casa Mulleres, grace this part of Eixample with some of their best residential work.

After the death of Mrs. Batlló, the children sold the house which was then owned by various companies and individuals through the decades, until the Bernat Family, owners of candy company Chupa Chups , bought it in 1994 and embarked on an effort to completely renovate it. 

Casa Batlló first opened in 1995 exclusively for private events and it has been welcoming visitors since 2002, the Year of Gaudi. Apart from the regular audio-guided visits, there is a changing offer of events including night concerts and theatrical performances. 

Casa Batlló’s famous facade gets dressed in red roses on Saint George’s Day (23rd of April) every year and on other marked occasions such as LGBTI Pride Parade in 2017 when it was lit with the colors of the rainbow, or with white balls of light for Christmas in 2019. 

As this is a privately-owned building, a large percentage of the ticket sales goes towards the constant conservation work that is required to maintain such a delicate structure. If you visit Casa Batlló chances are you will find a small part of the house being renovated. 

About Gaudi and his design for Casa Batllo

Antoni Gaudi started his professional architectural career in the 1880s, his first official work was actually a set of lampposts that you can still see on Plaza Reial in the Gothic Quarter and which brought light to the streets of the city for the first time.

But the architect had already left an imprint in the architectural world as a student and when he graduated, the Director of the Llotja School wondered if they had “given the title to a genius or a fool”.

Originally from Reus (or a small town nearby that his parents had a house in, experts can’t be certain), Gaudi moved to Barcelona at an early age to study architecture. He found fame and luck early on when he was discovered by his patron, sponsor and friend, industrialist Eusebi Guell.

From then on, he would become an acclaimed architect and have more work than he could accept. Residential houses, religious buildings and monuments were his forte and he left his imprint on about 20 works that have been preserved to date.

At the beginning of his career, Gaudi was a socialite. Involved in the Catalanism movement of La Renaixenca, although unlike his contemporary Puig i Cadafalch, he never took political roles. 

He elevated Catalan culture and heritage through his works, which always revered and remembered Catalonia’s golden Medieval time and in particular, the Gothic period. 

There are three elements you will find in almost all of Gaudi’s works: references to Catalan culture, religious components and nature, which was his biggest source of inspiration and creativity. Gaudi is also known for not believing in straight lines and they are hardly ever found in his designs.

As he became older and his family and friends, in particular his father and Eusebi Guell, died, Gaudi became more reserved and religious and progressively retired from social life to concentrate on his work and faith. 

From 1915, he was entirely devoted to the construction of La Sagrada Familia and had abandoned all other projects, leaving some unfinished. He even moved into the Crypt where he lived at the time of his death and where he is buried. 

Gaudi never married and had no children so it was his disciples who carried on with his work at the famous church. 

The facade of Casa Batllo

Many people will pass by Casa Batllo and simply admire its facade. So fascinating is its design that there are people standing or sitting in front of it day and night, winter and summer, sunshine or rain. 

What is on Casa Batllo’s facade that is so magical?

First of all, Casa Batllo’s facade has given the building many nicknames, from “The House of Bones”, because of the fishbone balconies, to “The Dragon House” because of its green and orange rooftop tiles that resemble the body of a dragon.

Gaudi did indeed want to represent Barcelona on the facade of Casa Batllo and took what made the city famous as inspiration. The Mediterranian Sea, which has made the city a magnet for civilizations for centuries, the Legend of Saint George and the vibrant and colorful culture.

When you look at the facade of Casa Batllo you can almost see Gaudi’s genius. His famous trencadis technique (broken pieces) was used to cover the facade with pieces of glass and ceramics that make a colorful mosaic with green, blue and white that remind you of the sea and of nature. 

Unlike most buildings in the city, Casa Batllo seems alive and constantly changes in color as the day progresses. Although the facade only gets direct sunlight in the early summer mornings, the rooftop is bathed in light, sometimes turning redder, other times bluer.

No line is straight on Casa Batllo’s facade, from the fishbone balconies to the facade’s wall itself or the columns on the ground floor store. Gaudi realized that there were no straight lines in nature so he did not have straight lines in his designs either. This gives Casa Batllo a feeling of movement as if the dragon it represents was awake.

Like with all buildings in Eixample, the main floor, called Noble Floor or Principal, had a much larger balcony than the upper floors, and one which was covered to make a gallery and juts out onto the street below. 

This is where the Batlló family lived. Expansive oval windows let the light in and allowed the family to see and be seen, to watch those passing by and show off their wealth. From the street, one could look in and marvel at the furniture, the clothes and the jewelry worn by the women of the house. 

Gaudi not only designed the facade of Casa Batllo but also its interiors and several pieces of furniture. This is why Casa Batllo’s allegory of nature is more seamlessly integrated here than in any other Gaudi building.

The upper floors of Casa Batllo were rented out to tenants who had separate stairs and elevators to access their floors. Instead of a gallery, reserved only for the main floor, they had smaller balconies in the shape of a Carnival mask but following the same fishbone look. 

Even the attic, where the servants would come to wash clothes, has a small balcony in the middle with the same white fishbone look. Today, from this small balcony, you can take photos with the facade behind you for a fee.

The most distinctive part of the facade is the rooftop. If you look up you will clearly see the red, green and blue tiles that make the rooftop look like the scales on the back of a giant sleeping dragon. 

As the light touches them, these glazed tiles change in color so the rooftop never looks the same. In the late afternoon, they appear golden, in the morning, greener. Because of the gradation in color, they have movement, as if they were sea waves flowing with the wind.

At one end of the facade is a small tower that is topped with a four-sided cross pointing to the four cardinal points, north, south, east and west. 

The Casa Batlló facade has many interpretations. The video above, produced by the Casa Batlló Foundation shows the magic behind Casa Batlló’s design.

It is known as the house of bones for the fishbone balconies, or as the house of the dragon for the rooftop dragon. Gaudi, as was typical of him, did not leave any documentation about the symbolism of the facade so each visitor can draw their own story.

Many agree that it is a representation of the Legend of Saint George which was a common element in many Modernist buildings such as Casa de les Punxes or Gaudi’s El Bellesguard. 

However, others think the facade is a representation of the sea and the city’s prominence in the Mediterranean and as a port. Dali is known for having shared his interpretation as a marine scene as if Gaudi had told him.

Inside Casa Batlló, a look at its interiors

If there is one piece of advice I can give anyone visiting Barcelona is to go inside Casa Batlló. The facade is fantastic, but the house’s magic is inside and the SmartGuide is a great experience. It is not considered one of Gaudi’s masterpieces for nothing!

The self-guided tour with the virtual reality SmartGuide walks you through the building while you learn more about Gaudi, about Casa Batlló and about the many small details you would miss if you didn’t pay attention. 

You can point the handset at some of the key decorative elements of the house and see them come to life in the way Gaudi conceived them.

Visits to Casa Batlló start on the ground floor with the virtual reality audio guide which is included in all tickets. There are a series of numbers you can enter to follow the itinerary recommended.

Your visit starts on the ground floor where you get your audio guide. Don’t skip this area, even if it’s usually filled with visitors, for this is the base of the building. This is where Gaudi’s marine references are strongest. The blue tiles, with relief, look like water in a glass, and the grand staircase reflects the fishbone balconies. Perhaps it is a large marine animal’s spine. 

There are elevators to go up to the first floor, but the stairs are part of the experience. As soon as you enter into the noble floor you will see the famous mushroom fireplace and turtle lights come to life through the audio guide.

Continue to enter the main living room with the gallery and you will immediately understand the role that this space played at the time: see and be seen. You have Passeig de Gracia, and the throngs of tourists standing in front of Casa Batlló, right at your feet.

Oval windows from floor to ceiling decorated with stained glass and floral patterns and hugged by warm wooden panels give the room an elegant look. I am speechless every time I walk into this room, and I have probably visited more than 5 times. 

The room is filled with light and the doors that separate the two spaces let the light through as well since they are also decorated with stained glass. But look up because movement doesn’t stop at the doors, the ceiling is also undulated.

If you continue, you will head towards the back terrace, the interior patio-garden-courtyard that all buildings in Eixample have. 

This back facade is also beautiful and the courtyard is where concerts and other events take place throughout the year, particularly in the summer. If you visit in the afternoon, it will be awash with light and the colorful tiles, on the wall and the floor, will shine.

Pro tip: In the halls at the back you can find a scale model of the house, and a replica of the famous chair-bench that Gaudi designed for Casa Calvet which you can actually sit on. At the store you can also see (and buy, if you feel so!) a replica of the Casa Batlló chair which is at the Met .

But perhaps one of the most fascinating and beautiful parts of the building’s interior is the patio of lights, or skylight, which Gaudi renovated and expanded when taking over the project. Here is where the marine feel is strongest.

The walls of the skylight are decorated with blue tiles in a gradation that goes from darker at the top to lighter at the bottom, to contrast the amount of light one finds when ascending towards the roof. In the winter of 2019/2020 snow fell through this skylight bringing magic to Casa Batlló’s interiors.

From the main noble floor, you need to climb up to the loft, or attic, where the rest of the tour continues. The remaining floors are occupied and rented out to businesses and not open to the public. Unlike Casa Mila or Casa de les Punxes, nobody lives inside Casa Batlló today.

As you climb up the stairs, you will see the various flats. Each of them has golden letters at the top that refer to the person living inside. Look and grab the doorknobs, they are incredibly ergonomic, and beautiful, even something as mundane as the staircase is pretty at Casa Batlló.

Casa Batlló’s loft is a great place to see one of Gaudi’s most famous contributions to architecture, his vaulted ceilings. If you visit Casa Mila or Colonia Guell you will see the same technique. This allowed him to have long corridors without columns in the middle.

The loft was used by the servants to wash clothes and you can still see the remains of the space. This is where you can take a picture with the facade as the background for a fee, I thought it was a really cute picture.

Continue to the rooftop terrace, which is one of the coolest parts of the visit. You can walk up the back of the facade and get up and close with the scales of the dragon (or the sea waves depending on what interpretation you like best).

The rooftop has another of Gaudi’s main features: his chimneys. 

These structures look like tall heads with eyes and are covered in trencadis. There are four sets of them on either side of the skylight and they are not just decorative elements, they channel the smoke from the various fireplaces in the building. Each chimney is decorated differently but they all have flower motifs. 

The views from the rooftop over Passeig de Gracia are stunning and another reason why you would want to visit Casa Batlló’s interior. You can also touch the dragon’s scales from here.

Casa Batlló Salo Modernista – Modernist Hall

Casa Batlló is constantly evolving and there are always new tours and experiences to be booked. In 2019, the house added a new space to the ticket choices. If you buy a Silver or Gold ticket, you also have access to the Modernist Hall.

This entire apartment is a peak at what the private spaces might have looked like at the time. The flat is entirely furnished with period pieces, and, although they were not the ones which originally filled the space, they are a good approximation to what a flat in Eixample looked like.

You will find beautiful furniture in there and, since the entry is only included in Silver and Gold tickets, the space tends to be much emptier. If you book the Gold tickets, you will also be able to dress with vintage clothes from the time and take a family picture on the sofa.

How to visit Casa Batlló

Visiting Casa Batlló is very easy but it does require planning because this is one of the most visited places in Barcelona and queues are a constant sight. I strongly recommend that you buy tickets ahead of time, don’t just show up because, with very few exceptions, there is always, always a queue.

Casa Batlló tickets and tours

You can visit Casa Batlló on your own with the SmartGuide or you can with your guide but these are the best options.

Pro tip : Buy ahead, tickets at the box office are 4 EUR more expensive.

If you have one of the following cards you get a 3 EUR discount on the ticket price: 

• Hop-On Hop-Off – Book your Barcelona Tourist Bus here and go from landmark to landmark.
• Barcelona Card – Get your Barcelona card here and enjoy discounts at 25+ places.

Children below the age of 7 enter free.

How to get to Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló is very easily accessible on foot from most popular attractions in Barcelona and is right in front of the Metro and RENFE Rodalies train station for Passeig de Gracia. Its central location makes it the best connected tourist attraction in Barcelona.

Casa Batlló opening times

This is one of the few Barcelona attractions that are open all year round, even on Christmas and New Year’s day. It also opens until late, even at night during some periods, so it makes for a good idea when everything else, particularly museums, is closed.

Casa Batlló opens everyday from 9am to 9pm, early access tickets are available from 8:30am.

Restaurants near Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló is in Passeig de Gracia and you cannot walk 100m without stumbling upon a few cafes and restaurants. However, with so much choice in the heart of the touristy area of Barcelona, it can be hard to choose so here are some of the best restaurants near Casa Batlló.

• Disfrutar , hands down my favorite restaurant in Barcelona, I must have eaten there every time I went back home. This 2-Michelin awarded restaurant by some of the chefs from elBulli is a set menu with up to 25 small dishes each reflecting a slice of Catalan food traditions in a molecular cuisine format. Despite the elevated culinary experience, the restaurant is laid back, casual and fun. Bookings are essential.
• Lasarte , the only 3-Michelin star restaurant in Barcelona is a stone’s throw from Casa Batlló and my second favorite restaurant. This one is a formal affair and collars and long trousers are required for men. Bookings are essential.
• El Nacional , gathers four restaurants under one turn of the 20th-century roof on an alley off Passeig de Gracia. You can find paella, seafood, grilled meats, tapas, etc.
• Tragaluz is a long-standing institution, one of the first to showcase modern Catalan fusion cuisine. I would recommend booking ahead as it is popular for business lunches. If you are craving a modern take on Japanese food, the Group’s casual El Japones restaurant is across the street.
• Monvinic , for a wine extravaganza, Km0 and proximity food. This extensive wine bar and restaurant has the largest offer of wines by the glass in the city and a seasonal lunch set menu for 35 EUR including wine.
• Txapela , for casual Basque pinchos (a sort of individual tapas served on a bread slice), is a great quick lunch option. You sit down, order from the menu’s pictures and get your food in a jiffy so you can continue exploring.

Hotels near Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló is very centrally located and has several five-star hotels nearby, some of them are my most favorite hotels in Barcelona. Here are the best hotels near Casa Batlló.

• Monument Hotel , a sleek hotel representative of Barcelona, modern design with heritage elements and some of the fanciest rooms in the city. See more pictures, reviews & prices here .
• Majestic Hotel , the oldest hotel in Barcelona standing the test of time stronger than ever since the last renovation, and offering great views on Passeig de Gracia and phenomenal service. Here is my complete review of The Majestic Barcelona . See more pictures, reviews & prices here . 
• The One Barcelona , one street from Passeig de Gracia, was a nice surprise on my last trip, a truly fantastic hotel with a great rooftop terrace , pool, bar and restaurant, and great gold and neutral rooms. See more pictures, reviews & prices here .
• Mandarin Hotel , the most premium and exclusive hotel in Barcelona is a mere couple of blocks from Casa Batlló. Fantastic rooftop pool, signature service and attention to detail and a dining offer that merits a visit, in particular, the 2-Michelin star MOments restaurant. See more pictures, reviews & prices here . 
• Hotel Murmuri , a more affordable 4-star hotel option on Rambla Catalunya part of the Majestic Hotel Group. See more pictures, reviews & prices here . 

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Virtual tour of Gaudí's houses: la Pedrera and Casa Batlló

Spain’s cultural sites are also responding to the Covid-19 health emergency by offering virtual tours : examples include two of Barcelona ’s most famous landmarks, Casa Batlló and La Pedrera , both designed by the famous architect Antoni Gaudí (Reus, 1852 - Barcelona, 1926).

From home, simply by visiting www.casabatllo.es/it/tour-virtuale/, you can virtually fly to Barcelona and enter the Casa Batlló , which opens its doors to all in a virtual tour. A 360-degree visit to the most secret corners of the modernist work with continuous allusions to nature, as it was in the style of the forerunner of the new style. You can choose between a full tour of the building, or a detailed visit in the main floor, penthouse and terrace. A Unesco World Heritage Site since 2005, Gaudí designed an original and exuberant facade for the building with an undulating surface where stone, glass and ceramics are the protagonists.

By accessing www.lapedrera.com/visita-virtual/ you can virtually see the Pedrera from the outside and enter the rooms of Gaudí’s building. Officially named Casa Milá, it is known as la Pedrera because the facade has an almost rock-like appearance .

In the image , the roof of Casa Batlló

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Casa Batlló: one of the main works of Gaudí. History and Tickets

The fantasy of Casa Batlló enthralls people passing-by on Passeig de Gràcia. This building stands halfway up and in clear contrast to the adjacent houses, Casa Lleó Morera and the Casa Amatller.

This is another of the main projects of Antoni Gaudí, that demonstrates his magnificence and his incredible creativity once again.

If you are in Barcelona, you can’t leave it without visiting Casa Batlló. Thousands of tourists visit it every day, so it’s better to buy your tickets in advance to avoid long queues.

If you want to be sure to get your entrance for Casa Batlló, you can buy your tickets here !

1. HISTORY OF CASA BATLLÓ

Casa Batlló was originally built in 1877 by Emilio Cortes , that was the architecture professor of Gaudí.

Josep Batlló , a business man that owned various factories, purchased this building in 1903 and hired Gaudi to redesign it in 1904 . The idea was to reconstruct the whole building after demolishing it, but the architect was smart enough to preserve the structure without the need to demolish it.

After two years working on it, the project was completed on 1906 .

In the last century, the building had several owners, but in the 1990s it was bought by the Bernat family , that are the actual owners. This family is known for the renovation and introduction of the building to the public.

Nowadays, Casa Batlló is an UNESCO World Heritage site , and more than 1 million visitors visit this site each year.

2. THE CREATIVE DESIGN OF CASA BATLLÓ

Only a creative and artistic mind can turn an old building into one of the incredible creations of his artwork which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

It is a land of imagination, a marine-inspired backdrop, a universe of fantasies that elicits life with its primal components, and that is whimsical.

Casa Batlló is one of Gaudí’s masterpieces and completed this task by changing the design of the existing building. The ultimate result will be clear to everybody: an immense, poignant, and captivating artwork recognized and loved for a hundred years.

3. ANTONI GAUDÍ

Antoni Gaudí was a Catalan architect and one of the main exponents of Catalan Modernism. He’s not known just for designing the Casa Batlló, but also for his other relevant works: Sagrada Familia, Park Guell , Casa Milá , Casa Vicens, etc.

He was very passionate about nature, religion and architecture, that all influenced his work and creativity.

After a life full of successes, he died in 1926 at the age of 74 years , while he was working on the building of Sagrada Familia .

4. EXTERIOR OF CASA BATLLÓ

Casa Battló has a total surface of aprox 5,000 m². The back of the building is facing the inner courtyard, and the front is facing Passeig de Gràcia.

The exterior of the building is really impressive and fascinating. Also if you are living in Barcelona since many years and you can see this building every day, it’s impossible to walk by it and not stop to admirate it or take a picture.

The exact theme of the façade is still a mystery, but it’s probably inspired by nature.

5. INSIDE CASA BATLLÓ

Casa Batlló has a main floor, a ground floor, four other self-contained floors, a roof terrace, a loft, and a graveyard. The personal entrance to the main floor and the public stairway inside the house has been enlarged and tiled like it was a portion of the exterior façade.

Everything inside the building is curved and it’s really surprising. You can make a virtual tour of Casa Batlló directly from the official website or, if you want to visit it in person, you can simply book your ticket online here .

The first floor, also known as Noble Floor, is the home of the main reception rooms, that receive the natural light thanks to the very large windows that give to Passeig de Gràcia.

The windows get smaller as you go higher and, thanks to this detail, you can enjoy how the different lights change the colors of the decorations inside the building.

The roof terrace is impressive because is rich of colors and mosaics. Here you can notice the high level of creativity of the designer, that is always always able to surprise.

The roof offers amazing views of the city and is especially popular for its dragon back design, representing an animal’s spine by using tiles of different colors on one side.

6. HOW TO ARRIVE TO CASA BATLLÓ

Casa Batlló is located in one of the main streets of Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia.

The metro stop is just next to the building with three metro lines (purple line L2, the green line L3 and the yellow line L4) and it’s called Passeig the Gràcia .

The area is also served by buses (H10, V15, 7, 22 y 24) and trains (RENFE – Passeig de Gràcia station – and FGC – Provença station).

7. OPENING TIMES TO VISIT CASA BATLLÓ

Casa Batlló is open every day from 9am to 8pm. The last entry is allowed at 7pm.

Sometimes, the opening hours can change because of some private events, but this is not common.

You can check if there are tickets available here .

8. WHAT’S NEXT CASA BATLLÓ

If you have plenty of time to explore the city, go and watch some of the most beautiful places to visit near Casa Batlló.

It is based in Passeig de Gràcia , that is a strategic location close to the center that allows you to visit several things next to it.

Also known as La Pedrera , Casa Milà is another incredible building designed by Antoni Gaudí.

It is also located in Passeig de Grácia and you can easily reach it by walking from Casa Batlló.

Plaça Catalunya

This square is considered the heart of Barcelona, and it is one of our favourite meeting places.

It stands between the Eixample district of the industrial revolution and the old town (Ciutat Vella). It is the square where so many buses from the airport arrive, so it’s really probable that it will be one of the first things that you see when you visit Barcelona.

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Explore Barcelona with a public transport ticket that gives you free, unlimited access to the transportation networks in the city and its suburbs. Experience the beauty of Barcelona and uncover its many treasures with a 48, 72, 96, or 120-hour pass.

• 2-5 days • Available today

Barcelona Aquarium: Skip-the-Line Admission Ticket

Visit the unique Barcelona Aquarium, entering without delay on a skip-the-line ticket. Experience the spectacular Oceanarium as you walk along a transparent tunnel surrounded by sharks. Learn about the seabed and the importance of water to the planet.

• 1 day • Skip the line • Available today

Barcelona: 24 or 48-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Visit Barcelona at your own pace aboard a double-decker red bus, with two different routes available. Hop-on and hop-off as many times as you wish through the day with a single ticket.

• 1-2 days • Guiding available • Available today

Barcelona: Montserrat Tour with Cog-Wheel & Black Madonna

Ascend Montserrat on this half-day trip from Barcelona. Enjoy a scenic ride aboard a cog-wheel train, visit the Royal Basilica to see the Black Virgin, and discover unusual rock formations.

• 4.5-6.5 hours • Guiding available • Available tomorrow

Barcelona: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

See Barcelona on a comfortable and convenient hop-on hop-off bus tour on a 24 or 48-hour ticket. Travel on open-top double-decker buses that cover 2 or more different routes.

Barcelona: Chill Out Catamaran Cruise

Sail around Barcelona aboard an eco-friendly catamaran. Admire views of the city from the water, enjoy a selection of chill-out music, and purchase a drink and some snacks from the onboard bar.

• 1.5 hours • Skip the line • Available tomorrow

Barcelona: FC Barcelona Museum "Barça Immersive Tour" Ticket

Travel through the past, present, and future of Barça with this entry ticket to the Barça Immersive Exhibition. Enjoy a completely interactive experience and feel what it's like to be on the field.

• 1 day • Guiding available • Available today
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Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.