The modernist legacy of Antonio Gaudí in Barcelona is simply fascinating: Casa Batlló, Sagrada Familia, Casa Milà… However, the famous Catalan architect not only designed buildings but also unleashed his creativity in the gardens.
As a result of his imagination, the Park Güell emerged, a place declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984 and with an area of more than 17 hectares full of mosaics, wavy and geometric shapes and inspired by nature.
This park is so popular that you probably want to visit it during a trip to Bercelona. And you should! since it is one of the emblematic places of Barcelona and of which everyone has a photograph.
The park owes its name to Eusebi Güell, a wealthy businessman with a passion for Gaudí's talent who served as his main patron. Although the main idea for Park Güell was the construction of a luxury residential complex, with the passage of time this idea was discarded and in its place the park that we have all heard of was built. A magical and unique place that always surprises its visitors.
Park Güell was opened to the public in the 20s and since then it has become one of the main tourist attractions in Barcelona.
Stairs of Park Güell in Barcelona
What is Park Güell like?
With an area of more than 17 hectares, Park Güell is covered by undulating forms, tree-like columns, animal figures and geometric shapes. We can also find religious symbolic elements inside that give it an even more special meaning.
Gaudí wanted to take advantage of the unevenness of the mountain of the site to create a path of spiritual elevation that would culminate in a visit to the chapel that he planned to build on the top. Finally, this idea was not carried out and was replaced by the Monument to Calvary, from which the best views of Barcelona can be had. Is awesome!
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What can we visit in Park Güell?
Right at the main entrance there are two houses that look like a story. The Casa del Guarda hosts audiovisual exhibitions on the park's past while the other house functions as a store. Another of the most interesting places to visit is the Gaudí House Museum inside the park, where the artist lived between 1906 and 1925.
The epicenter of Park Güell is a large square in which there is a large 110-meter-long bench with the appearance of a reptile covered by mosaics. Most of the surfaces are decorated with mosaics made with colored ceramic chips, which is particularly striking and unique.
Price tickets to Park Güell
As a curiosity, since 2013 all visitors must pay a ticket to access the monuments of Park Güell. The entrance to the monumental area of Park Güell is paid and large queues can form at the box office as 400 people enter every 30 minutes, so it is a good idea to buy tickets online to avoid queues and because you can get a ticket. small discount.
- Guided tour of Park Güell: € 24
- Adults: € 8,50
- Children between 7 and 12 years old and retirees: € 6
- Children under 6 years old free entry.
Guided tour of Park Güell
Park Güell offers you a guided tour service in different languages so that you can learn first-hand the history and symbols of one of the most popular works by Antonio Gaudí.
Accompanied by a guide, the guided tour will allow visitors to enter the Barcelona of the late nineteenth century to learn the secrets of the park and its harmony with nature. During the visit, a tour of around an hour is made through the most emblematic points of interest of Park Güell. There are two types of guided tours: general guided tour and private guided tour.
With seven million visitors a year, Barcelona is still installed at the top of the cities with the greatest tourist attraction in the world thanks to its many charms. One of the most valued by tourists is Modernism, an architectural and decorative style that in the Catalan capital bears the unmistakable stamp of Antoni Gaudí.
Every year millions of tourists come to Barcelona in order to know in depth the work of this genius who knew how to translate his art in many buildings and spaces in the city.