Barcelona Full Day: Sagrada Familia and the 3 Gaudí Houses
Description
If you don’t have much time in the city, this is our recommended solution to discover the most amazing architecture in a full day tour of Barcelona: with our Gaudi Houses & Sagrada Familia tour combo, you will save time and money! Thanks to this comprehensive tour, you’ll get a complete overview of Gaudí’s work: starting with his first commission as a 26-year-old young architect, moving on to the last work he completed in his life, and wrapping up the day with his unfinished masterpiece. In Gaudí’s work, everything has a reason to be. Every little detail has a meaning. In just one day, you will visit the most spectacular buildings of Barcelona and you will explore Sagrada Família, Casa Vicens, Casa Milà and Casa Batlló with a fast-track ticket included. Get ready to enjoy a Barcelona Day Tour in English, Japanese, Korean or Chinese. The Sagrada Familia is usually fully booked several days in advance. We recommend you to book early to make sure you get a space in the tour!
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The tour starts in front of Casa Vicens. This was the first project of Gaudí, when he was a young graduate! For the first time, he was able to use all his creativity to deliver a unique place inspired by Oriental motives. You will access Casa Vicens and hear a live introduction from your guide. Then you'll have some time to explore the house at your own pace
The area surrounding Casa Vicens is the neighborhood of Gràcia, a small town that used to be in the banlieue of Barcelona until the city expanded at the end of the 19th century. While you walk down its narrow streets, you will appreciate how it has kept a genuine air that makes it one of the most attractive areas in town for locals.
Casa Milà is the last work that Gaudí completed in his life. Looking up at this building, you'll learn some anecdotes - it is now one of the most renowned buildings in Spain, but at first everybody hated it! But now, La Pedrera (the quarry), as locals call it, is one of Barcelona's must-sees. You will visit the tenant's apartment, the patios on the ground floor and the rooftop which panoramic views, which are said to be the best in Barcelona
You will then arrive at Passeig de Gràcia, the most exclusive boulevard in the city. We could call this street Barcelona’s 5th Avenue. In the past, rich families started a competition in the area to have the most eccentric facades: that’s why we found such a rich heritage. Listen to some local anecdotes while you stroll towards the next Gaudi stop.
The guide will explain the facade, and you'll hear anecdotes, meanings and symbolism behind every detail of it. Inside, your guide will lead you through the main vestibule and the noble floor. After Casa Batlló, you will have a 2-hour break for lunch. Our guide will provide some local recommendations and indications for you to find the afternoon meeting point. The starting time for the Sagrada Familia tour may vary depending on availability and season, but it's generally between 4 and 6pm.
It's time to go inside Gaudí's unfinished dream! Get ready to skip the long lines with our fast track ticket. The Sagrada Família is absolutely amazing from outside, but when you get in, your heartbeat will stop for a second. Marvel at the gentle lights that filter through the stained glass and admire the magic colors they create. Look up and see the tree-like columns that only a genius mind could have imagined. Take in every minute of your experience here: the Sagrada Família is like nothing you've ever seen before. With this guaranteed admission, you make sure you don't lose your spot to get into Spain's most visited attraction.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(12)
This tour was excellent from start to finish. The first guide for the Gaudí houses was friendly, knowledgeable, and provided lots of interesting information about the architecture and history. The second guide at La Sagrada Família was absolutely fantastic — fun, engaging, and full of fascinating details that brought the entire experience to life. I really enjoyed both parts of the tour and learned so much. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to truly appreciate Gaudí’s genius!
This was a wonderful day!! Montserrat is stunning. Our guide Mariana with Catalunya Bus Turistic was outstanding, very knowledgeable, passionate about the monastery, and extremely patient. Be careful to check dates about The Boys Choir to ensure it is the right season and they are performing.
The ad says that you have a 2 hour break for lunch. Instead we broke at 1pm and the best part of the tour didnt start until 5pm. 4 hours of trying to find stuff to keep busy but not get too far away. We had another event book the same evening that we were almost late for because of the false advertisement. Tour guides were both good.
I booked an all day tour in Barcelona for myself, husband and two teenage sons—since we only had one full day in Barcelona. The Gaudi houses (morning) and Sagrada Familia (afternoon) are wonderful works of architecture and we enjoyed them very much. Our tour guide in the morning, Fei, was knowledgeable and very nice. Our afternoon guide, Adria, was simply exceptional, very entertaining and engaging for even our two teen sons who do not tend to enjoy all-day tours. In fact one of my sons said it was the best tour he ever took in his entire life! We did have one rather annoying hiccup during the day when we arrived at Casa Mila and they would not let our group in so we waited around for what felt like over an hour, only to find out that they would reschedule us for later, cutting into the three-hour planned break between our morning and afternoon tours (we planned to have lunch and take rest during the break but this was not possible given this issue). Given the huge amount we paid for this tour it could have been much smoother!! Overall a pleasant day but would have been much better had it gone as planned.
Amazing place to see . Pictures will not describe how beautiful this is. Highly recommend to everyone who travels to Barcelona
It was a very good experience and the guy was very passionate and knowledgeable about the history . I would recommend your touring agency .
The four of us really enjoyed our recent tour in Barcelona. Roger our guide was very informative and talkative during our visit to Casa de Vincens. Added insights while walking made the tour special as the places pointed out were very obscure and unique. The guided part of La Familia de Sagrada was also informative but the headsets could have been better. Overall we will enjoyed our trip.
Andri and Raul were very good and knowledgeable of site visited. We enjoyed our tour experience and interaction with other guests!
Great overall except wish for option to add transport or transfer after or before lunch. Time change for afternoon should have been communicated by message and NOT only email. No one answered the phone when I tried reaching them multiple times during day. But guides were great at all times.
Well worth the experience. It helps to have someone give the background regarding Gaudi and his architectural vision
