Barcelona Trip Overview
Enjoy a guided walking tour in Paseo de Gracia, one of the most well-known streets in Barcelona, and marvel at its modernist buildings. Learn about the history of two of Gaudí’s most emblematic architectural works; Casa Batlló and La Pedrera. At the end you will have the opportunity to visit them, depending on the option you have chosen.
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Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Barcelona, Spain
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Enjoy a guided walking tour in Paseo de Gracia, one of the most well-known streets in Barcelona, and marvel at its modernist buildings. Learn about the history of two of Gaudí’s most emblematic architectural works; Casa Batlló and La Pedrera. At the end you will have the opportunity to visit them, depending on the option you have chosen.
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Stop At: Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona Spain
Passeig the Gracia Street is one of the most important avenues in Barcelona, where apart from prestigious brands shops we can find modernists buildings. At the beginning of the XIX century Passeig the Gracia became the main residential area for the bourgeoisie, who were main commitments of some important modernist architects such as: Gauí, Puig i Cadafalch, Domènech i Montaner or Sagnier.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Casa Batllo, Passeig de Gracia, 43, 08007 Barcelona Spain
At the end of the tour the guide will give you the tickets to visit la Pedrera, Casa Batlló or both buildings, depending on the option you selected. Casa Batlló: A complete refurbishment of a previous existing construction. Josep Batlló, the owner of the building at the time, was a great businessman of the city textile industry. He was so impressed by Gaudí’s preceding works that asked him to lead the project. Although Gaudí was already a relevant architect working on several big projects at the time, accepted the offer. The building is a perfect example of how he got his inspiration from nature. Wonder at the organic shapes and mix of colours and decorations.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Casa Mila – La Pedrera, Passeig de Gracia, 92, 08008 Barcelona Spain
At the end of the tour the guide will give you the tickets to visit la Pedrera, Casa Batlló or both buildings, depending on the option you selected. La Pedrera – Casa Milà: The well-known Milà family hired Gaudí to build them a residential home for recommendation of Josep Batlló. Pere Milà i Camps was a rich businessman who inherited the fortune made by his father from the textile industry. The construction consisted in various flats. From those, the first floor was the house for the Milà family. The rest of the floors were divided into several apartments for renting. Discover why the construction envisioned was delayed several times. Visit the two courtyards and the three last floors (rooftop, attic and one apartment). Enter the temporal exhibition area (depending on the exhibition calendar).
Duration: 1 hour
