Antoni Gaudi, the architect of Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, Casa Batllo, Casa Mila, etc., used to stay in what is now called the Gaudi House Museum.
Gaudi lived in this house from 1906 to 1925, and today, it houses objects and furniture he designed and other artifacts he used.
Since the Museum is inside Park Guell, visitors to the park tend to add this attraction to their day’s itinerary.
This article explains everything you need to know before buying Gaudi House Museum tickets.
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What’s ahead
Gaudi Museum tickets
The regular Gaudi Museum ticket gets you access to everything in Gaudi Museum Barcelona.
They are smartphone tickets, so you don’t need to take printouts.
The tour is available in four languages – English, Spanish, French, and German.
The tickets are available every 30 minutes, starting at 9.30 am till 6.30 pm. The hours may differ
This time is essential because this gets printed on your ticket, and you can enter the museum only at the stipulated time.
On the day of your visit, be ten minutes early, show the ticket in your email, and walk in.
Cost of tickets
Adult (13 to 64 years): €26
Child (up to 12 years): €25
Senior (65+ years): €25
Note: This Gaudi Museum ticket doesn’t give you access to Park Guell’s Monumental Zone. You must buy a separate ticket.
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Opening hours
During the peak months of April to September, the Gaudi House Museum opens at 9 am and closes at 8 pm.
During the non-peak months of October to March, it opens at 10 am and closes early at 6 pm.
The attraction follows special timings on 25 to 26 Dec and 1 Jan to 6 Jan and remains open only from 10 am to 2 pm.
If you have already bought your tickets online, 30 minutes are enough to explore the attraction.
Best time to visit
The best time to visit the Gaudi House Museum is in the morning – between 9 am and 11 am.
You get to avoid the crowd and explore the house in peace because most tourists are busy exploring Park Guell in the morning.
However, if you are holidaying in Barcelona during peak summers, visit Park Guell first and then check out the Gaudi Museum.
This will help you avoid walking around in the afternoon sun in Park Guell’s Monumental Zone.
Related: Explore the ultimate Gaudi Tour in Barcelona
What to expect
Walk the grounds of a monument encompassing the Modernisme architectural style that defined the early 20th century in Catalonia.
Get an insight into Gaudi’s artistic inspiration. He produced great works, with the surrounding gardens and architecture as his muse.
The artist’s house, built mainly from natural stone and featuring playful, whimsical elements characteristic of Gaudí’s work, is bound to earn your admiration.
Understand his design process by witnessing the collection of his personal artifacts, documents, photographs that shed light on his life, models, drawings, and exhibits related to some of his most famous works, including the Sagrada Familia and Casa Batlló.
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Is the Gaudi Museum worth it?
To realize the worth of the Gaudi House Museum, you must first know about him and his work.
Once you have seen what amazing things architect Gaudi was capable of and then visited his house, you will understand its importance. In short, it’s worth it.
But for you to see and understand its worth, you must first understand Gaudi himself.
How to reach
Park Guell has two parts – the paid Park Guell Monumental Zone and the free-to-enter rest of the Park.
The Gaudi House is in the free access area.
If you are in Park Guell, you can easily walk to the Gaudi house. Get Directions
If you are in the city center, you have three choices – Taxi, Bus, and Metro.
By Taxi
Since services like Uber, Lyft, etc., aren’t available in Barcelona, you must hire a local taxi.
Some popular taxi services are Barna Taxi (933222222), Radio Taxi ‘033’ (933033033), Fono-Taxi (933001100).
You don’t always have to dial for them.
If you see a black and yellow taxi on the road with a green light on the roof, you can hail them.
The minimum fare of a taxi hailed on the street is €2.15, which is what the meter should say when you start your trip.
By Bus
You have two options if you want to reach Gaudi’s house in Barcelona by bus.
Bus numbers 24 and 92 can get you to the Carretera del Carmel entrance of Park Guell.
Bus numbers 32 and H6 can drop you at the Carrer d’Olot entrance of Park Guell.
Once you get down, ask anyone for directions or use Google Maps.
If you use the Barcelona hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus to reach the Museum, get down at the ‘Park Guell’ stop.
By Metro
If you prefer the subway, you can board any Line 3 train and get down either at Vallcarca or Lesseps station.
Vallcarca station is closest to Parc Guell, and you can’t miss the signs of the attraction.
However, the walk is steep and can be daunting for some visitors.
You can use outdoor escalators in some stretches, but it is still hard work, especially in the summer.
Gaudi House Museum is 1.5 km (.9 miles) from the Lesseps subway station.
Even though the walk from Lesseps is also uphill, it is better than the walk from Vallcarca.
Signs pointing in the right direction will be posted throughout this 25-minute walk to the Gaudi house.
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