Barcelona: Gaudi Highlights Tour + Sagrada Familia & Casa Batlló Skip The Line

About this experience

Book the Gaudí Highlights Tour with Sagrada Familia and Casa Batlló tickets This 3.5-hour guided tour of Barcelona packs Antoni Gaudí's best-known buildings into one afternoon or morning, with the tickets already sorted. Your booking includes a skip-the-line ticket to Casa Batlló, skip-the-line entry to the Sagrada Familia, a metro ticket for the ride between them and a guide who stays with the group throughout. It suits first-time visitors who want to see the big Gaudí sights without queuing for two sets of tickets or working out the route on their own. The tour starts at 41 Passeig de Gràcia, right beside Casa Batlló, so check your voucher for the exact meeting details and arrive a little early. Your route: Casa Batlló, Passeig de Gràcia and Casa Milà You begin at Casa Batlló, entering with a pre-arranged ticket instead of joining the ticket queue. Gaudí remodelled this townhouse between 1904 and 1906, and it is famous for its facade of broken ceramic tiles, its bone-like balconies and a curved roof that many people compare to the back of a dragon. Inside, the central light well is lined with blue tiles that grow darker towards the top, so daylight spreads evenly through the house. Your guide explains how Modernisme reshaped the Eixample district in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and why Gaudí's buildings look so different from their neighbours. From there the group walks up Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona's grand Modernista avenue, to see Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, from the street. Built between 1906 and 1912, its wave-like stone front is one of the Gaudí works on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Entry to Casa Milà is not part of this tour; if you want to go inside, you can add La Pedrera skip-the-line tickets on another day. Inside the Sagrada Familia A short metro ride takes you to the Sagrada Familia, the basilica Gaudí took over in 1883 and worked on until his death in 1926. Construction began in 1882 and is still going on today. Your guide leads a visit of the interior, where the columns branch out like trees and the stained-glass windows wash the nave in cool blues and greens on one side and warm reds and oranges on the other. Outside, compare the richly carved Nativity facade, the part built during Gaudí's lifetime, with the stark, angular Passion facade. The ticket covers the interior visit. Tower access is not included. Good to know before you go The Sagrada Familia is a working basilica, so cover your shoulders and avoid very short shorts or skirts. Wear comfortable shoes for the walk along Passeig de Gràcia, bring water on hot days and have your voucher ready on your phone. This tour is not wheelchair accessible. Hotel pickup and drop-off and tips are not included. Booking is simple: choose your date and start time on VervTrip, buy your tickets, and your voucher arrives by email. Cancel for free until 24 hours before your visit date and get a full refund. For more Gaudí and Modernista sights, see Casa Batlló and the rest of Barcelona on VervTrip.

Highlights

• Skip the ticket lines at Casa Batlló and the Sagrada Familia
• Walk along Passeig de Gràcia and see Casa Milà (La Pedrera) from the street
• Visit the interior of the Sagrada Familia with your guide
• Metro ticket between the sites included

What is included

• Skip-the-line ticket to Casa Batlló
• Skip-the-line entry to Sagrada Familia
• Live guide
• Guided tour
• Metro ticket

Not included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Tips

Before you go

Meeting point The tour starts at 41 Passeig de Gràcia, beside Casa Batlló. Check your voucher for the exact meeting details and arrive a few minutes early. What to bring and wear Cover your shoulders and avoid very short shorts or skirts for the Sagrada Familia, which is a working basilica. Wear comfortable shoes for the walk along Passeig de Gràcia. This tour is not wheelchair accessible. Tower access at the Sagrada Familia and entry to Casa Milà are not included.

Cancellation terms

Cancel for free until 24 hours before your visit date and get a full refund