Park Güell Barcelona
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Parc Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
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Park Güell - Barcelona
The Park Güell is the second most visited monument in Barcelona with 2,780,000 visitors in 2015. A very popular tour, full of emotion, magic and full of surprises in a place that only Antoni Gaudí could know how to get them out of the ground!
Park Guell tickets : in this page all tickets and packages
Buy your Barcelona City Pass :
Incl. Park Guell + Sagrada Familia + Hop-on Hop-off
A major attraction of this Barcelona park is a walk where you can discover some of the most beautiful symbols of the city, such as the famous salamander mosaic or the large terrace surrounded by undulating benches which offers a dazzling view of the horizon.
The Park Güell was inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List in 1984 for its contribution to the development of architecture and building techniques at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
The Park Güell: a story that nearly ruined Antoni Gaudí!
The history begins in 1900 when Eusebi Güell, who gave his name to this park as to other major works of Catalan modernism such as the Palau Güell, buys land on a hill in the south of Barcelona to make it a garden city. The patron who made a fortune in the textile industry during the industrial revolution of the late nineteenth century once again called the most fashionable architect of the time Antoni Gaudí.
This garden city had to include a chapel and a total of 60 houses. But the cost of construction exploded in such proportions that only two houses and the Park were completed. The works ended in 1914 and the park became the property of the city of Barcelona ten years later.
The only consolation for Gaudi, is that he was able to buy one of these houses when they were put up for sale. He lived there until the end of his life. Now a days, the Gaudí residence can be visited as a Museum.
The called garden cities was a popular concept in England at the end of the 19th century. A kind of rational city, situated in the countryside, offering equilibrium between jobs and houses, agriculture and industry. Gaudi took some inspiration from the English model of "Garden City", finally only maintaining the word Park Güell instead of Parque Güell.
What to see in Park Güell
The Guell park, with an area of 17 hectares, is above all a garden. Gaudí created an original work with curves that integrates with nature or which tries to reproduce it with for example the columns of the alleys simulating trunks trees. The architect wanted a residential area loaded with symbols of Catalonia and Christianity.
A large part of the park has open access. But for the most interesting part you need to buy a ticket.
The Entrance and Concierge Pavilions
The main entrance is by Carrer d'Olot. The two mushroom-shaped pavilions that frame the entrance were built to accommodate the administration of the residence and the guard service. Today they are souvenir shops.
The Monumental Staircase
In front of you, once past the entrance, the monumental staircase consists of several staircases and several fountains, the most famous of which is in the form of a salamander, a mosaic salamander now a symbol of the city.
The Hypostyle Hall and its 86 sloping columns
The Sala Hipóstila, composed of 86 columns 6 meter high, was to serve as a market and refers to a forest. All its columns are inclined in order to better support the load of the large terrace which is above. Very cleverly these columns and the vault are built in such a way that the rainwater is recovered in cisterns located under the market to allow the ecological watering of the gardens, as well as the feeding of the fountains. In the ceiling of this room, circles of mosaics represent the four seasons and the lunar cycles.
The Corrugated Bench and its colorful mosaics of the Nature Square
The nature Square, designed as an ancient agora, is located above the Hypostyle Hall. It is the emblematic place of park. You know it without having seen it because its long bench of mosaics is one of the most photographed monuments of Barcelona. The bench is 110m long and is said to be the longest undulating bench in the world.
But what really attracts all the attention is its ergonomic shape designed to sit comfortably and its famous mosaics.
Gaudi used here, more than anywhere elsewhere, the technique of « trencadis » which consisted in re-using bursts of recovering ceramics to make new decorative motifs, typical of modernist Catalan architecture. This bench is the best example of this.
The Park and Calvary
A short walk through the park will introduce you to the gardens of Austria, a viaduct and Calvary made up of three crosses, it is the highest point of the hill.
The Casa-Museu Gaudí
Gaudí lived 20 years in this house which has become an interesting museum to visit, because it contains an important collection of works of the master. On the ground floor, there is an exhibition of furniture designed by Gaudí for the houses Batlló and Calvet and on the first floor the office and the artist's bedroom.
Visit the Parc Güell: Rates
Entries are limited so we strongly advise you to purchase the tickets in advance.
The last thing to be aware of is that the tickets purchased online are valid for a specific time of the day, so it is good to know in order to pass the entry without a queue
All about Park Guell tickets and tours here !
Opening hours of Park Güell
- From October 30 to March 26: from 8:30 am to 6:15 pm (last access at 5:30 pm)
- From March 27th to May 1st: from 8h to 20h30 (last access at 19h30)
- From 2 May to 28 August: from 8h to 21h30 (last access at 20h30)
- From 29 August to 29 October: from 8h to 20h30 (last access at 19h30)
How to get to Park Güell?
- Bus 24 leaves from Plaça Catalunya and drops you not far from the park.
- By underground, you have to get off at Lesseps L3 or Vallcarca L3 stations and walk about 20 minutes.
The Vallcarca station is located at the top of the park where you will only have to go down to the main entrance. The station Lesseps is located at the bottom of the Park, so you will have to climb using escalators ..
Park Güell Barcelona
Carrer D'Olot, 08024 Barcelona, SpainArea: Gracia
Email: parkguellSPAMFILTER@bsmsa.cat
Website: Park Güell - Barcelona
Opening hours: Autumn-Winter from 25 October to 23 March - from 08:30 h to 18:00 h // Spring-Summer from 24 March to 19 October -from 08:00 h to 21:30 h
Prices: Children from 0 to 6 years :0€ // General: 8€ // Children from 7 to 12 years : 5.6€ // Over 65 years: 5.6€
Phone: +34 902 20 03 02
Metro/Bus: Metro: L3 Lesseps & Vallcarca / Bus: 24 - 31 - 32 - 74 - 92
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Hotels: Find your hotel in Barcelona in this area.
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28 comments
una meraviglia - patrizia (16 Jun 2012 - 10:00)
Barcellona è splendida, e il parco una vera meraviglia.
dalla Sardegna
MARG - MARG (20 Mar 2011 - 20:00)
è fantastico!
parco guell - renee (23 Nov 2010 - 02:59)
mi sono trovata in un paesaggio di favola ,mi sono emozionata e innamorata di Gaudì e di Barcellona .Spero di tornare presto in questa città splendida:)
Watch out for pickpockets on stairs up to Parc guell - tourist (7 Oct 2010 - 18:45)
Parc Guell is beautiful. However on out way down the stairs next to the escalators, clost to the top we suddenly got what we thought was bird poop over us (it turned out to be agreen mustard mixture). A woman was immediately there helping us with tissues and bottled water to clean us off. A man then also appeared (both in their mid forties?) and helped too.
We realised afterwards that they were in our pockets and bags at the same time they were helping clean off the mustard/bird poop.
Be careful of your belongings so you do not spoil your holiday!
Parck Guell - Viviana (3 Sep 2010 - 01:30)
Parck Guell è bellissimo ha una vista magnifica su tutta Barcellona e io mi sono innamorata delle opere di Gaudì, artista fantasioso e magico, la sua casa nel parco sembra uscita da una fiaba visitate Barcellona io e la mia famiglia ne siamo rimasti estasiati !!!!!
park guell - viviana (3 Sep 2010 - 01:30)
Parck guell è incredibile, si gode una vista su tutta Barcellona, e Gaudì era un artista meraviglioso, la sua casa nel parco sembra uscita da una fiaba, le sue panche fatte tutte di mosaico sembrano onde, il geco portafortuna è bellissimo !!!!!!!!! Andate a Barcellona, è una città che deve tanto per la sua bellezza a Gaudì ! io mi sono innamorata di Barcellona città piena di sorprese !!
parc guell - laure (24 Aug 2010 - 15:45)
coucou tout le monde !!!! Moi je viens de faire mon voyage de fin d'année à Barcelone et c'est magnifique. Le Parc Guell est vraiment beau et tous les autres monuments de Barcelone aussi !! c'est un ville qui faut découvrir il y a plein de chose à y faire
GAUDI - SONIAA (22 Aug 2010 - 11:00)
MOI JE SUIS PARTI EN VOYAGE SCOLAIRE CETTE ANNER ET HONETEMEN C UN DES MEILLEUR ANDROI DE BARCELONE CT TRES BO !!
I love Barcelona - Lea (8 Nov 2009 - 17:30)
Jai adorer ce parc cétait magnifiqe :O
Le parc - Dominique A. Schoonjans (9 Aug 2009 - 20:10)
Un lieu de joies et d'espces entrelacés pour le plaisir de la vie. Un parc fait pour que chaque pas soit un délice comme les promenades dans la forêt magique aux arbres d'or.
Park of Park Güell - Néstor (14 Nov 2008 - 18:51)
Visit this website about the park. There are photos, infotmation, maps, and more... ( http://parkguell.net84.net/ )
Website about PArk Güell - Néstor (23 Oct 2008 - 21:12)
Visit this website about the park. There are photos, infotmation, maps, and more...
slt - roberty (4 Apr 2008 - 10:04)
wech c de la ball jalucine ma mere koi alé a + jvé o boi de boulogne
parc Gaudi - camara siga (28 Nov 2007 - 11:10)
Ce parc et vraiment manafique, ji suis allée en début d'année 2007, et franchement c'est un truc que j'ai pas oublier.
Park Guell - Roberto Lombardi (27 Aug 2007 - 12:04)
Semplicemente fantastico! Ho foto molto interessanti scattate questa estate per chi le volesse vederle è pregato di inviare una email al seguente indirizzo: [email protected]
guell - merlino lucrezia (23 Aug 2007 - 13:45)
la possibilita' di ingannare la statica , e' la prerogrativa del parco.
gaudi' lascia al mondo la possibilita' di incontrarsi e dividere leemozioni senza dover parlare.
la domanda in spognolo puo' aver una risposta in francese o in tedesco, tanto e comunque l'interrogativo e' intuibile e la
risposta e' univoca.
"jo sòc geòmetra, que vol dir sintètic" e' comunque sempre la risposta.
merlino
l'evoluzione delle forme a dispetto delle condizioni conosciute della struttura in quanto tale, mi emozionanano al punto di credere che un uomo semplice, come dice, abbia potuto trasmettere attraverso la modifica delle forme,l'evolversi crescente dell'animo umano senza paura di ciò che può uscire definitivamente dal cambiamento avendo la consapevolezza che su ogni base certa si può modificare la forma senza annullarne la struttura stessa. Lo spirito si evolve e gode nel vedere cotanta meraviglia spirituale e strutturale nella sagrada familia.
lucrezia
PARC GUELL - [email protected] (22 Aug 2007 - 12:51)
j'ai beaucoup aimé ce parc avec l'ambiance qui s'en dégage et cette architecture hors du commun ai fait des photos mais je suis novice je ne sais pas créer un blog
visite - deteve rodolphe (15 Jul 2007 - 16:03)
ais deja visiter nbre de fois barcelone ville super attractifs avec de nbrx monument et y retourne tous les ans aime la rambla par sa beauté et son charme l'été pour conclure n'hesité pas visiter l'espagne superbe pays
wow - Princess Kavi (6 Jun 2007 - 22:31)
hey! This is so cool i wanna come to Barcelona now! It is so beautiful;)
le parc guell - Béa du 42 (20 May 2007 - 19:18)
c'est fantasmagorique! quelle architecture originale et unique. j'ai adorée et mes enfants aussi!
parco guell - Liz (4 Apr 2007 - 17:24)
e bellissimo..lo adoro e prima o poi ci andrò..e il mio sogno!!!
la parc - moi06340 (31 Mar 2007 - 18:43)
ji ss yalé é c tré bo c magnifiqe
lovin raven - De'Anthony Beasley (26 Mar 2007 - 18:59)
I love you raven.I am your biggest fan
like o-m-g. - Railey (5 Mar 2007 - 18:34)
omg like this is like totally like flipping O-M-G! ahahahaha. omg if gurlfriend need a place to chilll then foshizzle ima go here.
wow - antonella (23 Feb 2007 - 12:58)
I've been in park guell in 2000 and I found it simply fantastic....I would like to have a house in Gaudi style...it wuold be amazing!.....
park Guell - saiqa (5 Feb 2007 - 13:11)
Please be prepared to do alot of walking when you go to park guell. While here you must visit the Gaudi museum and take a walk though the park to understand why Gaudi decided to keep to the landscape unlevelled.
Pack a picnic as shops are few.
lots of dog walkers in this park and they are not on leashes.
My daughter tells me the Cheetah Girls have been here, so this will be a place for both old and young the Metro station is quite a walk away. You will have to go up some very steep streets to get to the park so no silly shoes.
The Cheetah Girls - Sharissa (1 Sep 2006 - 05:32)
Hi um yes i would like the number to the barcelona music festivals like the one in the cheetah girls movie thank you so much,
sharissa
Park Guell - Ray (20 Feb 2006 - 13:23)
An absolute MUST for anyone visiting Barcelona. Beautiful surroundings, views and architecture. A highlight of my visit to the city.