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The Sagrada Família is the building most people picture when they think of Gaudí. Construction began in 1882, with Antoni Gaudí as its architect. This page starts with the basilica, follows his work to Casa Batlló and Park Güell, and ends with the tours that cover the city and the day trips that leave from it.
Work on the Sagrada Família started on 19 March 1882, and Antoni Gaudí designed it as its architect. On 7 November 2010 it was designated a minor basilica, and since 24 July 1969 it has been protected as a Spanish bien de interés cultural. From a distance you notice the spires first; up close, the carved façade rewards a slow walk around the building.
A guided walk is a good way to understand why the building looks the way it does. A private Gaudí and Modernism walking tour is an exterior walk that links the basilica with Casa Batlló and Casa Milà (La Pedrera), with a taxi between the stops. Admission to building interiors is not part of that tour, so decide separately if you want to go inside, and check the same thing on every tour below.
Casa Batlló is another work by Antoni Gaudí, built in the Catalan modernist style and commissioned by Josep Batlló i Casanovas. Two private tours place it in the streets of the Eixample: a private tour of Casa Batlló and La Pedrera with a chocolate tasting, and a private tour that pairs the Gothic Quarter with Gaudí's buildings. A group version, a guided walk through the Gothic Quarter and Gaudí's Barcelona, covers the same two sides of the city on foot.
Park Güell, designed by Gaudí as architect, officially opened in 1926. A private guided walk through Park Güell is a short guided visit to the park, in the Gràcia district.
If you want the whole city in one trip, a private half-day panoramic tour covers the main sights by vehicle, and a private tour of Gaudí's hidden gems goes to the lesser known places: Colònia Güell, Bellesguard and Casa Vicens.
For a full day, a private day trip to Montserrat Monastery and a small-group tour of Barcelona and Montserrat with hotel pickup join Gaudí's city with the monastery of Montserrat. A two-day private tour adds a visit to a cava cellar, and a private full-day tour combines the Gaudí landmarks with La Roca Village.
Every trip that starts or stops here is also listed on the destination page.
In March 1882.
Antoni Gaudí.
It is a minor basilica, a title it received in November 2010.
Not always. Some routes see the buildings only from the outside, so check each tour's page before you book.
Two more: Casa Batlló, whose client was Josep Batlló i Casanovas, and Park Güell, opened in 1926.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0).
