Gaudí Plus Tour

If you already saw and liked A. Gaudí’s main works, the Gaudí Plus Tour is the opportunity to go further and discover less known (and less crowded) works and visite the interior of the "enchanted" Batlló house;
The drives go through Pedralbes avenue and other high end residential areas in Barcelona and along the Diagonal and past another work of Gaudí: The Miralles Estate Gate.

The "Gaudí Plus" Tour has three main points of interest:

The Batlló House:
Little did Mr. Batlló knew when he commissioned A. Gaudí to renovate his family residence on Passeig de Gràcia. The result, one of Gaudí visually most impressive works, went well over his expectations.
Beyond the esthetics, the comfort of the Batllós' home was greatly improved by added light wells, increased space in the main rooms, temperature control through air inlets to be opened and closed according to the seasons of the year, beautifully stained glass windows to dim and enrich the natural light flooding the main rooms and a lot more.
A must-see landmark!

Güell Pavilions:
Named after Eusebi Güell, Gaudí’s close friend and patron –he commissioned to Gaudí other important projects like his main residence, the Güell Palace, the Güell Park and the next main point of interest of this tour: the Crypt of the Güell Colony Church- these pavilions were meant to accommodate the caretaker´s home and the stables. The pavilions are united by an impressive gate of wrought iron featuring a dragon evoking Saing George.

Crypt of the Güell Colony Church:
The industrial colony promoted by Güell in the outskirts of Barcelona could not lack a church, which was commissioned to Gaudí. Gaudí conceived a grandiose church resting upon a hollow space: the crypt. The complex structural solutions he had to develop were a test run for his most cherished work: the Sagrada Familia. Only the crypt was actually built; its strangely shaped brick and basalt columns are truly unique.

09:15 h Monday to Monday.
From April 15 to October 31 only.

Duration: 4 hours

Batlló House (interior visit); Drive along Carretera de Sarrià; Gate to Miralles Estate; Güell Pavilion; Crypt of the Colonia Güell Church, located in Santa Coloma de Cervelló (about 20 km out of town) Visit of the Crypt; drive back to Barcelona.

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