Entries checked on 17 October 2026. “To be checked” flags information the guide could not confirm from a reliable source. Tick “Seen” as you walk: your progress stays on your device.
- Status
- Hours not confirmed
- Hours
- Weekdays during university hours; weekends and garden: restricted access
- Price
- Free
- Metro
- Universitat (L1, L2)
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
Elies Rogent · work begun in 1863
Time on site: 30 min
The logical starting point: this neo-Romanesque building is one of the first large public buildings in the Eixample. Cerdà’s plan was then only a grid of empty plots.
Behind the façade lie two arcaded courtyards, one for sciences and one for letters. On the Carrer de la Diputació side, the Ferran Soldevila garden offers almost a hectare of Romantic planting that most passers-by never notice.
What to look for
- The two symmetrical arcaded courtyards, seen from the vestibule
- The grand ceremonial staircase
- The garden, reached by the Diputació gate (near no. 228)
Stop 2 in 750 m · 13 min on foot
- Status
- Exterior only
- Hours
- Private building, façade only; the ground floor houses a restaurant (name to be checked on site)
- Price
- Free (exterior)
- Metro
- Urquinaona (L1, L4)
Carrer de Casp, 48
Antoni Gaudí · 1898–1900
Time on site: 10 min
The most restrained of Gaudí’s buildings, and the only one to win the city’s annual prize for the best building (1900). Montjuïc stone façade, crowned by a double-curved Baroque gable.
The client, Pere Calvet, was a textile manufacturer and a keen mycologist: look for the carved mushrooms beneath the central bay window. The three busts at the top represent Saint Peter Martyr and the patron saints of Vilassar, the family’s village.
What to look for
- The mushrooms in relief beneath the bay window
- The wrought-iron knocker and handle on the door
- The initials C above the entrance
Stop 3 in 400 m · 7 min on foot
- Status
- Open
- Hours
- Until 31 Oct: 10:00–21:00 · from 1 Nov: 10:00–19:00
- Price
- Free
- Metro
- Girona (L4)
Carrer de Roger de Llúria, 56 (passage)
Josep Oriol Mestres and Antoni Darder · 1870
Time on site: 15 min
A 38.5 m corridor beneath a building opens onto an inner garden, dominated by a water tower of 1870. It supplied drinking water to the first houses of the Eixample.
Cerdà wanted open, planted blocks; speculation filled almost all of them. This one, bought back by the city in 1987, shows what the plan was meant to be. The small summer pool, the “Eixample beach”, closed in 2019 after noise complaints.
What to look for
- The access passage, restored with its original ceramic paving
- The tower seen from the centre of the block
- The rear façades of the buildings, the other face of the Eixample
Stop 4 in 250 m · 4 min on foot
- Status
- Open access
- Hours
- Public thoroughfare
- Price
- Free
- Metro
- Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4)
Between Pau Claris and Roger de Llúria (Consell de Cent–Aragó block)
Opened in the 1860s
Time on site: 10 min
A pedestrian passage through the block, lined with small Neoclassical houses with front gardens and railings, on the model of London mews. Stepping in feels like entering another city, fifty metres from the traffic of Pau Claris.
People live here: keep quiet and discreet, and do not stop in front of the gates.
What to look for
- The small enclosed gardens in front of each house
- The view from the Pau Claris entrance
Stop 5 in 200 m · 3 min on foot
- Status
- Open · book ahead
- Hours
- Batlló: every day, daytime and evening · Amatller: guided tours at set times
- Price
- Batlló: dynamic pricing, dearer at the last minute; roof access depends on the ticket tier · Amatller: ≈ €17–20 (third-party source)
- Metro
- Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4)
Passeig de Gràcia, 35 to 43
Domènech i Montaner (35, 1902–06) · Puig i Cadafalch (41, 1898–1900) · Gaudí (43, 1904–06)
Time on site: 1 hr 30 with one visit
The pun is Catalan: mançana means both a city block and an apple. Three leaders of Modernisme answer one another here along a single street front, each in his own vocabulary. A corner tower and sculpture for Domènech, a stepped Flemish gable for Puig i Cadafalch. A scaled dragon roof and mask-shaped balconies for Gaudí.
If you visit only one interior here, Casa Amatller is the least obvious and most authentic choice. The main floor keeps the furniture and decoration of the family of chocolate maker Antoni Amatller. The tour is guided, in small groups, with a chocolate tasting. Casa Batlló is spectacular but entirely staged.
What to look for
- The mask balconies and “bony” columns of Batlló
- The stepped gable and Eusebi Arnau’s sculptures on Amatller
- Gaudí’s hexagonal panot underfoot (see box)
In this guide : Casa Batlló, the house of light →
Stop 6 in 150 m · 3 min on foot
- Status
- Temporarily closed
- Hours
- Closed for works since autumn 2026, for about three months (reception and shop)
- Price
- €15 on reopening
- Metro
- Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4)
Carrer d’Aragó, 255
Lluís Domènech i Montaner · 1880s
Time on site: 5 min (façade)
One of the city’s first Modernista buildings, in exposed brick and iron, designed for a publishing house. Antoni Tàpies set up his foundation here in 1984.
On the roof, the wire cloud “Núvol i cadira” (1990) is clearly visible from the pavement opposite.
What to look for
- The wire sculpture on the roof, from the opposite pavement
- The brick façade with its neo-Mudéjar patterns
Stop 7 in 200 m · 3 min on foot
- Status
- Open
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 9:00–21:00
- Price
- Free
- Metro
- Passeig de Gràcia (L2, L3, L4) · FGC Provença
Rambla de Catalunya, 77 (corner of València)
Decoration by Antoni de Falguera · 1902
Time on site: 10 min
A wooden door with leaded glass showing an orange tree, and a wrought-iron sign bearing a poppy, emblem of Modernista pharmacies. The Bolós family has run it since 1926.
Inside are the original mahogany counter, display cases and ceiling paintings. It is a working pharmacy: go in as a customer, without flash or crowding.
What to look for
- The orange tree in the door’s stained glass
- The “Bolós” lantern beneath the bay window, still working
- Close by: Casa Domènech i Estapà, València 241 (1909)
Stop 8 in 400 m · 7 min on foot
- Status
- Open · quieter 9:00–10:00 and after 16:00
- Hours
- Until 1 Nov: every day 9:00–20:30, night visit 20:40–22:20 · winter hours thereafter
- Price
- Essencial: from €25 online, €29 at the ticket office · 50% off for Catalan residents with proof
- Metro
- Diagonal (L3, L5)
Passeig de Gràcia, 92
Antoni Gaudí · 1906–1912 · UNESCO 1984
Time on site: 1 hr 30
A stone façade that undulates like a cliff, hence the nickname “the quarry”. It carries no load: the structure rests on pillars. The floor plans are thus freed from load-bearing walls, an idea twenty years ahead of its time.
The visit is worth it above all for the roof terrace and its warrior chimneys, and for the attic with its 270 brick catenary arches.
What to look for
- The attic and its catenary arches
- The roof chimneys, with the Sagrada Família in the distance
- The wrought-iron balconies, each one different
In this guide : La Pedrera, the house without load-bearing walls →
Stop 9 in 350 m · 6 min on foot
- Status
- Open
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 9:00–20:00 · Sun and public holidays 9:00–14:30
- Price
- Free
- Metro
- Diagonal (L3, L5)
Passeig de Gràcia, 107
Palace of the Marquis Robert · gardens by Ramon Oliva
Time on site: 20 min
This is the garden of an early 20th-century bourgeois mansion, now open to the public. Magnolias, limes, bitter oranges, cypresses and palms line two gravel paths. Exactly what the Eixample hid behind its railings.
The palace now houses the Generalitat’s information centre, with free exhibitions.
What to look for
- The magnolia and the bitter orange trees
- The free exhibitions on the ground floor
Stop 10 in 100 m · 2 min on foot · end of Day A; Day B starts here
- Status
- Exterior only
- Hours
- Private building, façades only · best light from 11:00 to early afternoon
- Price
- Free (exterior)
- Metro
- Diagonal (L3, L5)
Av. Diagonal, 442 · rear façade: Carrer de Còrsega, 316
Salvador Valeri i Pupurull · 1906–1911
Time on site: 10 min
On the Diagonal side, a symmetrical, bourgeois stone façade. Walk round to Còrsega. The rear façade is an undulating gallery of shuttered wooden loggias and green ceramic, clearly inspired by Gaudí.
Valeri took up the idea of Casa Calvet: a restrained façade for the grand street, fantasy for the back. 300 m along the Diagonal (no. 373), Puig i Cadafalch’s Palau del Baró de Quadras plays the same game.
What to look for
- The wooden shutters of the Còrsega façade
- The green “harlequin’s hat” crowning the Diagonal façade
Stop 11 in 450 m · 8 min on foot
- Status
- Exterior only
- Hours
- Exterior; the interior cannot be visited on a regular basis (to be checked)
- Price
- Free (exterior)
- Metro
- Diagonal (L3, L5) · Verdaguer (L4, L5)
Av. Diagonal, 416–420
Josep Puig i Cadafalch · 1905
Time on site: 15 min
A red-brick neo-Gothic castle on a triangular block, topped by six conical spires. Bartomeu Terrades commissioned it for his three sisters; the building indeed reads as three houses joined together.
On the Rosselló side, the ceramic panel of Saint George bears a Catalanist inscription. It asks the patron saint of Catalonia to give her back her freedom. The interior tours opened in 2016 did not last: count on the exterior.
What to look for
- The Saint George panel on the Rosselló façade
- The outline of the spires from the corner of Bruc and Diagonal
Stop 12 in 500 m · 9 min on foot
- Status
- Open · closed on Sunday
- Hours
- Mon and Sat 8:00–15:00 · Tue–Fri 8:00–20:00 · florists 24 hours a day (except August)
- Price
- Free
- Metro
- Girona (L4)
Carrer d’Aragó, 311–317
Antoni Rovira i Trias · late 1880s
Time on site: 20 min
An iron market hall of the same family as the Born and Sant Antoni, without the Boqueria’s crowds. The florists at the Aragó entrance are open 24 hours a day, except in August: you can buy a bouquet at midnight.
The food market serves the neighbourhood; a few counters let you eat on the spot.
What to look for
- The florists under the awning, on the Aragó side
- The iron roof structure seen from the central aisle
Stop 13 in 1.2 km · 21 min on foot
- Status
- Open · book several weeks ahead
- Hours
- October: Mon–Fri 9:00–19:00, Sat 9:00–18:00, Sun 10:30–19:00 · Nov–Feb: closes at 18:00
- Price
- Basilica €26 · with tower €36 · guided €30 / €40 · tickets online only
- Metro
- Sagrada Família (L2, L5)
Carrer de Mallorca, 401
Antoni Gaudí from 1883 · work in progress
Time on site: 2 hrs
2026 marks the centenary of Gaudí’s death, on 10 June 1926. It is also the year the Tower of Jesus Christ, the basilica’s tallest (172.5 m), was completed. The Glory façade, the future main entrance, is under construction.
A note on light: the blue-green windows on the Nativity side (east) are at their best in the morning. The reds and oranges on the Passion side (west) glow in late afternoon. Choose your time slot accordingly.
What to look for
- The forest of branching columns in the nave
- The Nativity façade, the only one completed in Gaudí’s lifetime
- The models room and Gaudí’s school, often overlooked
In this guide : Sagrada Família, against the light →
Stop 14 in 900 m · 15 min on foot
- Status
- Open
- Hours
- Apr–Oct: 9:30–18:30 · shorter winter hours (to be checked)
- Price
- €18 (€17 after 14:00) · guided €21 · reduced €11.90 (Barcelona residents, 65 and over) · free under 12
- Metro
- Sant Pau | Dos de Maig (L5)
Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167
Lluís Domènech i Montaner · 1905–1930 · UNESCO 1997
Time on site: 1 hr 30
Walk up the pedestrianised Avinguda Gaudí, which links the two masterpieces in a straight line. At the end stands the former Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau: a garden city of ceramic-clad pavilions. Linked by underground galleries, they were designed to heal through light and air.
It is the largest Art Nouveau ensemble in Europe and, for many visitors, the real surprise of the stay. It lies just beyond the administrative boundary of the Eixample, in the Horta-Guinardó district.
What to look for
- The Administration pavilion and its hall
- The underground galleries between pavilions
- The view down Avinguda Gaudí towards the Sagrada Família, as you turn round
In this guide : Sant Pau, the garden hospital →
