Address
Park Guell,
Carrer d’Olot, 5,
08024 Barcelona, Spain
Directions: Google Maps
Customer Service
Phone: +34 93 4091830
Phone: +34 93 4091831
Email: parkguell@bsmsa.cat
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About Park Guell
Designed by renowned Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi, Park Guell is an urban civic park, built in the early 19th century in Barcelona, Spain. Named after Eusebi Guell, the mastermind behind the construction of famous architectural landmarks of Barcelona, the park is Antoni Gaudi’s finest masterpiece amongst his works.
Declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, the original theme of the park was that of an avant-garde real estate for 60 homes, with high-end amenities for comfort and convenience of the inhabitants. The project failed to attract the right investors, and the work came to a sudden-halt, after the completion of the guardian’s house and the model house, and later opened as a public park in 1926.
The park’s design theme is nature-inspired on 17-hectares, and divides into two zones, the monumental, and the free zone. In the monumental zone, visitors can explore all the well-known monuments of the park, and the free zone is all about the garden, pathways & outdoor spaces, and covers 92.1% of the entire park.
Everything in Park Guell has fluidity in contour, and there are no straight lines at all. Park Guell was the official residence of architect Antoni Gaudi, and is now a heritage museum of his works. The top Eight things to see at Park Guell are, the Calvary (a small mountain), Salamander (mosaic tile bench), Austria gardens (plant nursery), Sala Hipostila (86 Hypostyle room), Laundry room portico (Catalan architecture), Passeig de las palmeras (stone passageway), the Terrace (monumental zone), and the Gaudi Museum (House of Gaudi).
Tourist attractions near and around Park Guell are the Gaudi Museum, Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Gothic Quarter, Casa Mila, Casa Batllo, Tibidabo Amusement park, Placa Reial, Magic fountain of Montjuic, Barcelona Cathedral, and Palau Guell. Summer season is the best time to visit Park Guell from June to August, and mornings and late evenings are the quietest time of the day, to explore the Park. It takes around 2 hours to tour the park, and is great for hanging out with children.
Open all year round, from summer to autumn between 8:00am- 8:30pm, the Park admits 400 visitors per slot, and it is highly recommended to book tickets online for the best time slots. Admission tickets cost €10.00 for adults, and €7.00 for senior citizens and children (7-12), and are free for children below 7 years. Guided tours of 90-minute duration are available, in English from Thursday-Monday. Tickets can be purchased on the website using major debit/credit cards.
the nearest airport to Park Guell is the Barcelona Airport (BCN) at a distance of 19.4km, and is a 20-minute drive from Park Guell. The nearest railway lines are at Olot- Marianao (2 min), Larrard- Rambala Mercedes (3 min), Marianao – Mercedes (4 min), and the Av Del Coll Del Portell (7 min). Park Guell is 20-minutes from Sagrada Familia, and 35-minutes from Casa Batllo, and 30-minutes from La Pedrera. For complaints or queries on tickets, events, timings, guided/group tours, parking, or others, reach the Park Guell support.
