On the Skip-The-Line Sagrada Familia and Park Guell tour, you will visit the two most beautiful Gaudi masterpieces and contributions to Catalan Modernisme - the Sagrada Familia and Park Guell. The tour is 6 hours long and will help you not only see the most beautiful landmarks of Barcelona but also learn what inspired Gaudí to make his vision real.
La Sagrada Familia and Park Guell are Barcelona’s most popular tourist attractions and see over 4.5 million visitors yearly. Given the number of tourists, the waiting times in queues at the ticket offices easily extend past 60 minutes. By joining this E-bike tour, you will avoid the long lines and get a fast-track entrance to the Sagrada Familia and Park Guell.
The Skip-The-Line: Sagrada Familia and Park Guell Tour Includes
- Colombus Statue
- Head of Barcelona
- Barceloneta area (the beach)
- Olympic Village
- Ciutadella Park (built mainly by Josep Fonserè and some points by Gaudi)
- Park Guell & Entrance Skip the line (Gaudi’s masterpiece)
- The Sagrada Familia Basilica & Entrance Skip the line (Gaudi’s masterpiece)
- Casa Milà (Gaudi´s masterpiece)
- Casa Batlló (Gaudi´s masterpiece)
- Royal Square & Street Lamps in the Square (Gaudi´s work)
At the end of the tour, the local guide, will take you to delight in the best appetizer and drink at a local restaurant. This is the perfect atmosphere to chill out, share experiences, recap the best moments during the tour and receive LOCAL recommendations to make the most of your visit to Barcelona.
Here there are some facts about Sagrada Familia and Park Guell that will tell you what is special about each place and why they are places you must visit.
Sagrada Familia
No excursion in Barcelona is complete without a visit to one of the city's most famous churches -- the Sagrada Familia. The Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona is one of the most important landmarks in Spain. In 1984, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site. With an impressive five million visitors a year (2019 data), it has surpassed the enchanting Alhambra in Granada and the Prado Museum in Madrid.
Facts
- Gaudí knew he wouldn't live to see the church complete. He created impeccably detailed plans to make sure the construction could go on without him. He made it possible for the facades to be constructed individually to honor the fact that he was a small part of something greater than himself.
- Sagrada Familia is a Basilica, not a Cathedral. The real Cathedral in Barcelona is The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in the Gothic city center.
- Every Tower has its Meaning. Gaudí thought about every aspect of the church through and through. Hence, the towers, too, serve as symbols. When completed, Sagrada Familia will pride itself on 18 towers; 12 represent the 12 apostles, 4 represent the Evangelists, one for the Virgin Mary, and the tallest one in the middle will represent Jesus.
- A School was built on the site of the Sagrada Familia. Gaudí built the school around 1909, mainly to provide schooling for children in the neighborhoods that were growing up around the Temple and for the children of the people working on the site. The most surprising thing about the architecture of this building is probably, its wavy façades, reminiscent of La Pedrera in Barcelona. The school is now the site of an exhibition on the Sagrada Familia.
Parc Guell
Parc Guell is a trendy garden city built by Gaudi originally as a park for the Barcelona aristocracy and commissioned by Don Eusebio Guell. The park is situated on a large hill (be prepared for a steep walk up if you plan to visit here) and is enclosed by a wall, with two entrance lodges. There are two houses in the park; one is now the Gaudi Museum, where Gaudi has lived since 1906. At the entrance to the park is the famous dragon statue situated on the central flight of steps. Many tourists stop to have their photos taken here as it's also the main entrance to the park and is located near the Museum. The park has a magnificent view overlooking Barcelona city from its situation high up on the hill where it's built, and the park is worth visiting just for the view.
Facts
- The park's design is inspired by nature. One of Gaudi's main sources of inspiration is nature, and you can see it reflected in his projects.
- The 'trencadís' technique was first-time used at Park Guell. Trencadís is a technique used to cover structures with a mosaic, normally abstract, of irregular pieces of ceramic, glass or marble tiles. One of the most photographed features of the Park Güell using this technique is the colorful dragon that guards the staircase in the monumental area.
- Gaudi lived here. In 1906, he moved into the house (designed by Francesc Berenguer) in Park Güell with his elderly father and ill niece so that he could supervise the construction work at the same time too. His home is now the Gaudi House Museum, complete with furniture he designed and other items he once used. Please note that the entrance tickets do not give access to the Gaudí House Museum in the park. Tickets for the Gaudí house museum can be purchased separately at the house entrance itself.
