Park Güell is one of the most beautiful icons of Barcelona. You can take a green walk and also enjoy the wonderful views of the city, as it is located in the upper part of the city.
Park Guell and Antoni Gaudí
It’s a work of Antoni Gaudí, a Spanish Catalan architect from Reus, who was the figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí’s works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in Barcelona. Much of Gaudí’s work was marked by his big passions in life: architecture, nature, religion.
Gaudí studied every detail of his creations, integrating into his architecture a series of crafts in which he was skilled: ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. He introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís, made of waste ceramic pieces.
Antoni Gaudí was strongly influenced by natural shapes and used them in his work. This is plausible yet at the entrance of the park, where a dragon fountain welcomes you to Gaudi’s unique world of amazing stone structures and stunning tiling.
Routes to explore Park Guell
There are three recommended routes in order to visit all the points of interest:
- Sant Josep de la Muntanya
- Carrer d’Olot
- Plaça de la Natura
These recommended routes allow all the points to be visited, whichever point of entry you use to get into Park Güell.
Following the routes along the park you will end up at the top of it, where you can get a unique frame of Barcelona: a stunning view of the city. If you have enough time to spend there, we strongly recommend you to discover every secret of the park.
You will need minimum half of a day to get a general view of it. And if you want to enjoy the park and don’t miss any spot, we suggest you to have a picnic lunch at the designated area, and spend most of the day discovering every corner. Just buy some food and drinks and enjoy the park to its max, not only the architecture but also the views and peacefulness up there. Make it a special experience.
Opening hours:
Autumn-Winter
From 27 October to 23 March: from 8:30 to 18:00
Spring-Summer
From 24 March to 30 April: from 8:00 to 20:00
From 1 May to 26 October: from 8:00 to 21:00
How to get there:
By metro: Green line (L3), Vallcarca or Lesseps stations
By bus: Lines H6, 32, 24 and 92
You can find more information about Park Güell here.
