Casa Batlló
A dragon-scale façade without a single straight line, on Passeig de Gràcia.
Duration
1 hr 15 min – 2 hrs
Best time
First slot of the day
Open
Every day
Entry price
55 EUR
Gaudí did not build the Casa Batlló: in 1904 he remodelled an ordinary 1877 apartment block, façade included. Barcelonians call it the house of bones, after the mask-shaped balconies and the ground-floor columns that suggest shin bones.
The usual reading sees St George slaying the dragon: the scaled roof is the spine, the turret and its cross the sword driven in. Inside, the light well is tiled in a gradient, dark blue at the top and pale at the bottom, so that the light is even on every floor — a technical problem solved with colour.
Getting there
Passeig de Gràcia 43. Metro lines 2, 3 and 4, Passeig de Gràcia station, two minutes on foot.
What the price covers
the most complete ticket. Cheaper options exist, and booking online saves €4 to €12. Free under 12.
Rules on site
Several ticket tiers coexist at very different prices for a similar route: compare before buying. The façade is free to look at from the opposite pavement, which is the right angle anyway.
Checked on 28 August 2026 at Casa Batlló — official ticketing