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Casa Batlló: the house of bones

On the Passeig de Gràcia, among the grand houses of the Eixample, Casa Batlló looks alive: balconies like masks or bones, a front that shimmers with broken glass and tile, and a roof shaped like the back of a dragon.

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    What to see at Casa Batlló

    1. The front

      Stone balconies like masks, a façade of coloured glass and tile, and columns shaped like bones on the first floor.

    2. The main floor

      The Batlló family's rooms, with doors, windows and ceilings that curve like water, and a great window over the Passeig de Gràcia.

    3. The light well

      Tiled in blues that grow darker towards the top, so that the light falls evenly from the roof to the ground floor.

    4. The roof

      The dragon's back of glazed tiles, the tower with its cross, and chimneys covered in broken tile.

    Tickets and tours for Casa Batlló

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      Barcelona: Casa Batlló Entry with Self-Audioguide Tour

      Entry to Casa Batlló with an audio tour, to visit at your own pace.

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    Visiting Casa Batlló: hours and admission

    Opening hours

    Every day
    Day visits from 9:00, last entry 21:30
    • The house is open every day of the year. Its site gives 8:30 to 22:30 for all its visits, the earliest and latest of which are special tickets.
    • Night visits run in the evening with a separate ticket.

    Who gets in free

    • Children up to 12, with an adult, as the house's site says.

    Getting there

    Metro
    Passeig de Gràcia (lines 2, 3 and 4), a minute away.
    On foot
    Five minutes from La Pedrera and ten from the Plaça de Catalunya, along the Passeig de Gràcia.
    By car
    Barcelona is a low-emission zone, and parking in the centre is scarce and dear. Leave the car and use the metro.

    Address

    Casa Batlló
    Passeig de Gràcia 43
    08007 Barcelona, Spain

    Entrances

    The entrance is on the Passeig de Gràcia, under the house's front.

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    Before you go

    • Book a time slot. The house is narrow and the rooms fill quickly in the middle of the day.
    • The first entries of the morning and the evening visits are the calmest.
    • Look at the house from across the Passeig de Gràcia as well: it stands in a row with houses by Domènech i Montaner and Puig i Cadafalch.
    • La Pedrera is five minutes' walk up the same avenue.

    An ordinary house remade as a dragon

    The textile manufacturer Josep Batlló bought an ordinary house of 1877 on the Passeig de Gràcia and in 1904 asked Gaudí to remodel it. Gaudí rebuilt the front, the roof and the inside, and finished in 1906.

    Barcelonans call it the house of bones, for the balconies and the columns of the lower floors. The roof, with its tiled scales and its tower topped by a cross, is often read as the dragon killed by Saint George, the patron saint of Catalonia.

    The house is open to visitors with a tour that uses screens and sound, and it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Gaudí's works.

    Casa Batlló: common questions

    What are the opening hours of Casa Batlló?
    Every day: Day visits from 9:00, last entry 21:30. The house is open every day of the year. Its site gives 8:30 to 22:30 for all its visits, the earliest and latest of which are special tickets. Night visits run in the evening with a separate ticket.
    Is Casa Batlló ever free?
    Children up to 12, with an adult, as the house's site says.
    What does the ticket include?
    Entry to Casa Batlló. An audio tour, at your own pace. It is sold by GetYourGuide.
    Why is Casa Batlló called the house of bones?
    For the shapes of its front: the balconies look like masks or skulls, and the columns of the lower floors like bones. The roof is often read as the back of the dragon killed by Saint George.
    How long does a visit to Casa Batlló take?
    About an hour, or an hour and a half with the roof terrace at a slow pace.
    Which is better, Casa Batlló or La Pedrera?
    They are five minutes apart and very different. Casa Batlló is a remodelled town house, colourful and theatrical. La Pedrera is a whole apartment block Gaudí built from scratch, famous for its roof of chimneys. Many visitors see both.

    What visitors say about Casa Batlló

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