The Paseo de Gracia and the importance of this street is given by the modernist buildings that are in it, such as Casa Amatler, Lleó Morero or Fuster, but undoubtedly by the two hehas by Antonio Gaudí :
BATLLÓ HOUSE
- Schedule: 09:00 to 21:00 h
- Price: 25€ general admission and students 22€.
The originality of this architect can be seen once again in Casa Batlló, the most important work of Catalan modernism, between 1.904 and 1.906. In Gaudí’s own words: “There are no straight lines or right angles in nature. Therefore, buildings should not have straight lines or right angles.”
It is open to the public every day to visit its spacious rooms, which also host events, its patio and the fireplaces on its roof.
CASA MILÁ – LA PEDRERA
Later, between 1.906 and 1.912, the residence of the Milá lords, a bourgeois family of the twentieth century, was built. Which can also be visited. The best thing about this visit is the roof, where chimneys in the shape of warriors. In addition to being able to see the city center from above.
- Hours: Monday to Sunday: 9:00 h – 20:30 h; Night visit: 21:00 h – 23:00 h
- Price: € 22 general admission and € 16.50 students.
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