Park Güell

Useful Information About Park Güell

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How to get to Park Güell

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By Metro/Train - Closest Station: Lesseps/Vallcarca (but they are both around 15-minute walk from Park Güell)

By Bus - Closest Bus Stop: Carretera del Carmel-Park Güell. Bus H6 or D40 both stop at Travessera de Dalt and its a 10-minute walk.

By Barcelona Bus Turistic: (via the Blue Line) and Barcelona City Tour Bus (Route: East and Green colour) both stop at Park Güell

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Park Güell Opening Hours

• Park Güell is open daily
• 1^st July to 31^st August: 09:00AM – 19:30PM
• 1^st September to 29^th October: 09:30AM – 19:30PM
• 30^th October to 31^st December: 09:30AM – 17:30PM

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Park Güell Ticket Options

Park Güell Standard Entry - from €13.50

Park Güell - Guided Tour (75-minutes guided tour) - from €24.00

Park Güell - Guided Tour (1.5 hour guided tour) - from €26.00

The Barcelona Pass (including Park Güell & Sagrada Familia & Barcelona Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour) - from €86.50

Best of Barcelona Bundle (including Park Güell, Sagrada Familia & Casa Batlló) - from €90.00

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Park Güell Fun Facts

• Park Güell was originally going to be a housing estate for Barcelona's elite!
• Park Güell has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984
• Park Güell covers around 42 acres of land
• The park is home to the famous "Dragon Stairway".
• The salamander at the entrance is one of the biggest attractions of the park.
• Gaudi's house was actually located in the Park and is now open the the public with the appropriate ticket! Click HERE for combination tickets for the Gaudi House & Park Güell
• The park receives over 1,000,000 visitors each year.
• The Park was influenced by English city gardens.
• Park Güell is named after Eusebi Güell, who owned the land.
• The central terrace of Park Güell is called the 'Greek Theatre' and was originally going to be used for performances, thus the nickname!

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Park Güell by Antoni Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi's Park Güell. His fairy-tale dreamland landscape.

• Each ticket sold goes towards preserving this UNESCO World Heritage Site and enables visitors to enjoy it's beauty.

Park Güell or Parc Güell, depending on how you want to spell it, was the idea of Eusebi Güell, a wealthy local businessman who had made money out of his families textiles business. Güell initially intended for the land to be a Garden City. A private housing development for the local elite, wealthy and aristocracy. The Garden City was going to have around 70 properties but only two were ever constructed due to construction costs being so high. Antoni Gaudi ended up purchasing one of them and ended up living there until his death in 1926. His house is now the Gaudi House Museum and sits in the grounds of Park Güell and is open to the public with the appropriate ticket (available on this site!). The City of Barcelona then took ownership of Park Güell in 1924 and it was opened to the public in 1926, and like other Gaudi Masterpieces, is now a major tourist attraction for Barcelona as well being a firm favourite of the locals.

Park Güell covers around 12 hectares (just over 30 acres) and is located between several neighbourhoods including El Coll, La Salut, Vallcarca I els Penitents, El Carmel and Can Baro. The Park included the monumental zone, forest and the panoramic areas.

We can't talk about Park Güell without mentioning the famous Park Güell Monumental Zone. Its only a small section of the park but contains some of Gaudi's incredible works and when visiting Park Güell we would always suggest trying to squeeze it in. The Monumental Zone starts at:

• 'The Porter's Lodge Pavilion' and is home to two gingerbread houses. One of the houses is used as the park's visitor centre and the other as the park's gift shop.
• 'The Dragon Stairway' is home to the famous "El Drac", which is Park Guell's most famous resident reptilian. The grand staircase is a great place to take some photos with El Drac.
• 'The Hypostyle Room' greets you after El Drac and is a room full of spectacular columns and an incredible mosaic ceiling.
• 'The Greek Theatre' which has actually been renamed the 'Nature Square' and offers incredible views of Barcelona for some wonderful photograph opportunities.
• 'Austria Gardens' are then home to the only two properties on Park Güell with one of them being the Gaudi House Museum and also definitely worth a visit.

If you are visiting Park Güell for the first time, we would always suggest making time for the Monumental Zone as its part of the incredible experience.

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Park Güell Address: As the park is so large it doesn’t actually have an address, as such! However, there are 3 entrances that you can refer too, and they are:

• Carrer de Larrard (the main entrance to the park) and is located at the intersection of Carrer de Larrard and Carrer d’Olot
• Carretera del Carmel is located next to the coach parking area meant for tourists and is situated at the Western edge of the park. The entrance is referred to as the Placa de la natura entrance
• Av. del Santuari de Sant Josep de la Muntanya and is on the Eastern edge of the park and also has access via an escalator, which you may also prefer to use over the hill climb that is otherwise required!

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Getting to Park Güell

• Carrer de Larrard entrance (the main entrance) Buses H6 & D40 stop at Travessera de Dalt Stop and it will take around 10-minutes to walk to this entrance from there
• Carretera del Carmel entrance The Turistic Bus and Barcelona City Tour Buses both stop at the Avinguda de la Mare de Deu de Montserrat station, and this will also take around 10 minutes to walk to the entrance‍
• Av. del Santuari de St. Josep de la Muntanya entrance you need to take the metro to Lesseps or Vallcarca stations which are on the L3 line, and the Park Güell entrance is a bit longer at 20-minutes’ walk from the stations. This is the entrance with the escalator which means you can avoid walking up the hill to get there, unless you like the exercise!

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Park Güell / Parc Güell Ticket Prices‍

They start at €13.50 for standard entrance which also includes the Monumental Zone, however if you would like a guided tour, tickets can be more expensive. We also offer combination tickets as well though, so if you would like to visit La Sagrada Familia as well for example, we offer great combination tickets for La Sagrada Familia and Park Güell tickets together, as well as other Gaudi property options.

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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Park Güell

Q: What is Park Güell?

A: Park Güell is a very popular public park in Barcelona that was designed by the late Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudi, who was also responsible for several of the most famous and popular tourist attractions in Barcelona including the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo, Casa Mila - La Pedrera and Casa Vicens. The park offers incredible views of Barcelona and has a very special area known as the 'Monumental Zone'.

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Q: Should I buy tickets in advance to visit Park Güell?

A: Park Güell is one of Barcelona's most popular parks and tourist attractions which welcomes millions of visitors each year because of this we would always suggest buying tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

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Q: How much is a ticket to Park Güell?

A: Our Park Güell tickets start from €13.50 and that also gets you access to the famous Monumental Zone!

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Q: Can I have a guided tour of Park Güell?

A: You certainly can! Our Park Güell guided tours start from just €23.00 and that also includes Skip The Line Entrance! The guided tours are a great way to learn more about the history of Park Güell.

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Q: How long does it take to walk around Park Güell?

A: This is another of those questions we always find hard to answer as its entirely up to the each individual and of course the opening hours of the park! Most visitors tend to spend at least a couple of hours though wandering around and enjoying it.

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Q: Is there a cafe or restaurant in Park Güell?

A: There is a cafe in Park Güell so you are able to purchase snacks and drinks there!

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Q: Is Park Güell wheelchair accessible?

A: Due to some of the terrain being hilly and possibly uneven pathways, some areas may be challenging to wheelchair users, but please note you are welcome. There are accessible routes around the park and some of the facilities also cater for wheelchair users.

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Q: What are the must-see areas of Park Güell?

A: Although we love Park Güell in general, one of our favourite areas is the famous Monumental Zone, we love this section. Home to the El Drac and famous terrace offering incredible views of Barcelona. The Hypostyle Room is also incredible to see with is marvellous columns. Park Güell is just a magical place to visit.