Park Güell: Highlights, opening hours, tickets and access

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Highlights of Park Güell
Basic Information about Park Güell
Park Güell tickets
Getting to Park Güell

Highlights of Park Güell

Park Güell is a park in Barcelona.

Businessman Eusebi Güell commissioned the architect Antoni Gaudí to design a residential area in harmony with nature. Construction progressed from 1900 to around 1914, but the plan as a residential area was not fully realized, and the site was later developed into a park.

Its distinctive features include a design that makes use of the natural terrain, abundant curved forms, decorations inspired by plants and animals, and the mosaic decoration known as Trencadís, made by combining broken ceramics and tiles.

It is inscribed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site as part of the “Works of Antoni Gaudí.”

From the main gate to the central square

This is the main entrance gate to Park Güell. Above the grand staircase, you can see a building resembling a Greek temple.

Impressive Doric-style columns stand in rows. The rooftops of the buildings form terraces.

It is something of a mascot for Park Güell. There are various theories about what inspired it: a lizard, a salamander, or a dragon.

This terrace is also known as the “Central Square.” It offers a panoramic view of Barcelona.

The edge of the terrace is decorated with a mosaic called trencadís. No two sections have the same pattern, so you never get tired of looking at it.

The retaining wall of rough-hewn stones features a series of cylindrical buttresses and arched stonework that blend into the vegetation on the slope. It evokes the Giant Warrior from *Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind*.

Washerwomen’s Corridor (Pòrtic de la Bugadera)

With its slanting stone columns and undulating ceiling, this colonnade is often compared to a wave tunnel. It might be fun to strike a surfing pose for a photo.

Image: Enfo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped, resized, and sharpened)One of the colonnade’s pillars features a carved female figure carrying a laundry basket on her head. Named after this statue, it is called the Washerwoman’s Colonnade (Pòrtic de la Bugadera).

Basic Information about Park Güell

The information below was checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Please also check the latest information on the official website when planning your trip.

🔗 Official website

Check the opening hours, prices, tickets and information about visiting the park here.

Web oficial Park Güell | Barcelona

Visita el Park Güell de Barcelona amb la informació que necessites per conèixer la zona dissenyada per Gaudí i els ...

📍 Location

Carrer d'Olot, s/n, 08024 Barcelona

🕒 Opening hours

1 1–2 6:9:30–17:30
2 7–3 28:9:30–18:00
3 29–6 30:9:30–19:30
7 1–8 31:9:00–19:30
9 1–10 24:9:30–19:30
10 25–12 31:9:30–17:30

💶 Admission fees

The general admission fee is 18 euros. Prices for the different ticket types are introduced below under “Park Güell tickets”.

⏱️ Time required

Allow around 1–30 minutes to approximately 2 hour to see the main architecture and mosaic decorations.⚠️ The park has slopes, and getting around and taking photos can take longer when it is crowded, so allowing extra time is reassuring.

Park Güell tickets

💶 Admission fees

Adults:18 euros
People aged 7 to 12 and people over 65:13.50 euros
People aged 0 to 6 and people with disabilities:Free
Companions of people with disabilities:13.50 euros

⚠️ People aged 0 to 6 also need a ticket. Residents’ cardholders and Passi Verd reservation holders are exempt.The fee for people exactly 65 years old is not clearly stated in the official information consulted.

🎫 Online tickets

Tickets are sold online only, and an entry time slot must be specified. Advance purchase is recommended. You must enter within 30 minutes of the specified time; after that, your right of admission expires. There is no limit on the length of stay after entry, but re-entry is not permitted after exiting.

Tarifes i horaris del Park Güell | Web oficial Park Güell | Barcelona

Tarifes i horaris a l'Eix Monumental

Getting to Park Güell

We also suggested taking a bus or taxi to reduce the amount of walking, and introduced bus number 24 from Passeig de Gràcia, where Casa Batlló and Casa Milà are located, as well as Casa Vicens, about 5 minutes south of Lesseps station.

Metro and city buses

The official route recommends walking for about 20 minutes from Lesseps station on metro line L3 to the entrance on the Avinguda del Santuari de Sant Josep de la Muntanya side. For buses on lines H6 and D40, get off at Travessera de Dalt and walk for about 10 minutes.

The access page also lists a route from Vallcarca station, but the FAQ does not recommend it because the escalators on baixada de la Glòria are out of service.

The construction notice dated 2026 10 5 states that the route from Coll del Portell to the Forat del Vent steps, as well as from Forat del Vent to Casa Trias, is closed.