{"id":692,"date":"2016-11-21T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T07:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonplan_en.anakena.info\/?p=692"},"modified":"2020-03-23T16:23:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:23:55","slug":"parc-guell-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/parc-guell-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona’s Parc G\u00fcell: tours, tickets and useful information"},"content":{"rendered":"
Parc Güell’s curved benches and ceramic salamander are unavoidable symbols of Barcelona. Below is some information you should know before visiting this unique park.<\/p>\n
\nIf you’re planning on visiting both Parc Güell and Sagrada Familia<\/a> during your stay in Barcelona, the City Pass<\/strong><\/a> is worth a look! This combined ticket offers fast-track entry to both destinations, a ticket for the tour bus<\/a> and an Aerobus<\/a> ticket to take you from the airport to the city centre, or vice-versa.\n<\/p>\n \nIf you’re looking for a thorough but reasonably-priced option, this tour<\/a> gets our vote.\n<\/p>\n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n If you just want to buy a fast-track ticket for Parc Güell, you can do it by clicking here<\/a>. You have the option to book an audioguide for an extra charge of 3.75 euros.<\/span><\/p>\n Good news for tight budgets! Please note that access to the park is free after ticket window closing hours:<\/span><\/p>\n These schedules correspond to dusk. Why not take the opportunity to go for a night out at Barcelona’s most emblematic park?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nThe two lodges at the entrance were built to host the administration of the residence and the gardening service. Today they have been transformed into gift shops.<\/p>\n It might not be an accident if they remind you of Hansel and Gretel: when they were being built a version of this tale, translated for children by a friend of Gaudí and Güell was playing at Barcelona opera house.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/p>\n \nThe Sala Hipóstila<\/em> is made up of more than 80 columns, none of which form a right angle with the ground. In fact, each of the columns leans slightly differently, which helps maintain the structure supporting the famous coloured esplanade.<\/p>\n These columns also collect rain water that falls on the esplanade and channel it into a reservoir.<\/p>\n On the ceiling a mosaic circle represents the four seasons and the lunar cycles.<\/p>\n Although this room was originally designed to hold the residence’s market, today it is often used as a concert hall, due its impressive acoustics.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n<\/p>\n \nParc Güell’s mosaic bench is absolutely legendary. It is even said to be the longest bench in the world!<\/p>\n Sitting on it you can enjoy a superb view over all of Barcelona, although there is an even more beautiful view from the cross at the top of the park.<\/p>\n The mosaics are made from recovered materials, but they are all created with the greatest care, and the predominant blue, yellow and green symbolise faith, hope and charity.<\/p>\n Gaudí studied each curve of the bench to perfectly suit the curves of people sitting. This ergonomic detail is also present in the stone viaducts, which Gaudí decided to make lean slightly so that walkers could lean on them, which is not possible with a vertical column.\n<\/p>\n \nGaudí lived for 20 years in one of the houses at Parc Güell. He actually bought the model house once he realised the financial black hole that this project represented.<\/p>\n These days the house has been transformed into a museum where you can see the furniture designed by Gaudí, portraits, plans and even the architect’s models.\n<\/p>\n\n
Barcelona City Pass<\/h3>\n
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Parc Güell guided tour<\/h3>\n
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Buy a ticket in internet<\/h3>\n
Our advice and top tips<\/h2>\n
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Parc Güell Opening hours<\/h3>\n
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Parc Güell tickets<\/h3>\n
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Parc Güell for free?
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Getting to Parc Güell<\/h3>\n
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What to see at Parc Güell<\/h2>\n
The caretakers’ lodges<\/h3>\n
The “Sala Hipóstila” and its leaning columns<\/h3>\n
The curved coloured bench<\/h3>\n
The “casa-museu Gaudí”<\/h3>\n
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