Casa Batlló
Casa Batllo is one of Gaudi's most photographed works, a remodeled apartment building on Passeig de Gracia known for its bone-like balconies, scaly rooftop, and undulating blue-tiled facade that earned it the nickname House of Bones. Gaudi redesigned an existing building for textile magnate Josep Batllo starting in 1904, and almost nothing about the interior follows a straight line.
Inside, the visit moves through the noble floor with its organic woodwork and a skylight well designed to distribute light evenly down through the building, up to the attic's whale-rib arches, and out onto the rooftop with its chimney sculptures. It's smaller than Park Guell or the Sagrada Familia but arguably more intact as a single cohesive interior.
Casa Batlló FAQs
Yes, strongly recommended; timed slots sell out, especially in summer and around holidays.
About 1-1.5 hours including the rooftop and gift shop area.
Yes, the museum has lifts and accessible routes through most of the building.
Casa Batllo has a more colorful, fantastical facade and interior; La Pedrera (Casa Mila) is starker and more sculptural, with a famous undulating stone exterior. Many visitors do both since they're a short walk apart on the same street.
Yes, photography is permitted throughout for personal use.
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