Torre Bellesguard Tours
Designed to resemble a fortified medieval castle, Torre Bellesguard is an underrated gem from modernist Antoni Gaudí. Striking features include oddly angled gabled windows, narrow walkways, crenellated walls, and a tower topped with a mosaic representing the Catalan flag. The interior is awash with Gothic and art nouveau detailing.
The Basics
If you want to enjoy some of Gaudí’s best work without the lines and the crowds, Torre Bellesguard is the place to go. Entrance to the estate includes an hour-long audio guide that takes you through the dramatic interior and surrounding gardens and to the top of its tower for sweeping views across Barcelona. Docent-led tours are available in English on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Gaudí-themed tours by bicycle, bus, and GoCar often include Bellesguard, or you could combine a visit with a tour of the architect’s most famous work, the Sagrada Familia.
Things to Know Before You Go
How to Get There
Several city buses stop near Torre Bellesguard at Avinguda Tibidabo, as does the Blue Line of the Barcelona hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus. The house is a 15-minute bus ride from the Avinguda Tibidabo (line 7) metro stop or a 15-minute drive from the center of Barcelona.
When to Get There
Bellesguard is open Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year from 10am to 3pm. Since it sees far less foot traffic than Gaudí’s other monuments, reservations generally aren’t necessary, even in the middle of summer high season.
History of Bellesguard
Well before Gaudí constructed this grand house between 1900 and 1909, the land Bellesguard occupied was already inhabited. A palace here became the royal residence of King Martin I in 1408, and he lived there until his death in 1410; some of the palace’s medieval remains can still be seen. It’s also one of the few Gaudí buildings that’s still occupied by its owners, the Guilera family.
The Basics
If you want to enjoy some of Gaudí’s best work without the lines and the crowds, Torre Bellesguard is the place to go. Entrance to the estate includes an hour-long audio guide that takes you through the dramatic interior and surrounding gardens and to the top of its tower for sweeping views across Barcelona. Docent-led tours are available in English on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Gaudí-themed tours by bicycle, bus, and GoCar often include Bellesguard, or you could combine a visit with a tour of the architect’s most famous work, the Sagrada Familia.
Things to Know Before You Go
- The Torre Bellesguard offers a quiet alternative to Gaudí’s more popular buildings.
- The audio guide is available in English, Spanish, Catalan, French, Japanese, and Russian.
- Visiting the Bellesguard requires the ability to go up and down stairs.
Several city buses stop near Torre Bellesguard at Avinguda Tibidabo, as does the Blue Line of the Barcelona hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus. The house is a 15-minute bus ride from the Avinguda Tibidabo (line 7) metro stop or a 15-minute drive from the center of Barcelona.
When to Get There
Bellesguard is open Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year from 10am to 3pm. Since it sees far less foot traffic than Gaudí’s other monuments, reservations generally aren’t necessary, even in the middle of summer high season.
History of Bellesguard
Well before Gaudí constructed this grand house between 1900 and 1909, the land Bellesguard occupied was already inhabited. A palace here became the royal residence of King Martin I in 1408, and he lived there until his death in 1410; some of the palace’s medieval remains can still be seen. It’s also one of the few Gaudí buildings that’s still occupied by its owners, the Guilera family.
Address: Carrer de Bellesguard, 20, Barcelona 08022, Spain
Admission: Varies
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Gaudi Unexpected -Private Tour Colonia Guell & Casa Vicens Skip-the-line tickets
We invite you to discover, in this curious tour, the most unknown works, not less beautiful, of the incredible architect Gaudi. These are amazing buildings, not so popular but very important, to be admired outside the tourist horde.
Discover the unknown architectural side of the great Antonio Gaudí. In this private tour your guide specialized in Gaudi will take you, during 6 hours, to visit the most unknown and secret buildings of the architect. You will visit the Colonia Guell and its crypt (a factory complex for 19th century workers and its important crypt, whose design served as an experiment to build the Sagrada Familia), the Bellesguard Towers, a fascinating neo gothic forms mixed with Gaudi's characteristic Catalan Modernism, and the Güell Pavilion designed by a young Gaudí. Before entering the unknown Casa Vicens, you will enjoy a delicious picnic, with local products, in the Pedralbes Park, while watching the Hercules Fountain, another mysterious hidden jewel of Gaudi.
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$259.78
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Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Gaudi Bike Tour with Skip-the-Line Sagrada Familia Ticket
See the genius of iconic architect, Antoni Gaudi in real life on this full-day, leisurely, guided bike tour with skip-the-line access to La Sagrada Familia. See Gaudi’s massive influence on the city’s art and architecture, visit his creations from early life, and learn about Modernista style. Cycle between lesser-known works and some of his best-known buildings before visiting the basilica he worked on for 43-years.
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Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
GoCar Discover Gaudi
Skip the run-of-the-mill city tours and see Barcelona from a different angle by zipping through the streets in a GoCar. Easy to drive, these funky yellow cars have a custom GPS system to show you the route and they even talk, telling you stories about the sights around you, such as the Sagrada Familia and Park Guell.
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