Casa Batllo

Casa Batllo which includes heritage architecture and a city


Gaudí designed this house for a family in the early 20th century and incorporated his signature elements into the design, including curved lines and bright colors.

Casa Batlló is another of Gaudí’s masterpieces, one of two private homes that are now open as museums. The modernist façade is decorated with oval windows, bone-like columns and colourful mosaics. The inside has been restored to its original condition with built-in fireplaces, arched ceilings and stained glass. The house is in Eixample, a neighbourhood just north of the city centre.

Casa Batlló was built between 1904 and 1906 for a wealthy aristocrat and his family. It was opened to the public in 2002 after many years of restoration and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There’s no furniture, but the rooms have been left as they were when the Batlló family occupied them.

Stand on the street to admire the façade. The surrealist design and light blue colours evoke the calm of the ocean. True to Gaudí’s style, there are no straight lines. The colourful roof resembles the spine of a dragon.

The house is a popular attraction and the line to get in is long at any time of the day. Buy a ticket before you visit from the Casa Batlló website and go straight in. Tickets are relatively expensive, but there’s a discount for students and retirees. Children younger than six get in free.

An audio guide is included in the price of a ticket. It runs for about an hour. Explore the Noble Floor, where the Batlló family lived. Move through the light-filled inner courtyard to the stairwell, loft and roof terrace. Finish in the gift shop to pick up Gaudí-related souvenirs such as books and postcards.

The house is open 365 days a year. Come by bus, metro or train.

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Reviews of Casa Batllo

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3/5 - Okay

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Not as much to see inside as I had expected. I was able to spend much longer in Casa Mila and Casa Amatller. Given that the entry fee for Casa Batlló is almost the same as that of Mila and Amatller, I think it offers poor value for money compared to them.

3/5 - Okay

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There is not as much to see inside as Casa Milo or the other houses I visited. Poor value for money given that the price is almost the same as Casa Milo and Casa Amatller.

1/5 - Terrible

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Overrated

5/5 - Excellent

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I would definitely book trips before going to barcelona as we found even if we had booked getting to somewhere like Park Guell that we we unable to get in as it was full at the rime we arrived !

4/5 - Good

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Just looked from the outside as was fully booked. Stunning architecture.

4/5 - Good

Verified traveller

This gets busy so be prepared for crowds, but still worth doing.

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