Colonia Güell and Gaudi Crypt Entrance Ticket
Barcelona, Spain
Trip Type: Attraction Tickets
Duration: 90 minutes
Visit Colònia Güell, the modernist workers’ village south of Barcelona, and its UNESCO-listed Gaudi Crypt, on this 2-hour audio-guided tour. Make your own way to the 19th-century village and explore the preserved streets, school, theater and other amenities independently as you learn why and how they were built for textile workers employed at a local mill. Admire the Gaudi Crypt, the beautiful village church designed by great architect Antoni Gaudi, learn how he used it to experiment with ideas, and receive a complimentary guidebook on its design to keep.
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Visit Colònia Güell, the modernist workers’ village south of Barcelona, and its UNESCO-listed Gaudi Crypt, on this 2-hour audio-guided tour. Make your own way to the 19th-century village and explore the preserved streets, school, theater and other amenities independently as you learn why and how they were built for textile workers employed at a local mill. Admire the Gaudi Crypt, the beautiful village church designed by great architect Antoni Gaudi, learn how he used it to experiment with ideas, and receive a complimentary guidebook on its design to keep.
Book your preferred tour time, and on the day, make your own way to Colònia Güell, situated in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, just south of Barcelona. Built in 1882, this purpose-built village was created by entrepreneur Eusebi Güell to accommodate workers at his textile mill. Composed of terraced houses, school, shops, gardens and co-operative buildings, Güell commissioned modernist architects to build the estate, including Antoni Gaudi to design its church, now known as the Gaudi Crypt.
Collect your included audio guide and guidebook to the Gaudi Crypt, and set off to explore independently. The guidebook is yours to keep as a memento.Listen to the commentary about the village’s history and learn how the architects fused Catalan folk architecture with modernist elements such as turrets and trencadís broken mosaic tiling. Admire the striking buildings by architects like Joan Rubió, and learn about the workers’ daily lives at the impressive village exhibition.
Don’t miss the showpiece: the remarkable Gaudi Crypt. Admire the ground-breaking exterior, and go inside to ogle the spectacular arches, spiraling columns and two naves — built on different levels to fit the surrounding hillside.Your tour ends when you leave the village.
Book your preferred tour time, and on the day, make your own way to Colònia Güell, situated in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, just south of Barcelona. Built in 1882, this purpose-built village was created by entrepreneur Eusebi Güell to accommodate workers at his textile mill. Composed of terraced houses, school, shops, gardens and co-operative buildings, Güell commissioned modernist architects to build the estate, including Antoni Gaudi to design its church, now known as the Gaudi Crypt.
Collect your included audio guide and guidebook to the Gaudi Crypt, and set off to explore independently. The guidebook is yours to keep as a memento.Listen to the commentary about the village’s history and learn how the architects fused Catalan folk architecture with modernist elements such as turrets and trencadís broken mosaic tiling. Admire the striking buildings by architects like Joan Rubió, and learn about the workers’ daily lives at the impressive village exhibition.
Don’t miss the showpiece: the remarkable Gaudi Crypt. Admire the ground-breaking exterior, and go inside to ogle the spectacular arches, spiraling columns and two naves — built on different levels to fit the surrounding hillside.Your tour ends when you leave the village.
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