Gaudi’s Church: La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s obsession and last burden, and Barcelona’s most famous church is a gorgeous monstrosity of stones and sculptures that will fascinate you. La Sagrada Familia (the Holy Family in Spanish) is a masterpiece of architecture you have to see before your death (or before you leave Barcelona) and we’re here to ease your task by giving you tips on how to fully admire La Sagrada Familia and go straight to the point! Have a look:
La Sagrada Familia in Figures :
- Years of construction : 128 (so far…)
- Completion year: 2026 ?
- Towers : 8
- Size : 12,800 m2
- Highest point : 170 m
- Stones employed so far: 22 different types
- People working on the site: around 350 persons
- Visitors: 2.5 millions each year
- Cost of the construction: € 18 million JUST for 2009…
When to go:
Obviously you should come very early to try to avoid queues. Sunday mornings are good because everybody partied the night before.
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Opening times |
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October-March |
From 9am to 6pm |
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April-September |
From 9am to 8pm |
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Christmas Day and the day after, New Year’s Day and 6th of January |
From 9am to 2pm |
Get into la Sagrada Familia
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Ticket |
People/Good to Know |
Price |
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Individual Visits Paid directly at the ticket office outside la Sagrada Familia OR Online (collect the tickets at the Information Point): we strongly advise you to buy your tickets online to avoid queueing! The price does NOT include the lift to the towers. |
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Free |
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Special |
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€ 10 |
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Reduced |
In possession of the cards:
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€ 11 |
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General |
Anyone who doesn’t fit into the categories hereabove |
€ 12 |
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Guided Tours |
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Individual |
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€ 16 |
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Group |
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14 |
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SCHOOLS, see La Sagrada Familia Website |
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Get into Gaudi House-Museum:
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Ticket |
People |
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Free |
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0 |
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Special |
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€ 4.50 |
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Reduced |
In possession of the cards:
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€ 4.50 |
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General |
Anyone who doesn’t fit into the categories hereabove |
€ 5.50 |
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Groups and school, check on the internet! reserves@sagradafamilia.org |
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Get into La Sagrada Familia AND Gaudi House-Museum :
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Good to know about La Sagrada Familia:
- Pay the lift 2.50€ for an amazing view on all Barcelona.
- Audio Guides are 4€ and REALLY draw your attention to details you might have missed without them.
What to see in La Sagrada Familia:
We won’t spoil everything here… Just go and discover!!
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