Modernism and architecture

Passeig de Gràcia is one of Barcelona's great architectural showcases. Its wide sidewalks are lined with modernist buildings, shops, and distinctive urban features such as Pere Falqués's lamppost-benches and paving inspired by a Gaudí design.

Explore it, paying attention to each facade, and discover how creativity is woven into the city's daily life. From the ornamental details to the undulating forms of its buildings, every stretch offers a new reason to stop and look up.

In the same section of Passeig de Gràcia, Casa Batlló by Antoni Gaudí, Casa Amatller by Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Casa Lleó Morera by Lluís Domènech i Montaner coexist. The marked difference between their styles gave rise to the name Apple of Discord.

Looking at the three facades reveals different ways of understanding Modernism. Ceramics, stained glass, sculptures, and medieval references combine in a whole that reflects the imagination of its architects and the splendor of Barcelona at the time.

The Sagrada Família is Antoni Gaudí's most renowned work and one of Barcelona's great architectural icons. The architect took on the project in 1883 and dedicated more than four decades to developing a temple inspired by nature, geometry, and religious symbolism.

Its facades tell different stories, and the interior transforms columns, light, and colour into a space reminiscent of a vast stone forest. Visiting it allows you to delve into Gaudí's creative universe and understand why his work continues to amaze visitors from all over the world.

The Sant Pau Modernist Complex is Lluís Domènech i Montaner's most important work and is considered the largest Modernist complex in the world. Its twelve pavilions, surrounded by gardens and connected by underground galleries, were designed to create a more humane and luminous environment for patients.

Ceramics, mosaics, sculptures and stained-glass fill with colour a space declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Its proximity to the Sagrada Família allows visitors to combine both monuments in a tour of two very different ways of understanding Modernism.

Designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and built between 1905 and 1908, the Palau de la Música Catalana brings together sculpture, mosaic, stained-glass and wrought iron in a concert hall conceived as a great work of art.

Its spectacular central skylight floods the auditorium with light, while plants and decorative figures envelop the stage. You can discover it during a visit or attend a concert and experience how architecture and music coexist in a space that remains vibrant and alive.

In Park Güell, Gaudí transformed pathways, columns, plazas, and viaducts into integral parts of the landscape. The project began in 1900 as a residential development, though it eventually became one of Barcelona's most unique public spaces.

Its undulating forms, trencadís mosaics, and structures inspired by natural elements create a journey full of colour and unexpected perspectives. From its large terrace, you can also contemplate Barcelona and the Mediterranean, seamlessly integrated into the park experience itself.