Güell Palace — Attraction in Barcelona

So we visited on a Wednesday, about midday'sh. The first peculiarity was that you actually buy your tickets 3 doors down the street at a kiosk in the wall. We got 2xpensionistas (65+) and 1xdiscapasidados (disability) tickets at reduced rates. My daughter is not physically disabled, but I believe there is a lift to all floors and the rooftop. We each got a guide handset and a headset, but I personally found it a bit cumbersome, at least to start with. Getting to grips with the handset and the route, first downstairs to the stables area, then back up and upstairs through the various rooms and finally on to the rooftop area. For the price I thought it was worth the money. Allow a good couple of hours to enjoy the beautiful decorations and architecture. Unfortunately, a projected movie in one of the rooms was not working as this would have given us even more insight into this history. There was like a mini exhibition just before you get to the rooftop to see the best bit, the chimneys!!! I must say that I was previously in Barcelona some years ago at Hotel Gaudi across the street where we could see the rooftop from our balcony and that is why I decided to visit Pallau Guell. I believe they still do a free visit day, but from my previous experience it was very well attended, but if you don't...

Very much an "You have to use your imagination" sort of place. Almost every room is completely bare. They explain why there's no furniture remaining, but that doesn't explain why at 12€ a ticket, they can't afford to do some cheap reproductions at least. They have many pictures of what it used to look like in a somewhat disorienting video in one room. (It's like the video editor wanted to make it seem like a video game. It made my friend dizzy.)

The foyer is pretty enough, and some ceilings are cool but it's not nearly enough to warrant the price or waste of time seeing the rest of the place. If you're not going to decorate, only open the foyer and roof. Nothing interesting to see. It's worth maybe 5€ and 15 minutes of your time.

Reminded me a lot of Alhamabra which suffers the same issue of boring, empty rooms but at least that place has some impressive architectural details and a beautiful garden. (The details in this building are just typical Gaudí, but nothing special. You see the same stuff all over Barcelona streets and buildings.)

Just a lot of boring, bare rooms and a fairly underwhelming rooftop. Views are nothing great.

If you have nothing else to do and want to spend 30 minutes indoors, then it's fine. It was barely crowded at all in October, except on...

It is another imposing Gaudi building located on a perpendicular street on La Rambla, south of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, in the El Raval district and which houses the Theater Museum. Gaudí's acquaintance with Eusebi Güell at the end of the 19th century was to lead to a series of architectural masterpieces. Among them is the Güell Palace, located in the "heart" of the capital of Catalonia.

Its creation was one of the first major projects undertaken by the modernist architect early in his career. Eusebi Güell, entrepreneur and patron of the arts, asked Gaudí to design a quirky urban palace as an extension of his house in Barcelona's La Rambla district.

The Güell Palace was built in 1886-1890 and is a brilliant example of Art Nouveau architecture, which, in addition to being functional, as it served the needs of the Güell family until they moved to Güell Park, is also characterized by an innovative perception of space and light.

It consists of 7 floors in an area of 2850 sq.m. It is distinguished by its excessive luxury, as Güell did not just want a place for his large family but a "Mansion" in which to welcome his friends. In 1936 and with the outbreak of the civil war, the Palau Güell was confiscated and used for the needs of the police and...