[SPAIN] Barcelona - My Visit to Casa Batllo

Casa Batlló is one of Antoni Gaudi's famous works in Barcelona, redesigned by him in 1904. This distinctive building on the Passeig de Gràcia immediately caught my attention with its skeletal and colourful mosaic facade. It was the first place I visited on my second day in Barcelona.

Getting there:
Metro/Train: L2, L3 & L4 Passeg de Gracia
Bus: H10, V15, 7, 22 y 24

Since I stayed in a hostel nearby Passeig de Gràcia, I just walked to Casa Batlló.

I bought the ticket online in advance for EUR 25 back in 2019. Even so, there was still a queue to get in.

Ticket bought from ticket office was more expensive as compared to online tickets (EUR 28.50 in 2019).

Visitors will be able to enjoy the Augmented Reality of the museum's Smart Guide in 11 languages (Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese and Korean). The apartment rooms which are open to public are mostly empty without any furniture. You can see how it looks like with furniture through the Smart Guide. This is the study room of Mr. Batlló on Noble Floor.

Interior of Noble Floor which is open to public. It is the main floor of the building. This is the house's main living room where the iconic large organic shape window takes the centrestage. One needs to be patient to take photo of the window without other visitors in it. There were hoards of people in the room, no kidding! I was visiting the museum with my son and was lucky to be able to snap a shoot in front of the window panel.

The ceiling in the room is also wavy like the ocean.

Next, the highlight of the visit is the patio of lights. It is the area which distributes the air and light that enter through the main skylight. The walls are decorated with tiles of different shades of blue tones. Interestingly, the upper tiles on the patios are darker than the lower ones and the windows increase in size the lower we descend. Thanks to this, Gaudi was successful in equally distributing the light through the different floors.

I love the glass railing as I ascended the staircase in the patio. It felt as if I was looking into crystal clear water somewhere under the sea. My son was fascinated by it too. 

The souvenirs in museum shop of Casa Batlló.

This is the exclusive rear courtyard which serves as a garden.

The wooden door of the apartment.

Last but not least, I went up to the roof terrace which is famous for its dragon back design. The chimneys stacks are decorated with colourful mosaics.

This is the loft. It was formerly a service area for the tenants of the different apartments which contained laundry room and storage area. 

You have the opportunity to take photo on the balcony and buy the photo afterwards.

The original wooden lift car is still in use today and it is installed in the centre of the patio of lights. Next posting is also about Gaudi's works in Barcelona, can you guess which is it?

Casa Batlló
Normal opening hours: 9am - 9pm, last entry 8pm
* Temporarily closed
Official website: https://www.casabatllo.es/en/