P. de Gràcia 92
Tel. 93 484 59 00
Metro L3, L5 (Diagonal), L2, L3, L4 (Passeig de Gràcia)
FGC L6, L7 (Provença)
Bus 7, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28
Casa Milà, known as La Pedrera, the quarry,
is the work of Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906
and 1910. With its characteristic sculptural façade, it
is one of the most important residential buildings designed by
the architect and one of the most imaginative in the history
of architecture.
Its main entrance is on level ground and there is also a side
entrance with a rather steep ramp. The building has two lifts:
one of the period, called the noble lift (for six persons), and
the other recently installed, for eight persons, which leads
to all the upper floors and the terrace, although people in wheelchairs
cannot move around it due to the gradients and steps that the
roofing area possesses.
The shop-bookshop can be reached by ramp from the inner courtyard,
which has four steps to the entrance in Carrer Provença.
On the first floor, used for temporary exhibitions and with technical
aids for the blind, there is a stair lift platform that enables
access to all the parts of the building. The period floor can
be visited free of difficulties in a wheelchair, and in the Golfes
(the loft) there are correctly sized ramps attached to the wall.
Access to the basement, where the auditorium is, is by a steep
ramp, since it is the old route to the stables. There is a special
toilet booth on the ground floor, correctly adapted.
For both a tour of the building or to visit a temporary exhibition,
audio guides in different languages can be hired.
Casa Milà, known as La
Pedrera, the quarry.
SANTUARI
DE LA MARE DE DÉU DEL CARME
Av. de la Diagonal 424
Tel. 93 416 08 08
Metro L3, L5 (Diagonal), L5, L4 (Verdaguer)
FGC L6, L7 (Provença)
Bus 6, 15, 33, 34
Catholic church of the Discalced Carmelite Order.
It has a side entrance with a gentle ramp and another ramp inside
to reach the main altar. It is a good idea to visit it during
mass in order to fully appreciate the lighting of the mosaics
by Lluís Bru, author of those decorating the Palau de
la Música, and the paintings.
TEMPLE
OF THE SAGRADA FAMÍLIA
Mallorca 401
Tel. 93 207 30 31
Metro L2, L5 (Sagrada Família)
Bus 19, 33, 34, 43, 44, 50, 51
The Sagrada Familia is the work of the famous Catalan architect
Antoni Gaudí, and his most ambitious project. Gaudí began
working on it in 1883, and the construction of the temple has
still not been completed today.
The most accessible entrance is in Carrer Sicília, since
there are no turnstiles there. The routes around the temple precinct
are mainly via ramps. The majority of them are quite steep, even
more than 16%, which makes it essential to go accompanied. The
towers cannot be visited in wheelchair, since there are three
steps to go up in order to reach the lift, which, furthermore,
is very small. The precinct has two adapted toilet facilities,
located at opposite ends of the temple.
One of the accessible rooms shows the informative video about
the school building for the workers’ children, with projections
subtitled in Spanish or English. Audio guides can be hired for
3 e. Visually-impaired people can ask to touch the cardboard
model. The official website of the temple www.sagradafamilia.org provides a virtual visit.
Passion Façade of the
Temple of the Sagrada Família.
CASA
BATLLÓ
P. de Gràcia 43
Tel. 93 216 60 36
Metro L2, L3, L4 (Passeig de Gràcia)
Bus 7, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28
Casa Batlló is the result of a total reform,
artistically designed by Gaudí, of an old conventional
house built in 1877. The main entrance to the building has a
small step but there are portable ramps to overcome it. Inside
the property there is a period lift which is very small, just
1.20 x 1 m, with doors that open inwards. In the case where a
user’s wheelchair does not fit into the lift, the staff
can provide a smaller one that ensures access to the lift. There
are no adapted toilet facilities.
The ticket booths have sound amplification. Alongside the entrance
you can ask for audio guides in Spanish, Catalan, French, English,
German or Italian. For blind people there is a text in Braille
of the audio guide commentaries and there is a map in relief
and in Braille. For deaf people all the text of the audio guide
is available on paper and in different languages.
The undulating façade
of Casa Batlló, work of Gaudí.
CASA
AMATLLER
P. de Gràcia 41
Metro L2, L3, L4 (Passeig de Gràcia)
Bus 7, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28
The façade of this building, the work of
Josep Puig i Cadafalch, recalls that of the 17th-century Flemish
houses. Its windows are inspired by neo-Gothic style, and the
ceramic pieces on the upper part of the building are the original
ones. It can only be visited from the outside and on the ground
floor, where the Modernism Information Office is located, and
which is reached via a step (Tel. 93 488 01 39).
CASA
DE LES PUNXES
Av. de la Diagonal 416
Metro L4, L5 (Verdaguer)
Bus 6, 15, 33, 34
Work of the architect Puig i Cadafalch, it can only be seen
from the outside, since the building is for private use. The
ground floor houses the Les Punxes bookshop, specialising in
flora, fauna and the environment.
The Casa de les Punxes forms
part of the Modernism Route.
CASA
COMALAT
Av. de la Diagonal 442
Metro L3, L5 (Diagonal)
FGC L6, L7 (Provença)
Bus 6, 15, 33, 34
This building, work of the architect Salvador Valeri
Pupurull, is a private house and cannot be visited, but taking
a look at the rear façade is well worth it. Impressive
and brightly coloured, it corresponds to number 316 of Carrer
Còrsega.
