# Casa Batlló, Barcelona > Casa Batlló is a town house on Passeig de Gràcia that Antoni Gaudí remodelled in 1904–1906, with mask-like balconies, bone-shaped columns and a roof like a dragon's back. Entry is by timed ticket with an augmented-reality audio guide, cheaper bought ahead online. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours. Web page: https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/casa-batllo - City: [Barcelona](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona), Spain - YesGo score: 55/100 (Yes, go) - Time on site: 1 h 15 min - Opening hours: Daily, timed entry - With kids: Fine with kids - Entry: Paid, timed ticket booked ahead - Highlights: The façade, the noble floor, the light well, the roof - Audio guide: Augmented reality, included - Time needed: 1–1.5 hours - Evenings: Rooftop concerts in summer - Location: Passeig de Gràcia 43, Passeig de Gràcia metro - Coordinates: 41.39158, 2.16492 - Facts checked: 11.11.2026 ## Key facts - **1904–1906** — Gaudí remodelled the house (source: English Wikipedia) - **Josep Batlló** — the textile industrialist who commissioned it (source: English Wikipedia) - **2005** — added to the UNESCO list (source: UNESCO, no. 320) - **Block of Discord** — three modernista houses side by side (source: English Wikipedia) - **Passeig de Gràcia 43** — the address (source: English Wikipedia) ## About Casa Batlló This wasn't a new Gaudí building but a **makeover**: the textile industrialist **Josep Batlló** bought an ordinary late-19th-century house and in **1904** asked Gaudí to update it. In two years the architect reworked the façade, interiors and roof so thoroughly that little of the old building is left. Locals call it the **House of Bones**, for the bone-like columns on the first floor, and the **House of Yawns**, for balconies that look like masks or fish skulls. Many read the façade as the legend of Saint George and the dragon: the roof is the dragon's back and the turret with its cross is the saint's lance. Since **2005** it has been UNESCO-listed among the Works of Antoni Gaudí. ## What's inside Casa Batlló The visit starts on the Batlló family's **noble floor**, where there are barely any straight lines: doors, ceilings and windows flow like water. The main salon has a huge window onto Passeig de Gràcia and a ceiling that swirls like a whirlpool. In one corner is a mushroom-shaped fireplace built for two. At the heart of the house is the **light well**, tiled in shades of blue: darker at the top and paler below, so the light spreads evenly. Under the roof is a white **loft** of sixty arches that look like ribs. On top is the **roof**, with the dragon's scaly spine and mosaic chimneys, looking down the whole avenue. ## What to see at Casa Batlló - **The façade** — mask balconies, bone columns and mosaic. - **The noble floor** — the salon window and the mushroom fireplace. - **The light well** — tiles shading from deep to pale blue. - **The loft** — white rib-like arches. - **The roof** — the dragon's back and mosaic chimneys. - **The Block of Discord** — the neighbouring modernista houses. > **Buying tickets** Tickets are sold on the house's official site for a set time and are usually cheaper online than at the door. There are several ticket levels, with early entry, skip-the-line access or extra rooms. In high season the best morning slots go days ahead. ## The Block of Discord on Passeig de Gràcia Casa Batlló stands in a row of three famous modernista houses nicknamed the **Block of Discord**, as if their architects were competing to be the most extravagant. Next door are Josep Puig i Cadafalch's **Casa Amatller**, with its stepped gable, and Lluís Domènech i Montaner's **Casa Lleó Morera**, with its flowery balconies. From here it's a 7-minute walk up Passeig de Gràcia to Gaudí's other house, [Casa Milà](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/casa-mila), also called La Pedrera. The avenue itself is Barcelona's main shopping street, lined with boutiques and cafés, and even its lamp-post benches are decorated with mosaic. ## How to get to Casa Batlló 1. Metro: **Passeig de Gràcia** station on lines L2, L3 and L4, a 2-minute walk. 2. From Plaça de Catalunya, 7 minutes on foot up Passeig de Gràcia. 3. From the airport, the Aerobús express to Plaça de Catalunya. 4. The visitor entrance is on the avenue, at the front of the house. ## Tips for your visit Come at opening time: for the first hours the rooms are nearly empty and the light well is easy to photograph. Look at the façade twice, by day when the mosaic shimmers and in the evening when the house is lit. In summer there are evening concerts on the roof with a drink, ticketed separately. The augmented-reality audio guide runs on a tablet or phone: point it at a room and the furniture and animations appear as Gaudí imagined them. There are narrow stairs inside, but also a lift. It's an easy visit with children, who love the dragon roof and the coloured glass. ## Before you go Tick off what's ready — your ticks are saved in this browser. - [ ] Book a timed ticket online - [ ] Arrive at opening time - [ ] See Casa Amatller next door - [ ] Walk on to Casa Milà - [ ] Come back in the evening for the lit façade ## Places in Barcelona: compare and choose Places in Barcelona rated by YesGo. - [Camp Nou](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/camp-nou) — YesGo score 63/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h 45 min · Paid - [Casa Batlló](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/casa-batllo) — YesGo score 55/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h 15 min · Paid - [Barcelona Pavilion](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/barcelona-pavilion) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 40 min · Paid - [Casa Vicens](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/casa-vicens) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Paid - [Casa Milà](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/casa-mila) — YesGo score 37/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 15 min · Paid - [Picasso Museum](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/picasso-museum) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 45 min · Paid - [National Art Museum of Catalonia](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/mnac) — YesGo score 34/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · Paid - [Dalí Theatre-Museum](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/dali-theatre-museum) — YesGo score 27/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Paid ## A Gaudí day The Sagrada Família, Casa Milà and Casa Batlló. 1. [Sagrada Família](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/sagrada-familia) — YesGo score 69/100 (Yes, go) · 2 h · Paid 2. [Casa Milà](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/casa-mila) — YesGo score 37/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 15 min · Paid 3. [Casa Batlló](https://yesgo.io/spain/barcelona/casa-batllo) — YesGo score 55/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h 15 min · Paid ## Don't mix it up Casa Batlló and Casa Milà are two different Gaudí houses on the same avenue. Casa Milà is the stone house with the wavy front on the corner of Carrer de Provença, 7 minutes' walk away. ## Tips - Online tickets are cheaper than at the door. - The rooms are quiet first thing. - The façade is lit in the evening. - Casa Amatller and Casa Milà are close. ## Questions ### How long do you need at Casa Batlló? 1 to 1.5 hours with the audio guide. ### Where do I buy Casa Batlló tickets? On the house's official site, in advance, for a set time. ### What's inside Casa Batlló? The noble floor and salon, the blue light well, the white arched loft and the dragon roof. ### Casa Batlló or Casa Milà? Batlló is more colourful inside, Milà has the better roof of chimneys; see both if you can. ### How do I get to Casa Batlló? By metro to Passeig de Gràcia, lines L2, L3 and L4. ### Can you see Casa Batlló for free? The façade, yes, from the avenue; the inside needs a ticket. ## How we checked Facts from English Wikipedia and UNESCO. Hours and prices weren't confirmed with an official source — hence the 'checking' badge. ## Sources - UNESCO: Works of Antoni Gaudí (no. 320) - English Wikipedia: Casa Batlló - Official site, casabatllo.es --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.