The general visit to Casa Batlló costs from 29 euros and is cheaper online than at the box office, where the price is 4 to 15 euros higher. It takes about an hour, runs from 9:00 to 19:15, and the house itself recommends going between 16:00 and 19:00.
You can see Casa Batlló for free: just stop on Passeig de Gràcia and look up. Going in is another matter, and for someone living in Barcelona for a few weeks or months the question is not whether to go but when. This guide brings together what it costs, what time to go, what has been restored in recent years and which other houses stand on the same pavement, because the Batlló is part of a whole block.
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An 1877 house that Gaudí didn't knock down
The building was built in 1877 by Emili Sala Cortés, who had been one of Gaudí's architecture teachers. In 1903 it was bought by Josep Batlló i Casanovas, a textile industrialist, and between 1904 and 1906 it underwent a full renovation. The original commission involved demolishing the building; Batlló gave Gaudí total creative freedom, and the result is the house everyone knows today.
The house stopped belonging to the Batlló family in the 1950s. Since the 1990s it has belonged to the Bernat family, who opened it to the public in 1995. Today it is a Unesco World Heritage site.
Eight years of restoration
Anyone who saw it a decade ago will notice changes. In November 2018 a discovery made it possible to recover the original coating of the Noble Floor. In May 2019 craftspeople from seven different trades finished restoring the façade. Between 2019 and 2023 work was done on the lobby and the main staircase, where gold leaf was found in April 2023. In June 2025 Gaudí's original design on the rear façade and courtyard came to light, hidden for about a century under paint.
The latest milestone came in May 2026, with the restoration of the last original residence, occupied for more than a century by Batlló descendants, which now opens as a space for private gatherings. The architect in charge sums it up in one sentence: Casa Batlló is always being restored.
What it costs and why it pays to buy online
The general visit costs from 29 euros, and children aged 0 to 12 go in free. Online is cheaper: at the box office the price is 4 to 15 euros higher per ticket, and only the general visit is sold there. Students get a discount with a valid student card from any country and any level. Visitors with disabilities get 6 euros off and their companion goes in free, with a ticket collected at the box office.
Besides the general visit there are night visits, with a glass of cava or a cocktail and special lighting, and the 2026 Magical Nights, which combine a visit, a drink and a concert. Dates vary from night to night, so check them on the website.
What time to go
The general visit runs from 9:00 to 19:15 and takes about an hour. The house itself recommends going between 16:00 and 19:00, outside peak visitor hours. You can only go in at your booked time, with a 15-minute margin.
That recommendation is the advantage of living here: you don't have to fit the visit into a three-day trip. You can pick any Tuesday mid-afternoon and keep the weekend for something else.
Accessibility
Wheelchair users can visit the whole house, including the roof terrace, which a lift reaches. Pushchairs can't go on the tour, but there is space to leave them and baby carriers are lent. There are no lockers. There is an audio guide with detailed descriptions for visually impaired visitors, and the audio guide text is available in 15 languages.
The Block of Discord
The Batlló is not alone. On the same block of Passeig de Gràcia stand Casa Amatller, by Josep Puig i Cadafalch; Casa Lleó Morera, by Lluís Domènech i Montaner; Casa Mulleras, by Enric Sagnier; and Casa Josefina Bonet, by Marcel·lí Coquillat. Seeing their façades side by side explains better than any book how the architects of the time competed.
Casa Amatller can be visited every day except 25 and 26 December and 6 January, from 10:00 to 20:00. It has a daily guided tour at 10:00 in English, 11:00 in Spanish and 12:00 in Catalan, and on Fridays at 18:00 it holds an Amatller chocolate tasting.
Getting there
The address is Passeig de Gràcia, 43. Passeig de Gràcia metro station, on L3 and L4, is right next to it; the Rodalies station of the same name is served by R2 Nord and R2 Sud. By bus, the 7, 22 and V15 stop at Passeig de Gràcia and Aragó.
Checked
Data checked on 15 October 2026 on the official Casa Batlló website (casabatllo.es): history, restoration, FAQs (prices, discounts, duration, general visit hours, best time slot and accessibility) and the visit page (address and transport); and on the official Casa Amatller website (amatller.org) for its hours and visits. Prices vary by day: confirm them on the website before buying.
Quick questions
When did Gaudí renovate Casa Batlló?
Between 1904 and 1906, after Josep Batlló i Casanovas bought in 1903 a building built in 1877 by Emili Sala Cortés.
Can you visit Casa Batlló in a wheelchair?
Yes: you can visit the whole house, including the roof terrace, which a lift reaches.
Which other houses stand on the same block as Casa Batlló?
Casa Amatller, by Josep Puig i Cadafalch; Casa Lleó Morera, by Lluís Domènech i Montaner; Casa Mulleras, by Enric Sagnier; and Casa Josefina Bonet, by Marcel·lí Coquillat.