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Self-guided free tour

Modernisme in the Eixample: Façade against façade

Free · no booking Loop route

Duration
2 h 10 min approx.
Distance
4.2 km on foot
Stops
11 stops

A loop through the Barcelona of 1900: from Passeig de Gràcia and the Block of Discord to La Pedrera, the Casa de les Punxes and Casa Calvet. Eleven stops to understand how Cerdà's grid filled up with families competing to own the most admired house. About two hours, not counting time inside the buildings.

Start and end Plaça de Catalunya, gateway to the Eixample

Get there

The route

The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.

The 11 stops

At each one, a story of about two minutes.

  1. 1

    Plaça de Catalunya, gateway to the Eixample Start

    460 m · 7 min on foot

  2. 2

    The lamppost-benches of Passeig de Gràcia

    130 m · 2 min on foot

  3. 3

    Casa Lleó Morera

    140 m · 2 min on foot

  4. 4

    Casa Amatller

    120 m · 2 min on foot

  5. 5

    Casa Batlló

    110 m · 2 min on foot

  6. 6

    Museu Tàpies, the former Montaner i Simon publishing house

    690 m · 10 min on foot

  7. 7

    La Pedrera (Casa Milà)

    320 m · 5 min on foot

  8. 8

    Palau del Baró de Quadras

    220 m · 3 min on foot

  9. 9

    Casa de les Punxes

    480 m · 7 min on foot

  10. 10

    La Concepció Market

    870 m · 12 min on foot

  11. 11

    Casa Calvet

    650 m · 9 min back to the start

  12. Back at Plaça de Catalunya, gateway to the Eixample

    The tour ends where it started.

How it works

  1. 1. Get to the start

    Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.

  2. 2. Listen

    At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.

  3. 3. Follow the map

    Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.

Before you set off

Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.

  • It is a loop: you finish where you started.
  • Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
  • The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
  • The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
  • Available in Spanish and English.
Photo credits
  • 1. Plaça de Catalunya, gateway to the Eixample: GeoTravellers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 2. The lamppost-benches of Passeig de Gràcia: Pere López · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 3. Casa Lleó Morera: Amadalvarez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 4. Casa Amatller: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 5. Casa Batlló: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 6. Museu Tàpies, the former Montaner i Simon publishing house: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 7. La Pedrera (Casa Milà): Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 8. Palau del Baró de Quadras: Kent Wang from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 9. Casa de les Punxes: Mutari · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • 10. La Concepció Market: Victoriano Javier Tornel García from ... · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 11. Casa Calvet: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons