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Self-guided free tour

Sagrada Família & Sant Pau: Two geniuses face to face

Free · no booking Loop route

Duration
1 h 30 min approx.
Distance
2.6 km on foot
Stops
8 stops

A short loop around Barcelona's most famous building site: the three façades of the Sagrada Família, Gaudí's little school, the avenue of the travelling lampposts and the Art Nouveau hospital of Sant Pau. Eight stops told from the street, with no queues and no tickets. Between an hour and an hour and a half, not counting time inside the buildings.

Start and end Plaça de Gaudí: the pond

Get there

The route

The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.

The 8 stops

At each one, a story of about two minutes.

  1. 1

    Plaça de Gaudí: the pond Start

    100 m · 1 min on foot

  2. 2

    Nativity Façade

    160 m · 2 min on foot

  3. 3

    Glory Façade

    90 m · 1 min on foot

  4. 4

    Sagrada Família Schools

    70 m · 1 min on foot

  5. 5

    Passion Façade

    400 m · 6 min on foot

  6. 6

    Avinguda de Gaudí & its lampposts

    640 m · 9 min on foot

  7. 7

    Hospital de Sant Pau

    180 m · 3 min on foot

  8. 8

    Sant Pau: the pavilions

    980 m · 14 min back to the start

  9. Back at Plaça de Gaudí: the pond

    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 Gaudí: the pond: Jesus Solana from Madrid, Spain · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 2. Nativity Façade: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 3. Glory Façade: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 4. Sagrada Família Schools: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 5. Passion Façade: Alexandru Ene · CC BY-SA 3.0 es · Wikimedia Commons
  • 6. Avinguda de Gaudí & its lampposts: Electro07 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 7. Hospital de Sant Pau: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 8. Sant Pau: the pavilions: Amadalvarez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons