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Palau Güell

Gaudí's dark, grand townhouse for his patron Eusebi Güell, just off La Rambla, with a rooftop of tiled chimneys.

Official Website
Open
Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3–5, 08001 BarcelonaDirections
Getting There
Liceu station (Metro line 3).

Why Go

Built in the late 1880s, the mansion rises around a central hall under a pierced dome, with carved wood and ironwork, and stables below for horses.

Its rooftop chimneys are covered in colored broken tile.

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