Self-guided entry ticket · Carrer de les Carolines 20, Gràcia
This is a timed entry ticket to Casa Vicens, Gaudí's first house, with the free audio guide on your phone in 16 languages and the garden, every floor and the rooftop open to you. Pick it if you like to set your own pace: you can stay as long as you want once you are in.
Casa Vicens is where Gaudí started. Gaudí took the commission in 1878, aged 26, for the stockbroker Manuel Vicens i Montaner. The plans were signed on 15 January 1883 and the summer house went up from 1883 to 1885, when Gràcia was still a separate town. It became a museum only on 16 November 2017, after a restoration from 2015 to 2017, and it has been part of the UNESCO listing of Gaudí's works since 2005. It is quieter than the houses on Passeig de Gràcia: 263,743 people visited in 2025.
This ticket gives you skip-the-line entry on the day and at the time you choose, then the whole house at your own pace. The audio guide runs on your phone in 16 languages, so bring headphones. Inside you see the dining room with its plant motifs and Gaudí-designed furniture framing paintings by Francesc Torrescassana, the smoking room with its plaster palm-tree ceiling hung with dates, the bedrooms upstairs with painted birds and climbing plants, the attic exhibition and the rooftop, the first roof Gaudí made walkable. The listing also includes the permanent and temporary exhibitions and a discount in the gift shop, and Casa Vicens says ramps and lifts make the house easy to get around.
Casa Vicens puts a visit at about 60 to 75 minutes. Add time for the garden café, which only ticket holders can use. The listing has 4.7 stars from 5,872 reviews, and guests praise the audio guide; one notes there was no queue and as much time in the rooms as you want. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before means you can lock in a time now.
The audio guide runs on your own phone, so charge it and pack headphones. Casa Vicens has free WiFi.
Show your ticket at Carrer de les Carolines 20-26 at the time you booked. Bags over 30 x 30 cm go in the lockers.
The fountain porch with its thin sheet of water, the dining room's plant motifs and the palm-tree ceiling of the smoking room.
The domed room painted with birds and climbing plants, then the pink and blue bedrooms.
Gaudí's plans and models in the attic, then the rooftop walkway between the tiled chimneys and the turret.
Sit in the garden under the old oak and magnolia, then look round the shop in the basement.
★★★★★No line, went straight in. Really enjoyed the audio guide. The house was amazing, you could spend as much time there as you wanted.
★★★★★Casa Vicens is a wonderful discovery, with vibrant colors, decorated majolica tiles and truly distinctive architectural details. A fascinating place that surprises in every corner and showcases all of Gaudí's creativity.
★★★★★It's simply wonderful what Gaudí created in such a short time. You're fascinated as soon as you enter. It's definitely worth it.
★★★★★Such a beautiful home. Really enjoyed our visit and the self guided tour on phone.
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Casa Vicens says about 60 to 75 minutes. This ticket has no time limit inside, so add time for the garden café, which is open to ticket holders.
Yes. Casa Vicens opens every day, Mondays included: 9:00 to 20:00 from March to October and 9:00 to 18:00 from November to February. Last entry is 1 hour 15 minutes before closing, so 18:45 in summer and 16:45 in winter. The house closes on 25 December and from 7 to 14 January 2027, and on a few announced days: it is closed all day on 16 November 2026 and closes early on 26 November 2026.
This ticket starts from $27 on GetYourGuide, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Barcelona City Council's listings give the 2026 prices as €22 for the self-guided visit (€20 reduced) and €24 for the guided visit (€22 reduced), and children under 11 go free. Our Casa Vicens tickets guide compares every option.
The address is Carrer de les Carolines 20-26 in Gràcia. Take L3 to Fontana or Lesseps: Fontana is about 170 m away, a few minutes on foot. Buses 22, 24, 27, 87, 114, H6, V17 and D40 stop nearby, and the FGC stations Gràcia and Plaça Molina are a short walk away.
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Gaudí's first house at your own pace, with a timed skip-the-line entry and the free audio guide in 16 languages. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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