Barcelona Gaudi DIY Walking Tour

[These are very thorough walking directions – you shouldn’t be getting lost in Barcelona when following this guide. However, I definitely recommend that you follow the Google Streetview route of the entire Barcelona Gaudi DIY Walking Tour first, from the comfort of your own home before you head to Barcelona, as this will allow you to better visualise the entire route before you arrive].

START (Longer Route): Metro – Lesseps [MAP]:

Line L3.

There are two different exits to Lesseps Metro Station. For the accessible exit, follow the signs for the “Plaça de Lesseps” exit, where a lift will take you up to street level;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer de Nil Fabra [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses Carrer de Nil Fabra.

After crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, along Carrer Gran de Gràcia;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer de Betlem [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses Carrer de Betlem.

Immediately after this first crossing, you will see a second crossing on your RIGHT, which will allow you to cross to the other side of Carrer Gran de Gràcia;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer Gran de Gràcia [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses to the opposite side of Carrer Gran de Gràcia.

After crossing, turn LEFT, and continue along Carrer Gran de Gràcia until you reach the junction with Carrer de les Carolines (on your RIGHT). Turn RIGHT down Carrer de les Carolines, and continue until you see Casa Vicens on your RIGHT;

Casa Vicens [MAP]:

After visiting Gaudí’s Casa Vicens, and with Casa Vicens at your back, turn LEFT, and return back along Carrer de les Carolines until you reach the junction with Carrer Gran de Gràcia again;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer de les Carolines [MAP]:

When you reach the junction of Carrer de les Carolines and Carrer Gran de Gràcia again, cross over to the right hand side of Carrer de les Carolines at the small crossing, then turn RIGHT into the main Carrer Gran de Gràcia, and continue along the RIGHT hand side of Carrer Gran de Gràcia until you reach the next pedestrian crossing (at Carrer de Bretón de los Herreros);

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer de Bretón de los Herreros [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses Carrer de Bretón de los Herreros.

After crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, along the main Carrer Gran de Gràcia;

Pedestrian Crossing – Rambla de Prat [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses the tree-lined sidestreet of Rambla de Prat.

After crossing, again continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, along the main Carrer Gran de Gràcia;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer de Sant Marc [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses Carrer de Sant Marc.

After crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, along Carrer Gran de Gràcia again, past the next sidestreet (Carrer del Cigne – there’s no crossing at all here), and continue until the next sidestreet (Carrer de Santa Eugenia), where you should turn RIGHT;

Carrer de Santa Eugenia [MAP]:

Walk down the RIGHT hand side of Carrer de Santa Eugenia, and you will soon see the Mercat de la Llibertat on your right. To reach an accessible entrance, continue walking STRAIGHT AHEAD (past the Mercat de la Llibertat building on your RIGHT), and then turn RIGHT into Plaça de la Llibertat and you will see the a step-free entrance to the market on your RIGHT;

Mercat de la Llibertat [MAP]:

After visiting the Mercat de la Llibertat, return to the junction of Carrer de Santa Eugenia and Carrer Gran de Gràcia, turn RIGHT, and continue along the main Carrer Gran de Gràcia until you reach the next crossing, at Travessera de Gràcia;

Pedestrian Crossing – Travessera de Gràcia [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses Travessera de Gràcia.

After crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, along Carrer Gran de Gràcia again, past the next sidestreet (Carrer de Luis Antúnez – there’s no crossing at all here [MAP]), and continue until the next pedestrian crossing at Plaça de Nicolás Salmerón which will take you over to the other side of the main Carrer Gran de Gràcia street;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer Gran de Gràcia at Plaça de Nicolás Salmerón [MAP]:

After crossing to the other side of Carrer Gran de Gràcia here, turn RIGHT, and continue until you see the next pedestrian crossing at Carrer de Bonavista;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer de Bonavista [MAP]:

Light-controlled; dropped kerbs. Crosses Carrer de Bonavista.

After crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, along the main road, which is now called Passeig de Gràcia, until a series of pedestrian crossings take you across the very busy Avinguda Diagonal;

Pedestrian Crossings – Avinguda Diagonal [MAP]:

After crossing Avinguda Diagonal, you will immediately see the stepped exit of the Metro Diagonal station,continue walking STRAIGHT AHEAD down Passeig de Gràcia until the next sidestreet crossing at Carrer del Rosselló;

Pedestrian Crossing – Carrer del Rosselló [MAP]:

If following the longer route, you should simply continue walking down Passeig de Gràcia, until you see Casa Milà (La Pedrera) on your LEFT.

If you are following the shorter route though, this is where you will start this walk. But first you need to get to this point (as the wheelchair accessible lift exit of Metro Diagonal station is on the OTHER side of Passeig de Gràcia):

ATTENTION – Start of shorter Route: Metro – Diagonal [MAP]:

When you exit the lift at Metro Diagonal station, simply head for the pedestrian crossing that crosses to the other side of Passeig de Gràcia [MAP].

After crossing, turn RIGHT, and continue walking down Passeig de Gràcia, until you see Casa Milà (La Pedrera) on your LEFT;

Casa Milà (La Pedrera) [MAP]:

La Pedrera (Casa Milà) was the final architectural masterpiece of Antoni Gaudí.

And it is seriously popular (and very deservedly so).

So arrive here as early as possible – to avoid the busiest times;