Skip the Line Sagrada Familia Guided Tour
Description
Gaudí’s La Sagrada Familia church is known for being one of Barcelona’s most iconic buildings. Being such a popular attraction can mean long visitor lines. Take the stress out of being stuck in crowds by having a skip-the-line entrance ticket included. You’ll get straight inside and have a guide to take you around this spectacular building. Learn about Gaudí and the bizarre yet magnificent techniques he used to design the building. Choose the Small Group Tour at time of booking to discover La Sagrada Familia on an intimate tour with maximum 15 guests. Same skip-the-line access and same expert guide, with space to ask all of your questions. Want to see more Gaudí masterpieces, select Sagrada Familia & Casa Batllo option at time of booking to visit Casa Batlló before your Sagrada Familia tour.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your tour starts right by La Sagrada Familia, where you’ll meet your group (max 22 people) and your guide. If you select the Small Group Tour option at time of booking, you'll join a small group of just 15 people. Enter the magnificent Sagrada Família via the Nativity Façade, the only one that Antoni Gaudí finished in his lifetime. Compare the different faces of the cathedral, and learn what parts remain unfinished almost 130 years after work started under the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar in 1882. Hear how Gaudí’s plans have been interpreted since his death and learn about the controversies surrounding these interpretations. Move between the columns designed like trees that form the canopy of the ceiling. Explore how Gaudí developed his style from different religious, natural, and Catalonian influences. Get a better appreciation for his innovative use of light as you bask in the glow of the stained-glass windows that flood the interior with an other-worldly light.
If you select the Sagrada Familia & Casa Batllo option at time of booking, your tour starts near Casa Batlló, where you'll discover one of the architect's most famous residential homes. Your visit is timed for a quieter time of day to avoid the crowds and includes expert commentary from your guide.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All guests must bring ID on the day of their tour. This is especially important when booking reduced tickets (such as child tickets 2-10 years old) as Sagrada Familia often asks for ID as proof of age.
- Due to the religious nature of Sagrada Familia, all individuals regardless of gender must cover their shoulders and knees. You can bring extra covering (scarves, etc.) to put on just before entering. Walks cannot be held responsible for those denied entry.
- Children under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- All guests need to book a ticket to enter Sagrada Familia (including infants). Please make sure to add a free infant ticket at the checkout if needed.
- Please note: This tour offers different options to help you customize your visit to Sagrada Familia. Take a moment to choose the one that best suits your interests.
Reviews(103)
Tour was guide was timely and well identified. Very knowledgeable and made the experience humorous and interesting. Spoke perfect English and was very accommodating. The husband cathedral were iconic and a must do at least once. Your moves well without feeling rushed and allows for pics and questions. Bring walking shoes and there is stair climbing and a metro ride included.
It was amazing and mind boggling . Be ready to be blown away by the structure and building of it over the years it took till now
in general it wasnt too bad. But the tour guide was late and didnt hold a green sign which was mentioned jn the instructions. Instead she had a green tote bad. We were unable to see her at 3.45pm, I thought the tour guide normally showed up early. As didnt see them, we asked the casa Batllo staff who directed to the ticket office for changing tickets. But the office said we should look for the tour guide. We were panicking if we had missed the tour and no tickets to the attractions. If the tour allows up to 99 age, should look after more and provided information up front. The tour guide said inference at the roof top normally so the microphone was off and not sure when the microphone was back on, also there is only a small range between her speaker and our earphones. Not sure when she said can take lift from the top to the bottom. Same again she only mentioned at the last minute at Sagrada, we had walked the stairs already. The tour didnt allow time at the store of Casa Batllo. And taking metro from Batllow to Sagrada. In additon, its a bit late starting the tour at 4pm, should start 3pm. Seems like using 10 travel pass at the metro. We thought may be private bus as transport. So the cost of the tour its too pricey.
This was an incredible tour. Jana our tour guide was amazing and you could really notice her passion about the history. I would love to do tours with her again!
Our tour was with “Walk” and the tour guide was Jana and she is the best. She is very knowledgeable about these structures.
Everyone should see the inside of the Salada Familia! Our guide was very informative and we also really enjoyed seeing Casa Batlló. Be sure to check your meeting location for the tour!
Very irresponsible operator. We have reached out to them several times without getting a response. We booked a tour (#1396645213) with the Walks. The trip includes two visits - Casa Battleo and Sagrada Familia. Before the tour we were told that Casa Battleo will not be included and we will be visiting Casa Vicens (We have the email proof!), so we visited Casa Battleo by ourselves in the morning. When we met our guide Valentina in the afternoon before the tour, we were told that Casa Battleo is part of the tour and there was no plan to go to Casa Vicens! We were very disappointed and showed her the email. She suggested us to skip Casa Battleo since we already visited, then join the group for the second half for the Sagrada Familia visit. She also asked us to request refund. Valentina is great while the whole process is disappointing and confusing, especially waiting 1.5 hour outside of Casa Battleo which was not part of our trip plan. We submitted a partial refund request through Viator, and got rejected by the operator. We kept emailing the operator and they chose to ignore our emails without giving an explanation. Again, please reconsider when booking with them.
Hi Jing, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and for kindly providing your booking details. I am very sorry for the confusion surrounding your tour. Having reviewed your comments, I can completely understand how frustrating this situation must have been. T I am pleased to hear that Valentina did her best to assist you on the day, and I will be sure to pass along your kind words to her. We would like the opportunity to make amends and better understand what happened. We will be following up with you directly to discuss this further and review the matter with our customer service and operations teams. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention. Best regards, Samantha Walks & Devour Tours
Wonderful tour. Our tour guide Albert was excellent. He was very informative. A perfect gentleman who went above & beyond
Valentina was very knowledgeable, positive and engaging throughout this tour. I really enjoyed my visits!
What a horrible experince. Do NOT book this. Book with Sagrada or any other company. We arrived 10 minutes early. NO ONE had a flag or banner to show which tour they were with. We went from group to group asking if they were viator. No one spoke English and we called viator and the tour 3 minutes into the tour after scrambling and panicking (and crying) that we couldn’t find a tour guide. No one offered to help and the woman on the phone with the company was so RUDE and hateful. We flew from Colorado to see Spain and this was a HUGE part of our trip and absolutely ruined our day and Barcelona day experience. I was crying for 2 hours outside Sagrada. Horrible. Do NOT book this. Anyone else but this tour.
