Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia with guided tour and tower entrance
Attractions & guided tours

Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia with guided tour and tower entrance

4.3/5
Excellent
Based on 491 reviews
from
£67.00
Free cancellation
Language: English, French, Spanish, German
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: Flexible
Why you’ll love this…
  • It’s a guided tour of one of the world’s most famous monuments, the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia
  • You’ll learn about Antoni Gaudí's life and career as well as his spiritual and natural influences
  • In the nave you can listen to the headset commentary as you wander among the tree-like columns
  • Your guide will highlight features like the three facades and the golden canopy above the altar
  • You can climb the snail shell-like staircase to one of the towers for views right across the city
What to expect

The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia stands proudly over Barcelona as one of its most admired and intricate landmarks. In fact, it’s one of the world’s most famous churches – and with good reason. On this guided tour, which includes a trip up one of the towers, you’ll get to know Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece and learn about how the history, spiritual symbolism and natural influences in his work make this a special place, worthy of the top spot on your must-see list for Barcelona.

There are three intricate facades to this deeply spiritual monument, each representing a key moment in the life of Christ, as well as 18 towers. Your experienced guide will start with the Nativity Façade, a celebration of life that’s full of animals, plants and biblical figures. As you enter the nave you’ll find a vast space, filled with natural light. You can wander freely here while listening to your guide’s commentary on a headset. Look up to see a vaulted ceiling that looks like the canopy of a forest, with tree-like columns reaching up from the ground and branching out. Gaudi believed that nature was God’s perfect architecture, and your guide will point out evidence of this all the way through this incredible structure. One of the most impressive examples are the spiral staircases that lead to the towers. These snail shell-like staircases have a central void and use nature’s geometry to create a strong and distinctive feature.

After seeing the other main features, like the altar and Passion façade, you can visit the museum. There’s an exhibition of drawings, models and pictures that narrates the story of the Basilica, as well as displays sharing insights into Gaudí’s life, career and influences. At the end of the tour, you’ll have the chance to head up one of the towers on your own for wow-worthy views over the city. Your guide will lead you to the lift which takes you part way up to a viewing platform and you can then climb the rest of the way up. Coming down, it’s the tightly winding snail shell staircase all the way, so take your time to avoid a dizzy end to your trip.

Your options for this tour are between a multilingual tour in English, Spanish or French, where your guide will speak in multiple languages to the varied audience, or you can go for a monolingual tour where your guide will speak only English.

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What's included
  • check Official guide in the language of your choice
  • check Tickets and guided visit to the Sagrada Familia Basilica and Museum
  • check Elevator up to the towers (stairs on the way down)
What's not included
  • x_not_included Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Where

Carrer de Sardenya, 311, 08025 Barcelona, Spain

Meeting point:
You'll meet your guide at Julià Travel office at Carrer Sardenya 311, across the road from the Sagrada Familia. Please make sure you're there 15 minutes before the start of your tour.
What to remember

Not allowed:

  • Children under the age of 6, unaccompanied children from 6 to 17, people with reduced mobility and those who suffer from vertigo, claustophobia or cardiovascular diseases are not allowed to go up to the towers
  • Please dress respectfully to enter the Sagrada Familia Basilica. Tank tops, strapless shirts, short shorts and sandals are not allowed.

Know in advance:

  • Prices for the tour may vary depending on the time you choose and the price may rise if you choose the monolingual tour
  • Due to the limited capacity of the lifts, there can be a waiting time between the basilica and museum guided tour and lift access
  • Towers will be visited without a guide
  • Access to the towers is subject to weather conditions
  • Please note that you might have to take the stairs down the tower which are a tight spiral
  • Admission staff may request official documentation to verify a child’s age, like an ID or Passport. Please be prepared to show this to avoid having to pay the difference for a adult ticket
  • The tour takes around 90 minutes and after that, you're welcome to remain in the church for as long as you wish
  • Tour times and language availability will vary by season. Please check the available options for your preferred date when booking.
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Provider
Julia Travel
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

4.3/5

Based on 491 reviews from verified customers

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Review categories

Service

4.2/5

Staff

4.2/5

Value for money

4/5

Safety

4.2/5

  • Katrin

    From Germany - July 2025

    Travelled with family

     

    35 - 44 years old

    Poor

    Overall rated

    2/5

    Insgesamt war ich schon vor der Durchführung enttäuscht. Bereits im Februar habe ich die Führung durch die Sagrada in Deutsch gebucht. Im Juni wurde m ...

  • Ich

    From United States of America - July 2025

    Travelled as a couple

     

    35 - 44 years old

    Average

    Overall rated

    3/5

    Nur schnell durch und bitte gut bewerten..... Deutschsprachig hätte uns gefallen.... oder Audioguide...

  • Anonymous

    From United States of America - July 2025

    Average

    Overall rated

    3/5

    Il y avait trop de personnes sans le groupe. Le guide est dévoué mais parle vite dans 2 langues différentes. Il récite un peu comme un robot. Nous n’ ...

  • Anonymous

    From France - July 2025

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Très belle visite accompagnée d'Oliver. Il nous a fait découvrir et expliquer une multitude de détails que l'on ne peut voir où comprendre seul . Merc ...

  • Barbi

    From United States of America - June 2025

    Travelled as a couple

     

    45 - 54 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Der Guide Victor war sehr gut. Er brennt dafür uns Urlaubern die Geschichte lebhaft zu erzählen

  • Anonymous

    From United States of America - June 2025

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

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