Park Guell Barcelona. How to get to Park Guell. Parc Guell is an creative and innovative park designed by Antoni Gaudí and located on the Carmel hill in the upper part of the Gracia district of Barcelona. Park Guell is a public park and admission is free in the beginning of 2013. From October 2013, when tourists will be charged an visitors admission fee of 7 if you buy a ticket in advance, or 8 euros at the park. To ensure the preservation of the park there will be a limit of 800 visitors an hour. Local residents will still have access to the park free.
History of Park Guell. This amazing park was originally a residential estate developement which was constructed from 1900 to 1914. Only later did it become a public park after the residential project failed. Park Guell is one of the seven works designed by the world famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site under the collective name "Works of Antoni Gaudí." The magic of Gaudi starts at the main entrance to the park where you are greeted by the multi coloured mosaic lizard on a fountain which has become an icon of Barcelona. Inside the park you can visit the house where Gaudi lived for many years, which is now the Gaudi house museum.

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How to get to Park Guell in Barcelona

By Metro
L3 Vallcarca Metro station is the nearest Metro stop to Parc Guell. The route from the station to the park is well signposted, but you will have to walk quite a long way and the walk is a bit of a steep climb, even though there are some outdoor escalators part of the way. It is fun if you are fit, but hard work for the elderly or people who have trouble walking.
L3 Lesseps is 1300 m from Park Guell. This is a more leisurely walk and well signposted.

By public bus
Bus 92 from Parc Guell north side entrance on Carretera de Carmel to Glories & Port Olimpic
Bus 24 from Parc Guell north entrance on Carretera de Carmel to Plaza Catalunya & Poble Sec

By tourist bus
The hop on hop off tourist buses all have stops near Park Guell and stop at many other sights in Barcelona. But please note that the hop-on-hop-off buses stop on the street Travessera de Dalt so you still have to walk for 900m slightly uphill to the Park Guell.

Park Guel admission fees
Admission to Park Guell is free until October 2013.
The house where Gaudí lived for the last years of his life is now the Gaudi museum costs €5,50 (2012 prices)

Park Guell - opening times:
The park is open from 10 in the morning until sundown.

January to March – 10.00 to 18.00
April - 10.00 to 20.00
May to September - 10.00 to 21.00
Oct ober - 10.00 to 20.00
November – 10.00 to 19.00
December – 10.00 to 18.00

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