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Gaudi Across Two Districts

Three Gaudi buildings in different parts of Barcelona, built at different points in his career, ordered as a walk from the Eixample grid up into Gracia. A suggested route, not a ranking.

Assembled and reviewed by Global City Intelligence on 2026-09-07. The order below is a suggested route, not a ranking.

The route

  1. Casa Batllo

    Eixample

    The most heavily reworked of the three, and the one that shows Gaudi operating on an existing building.

    The undulating tiled facade and balconies of Casa Batllo on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona
    The Passeig de Gracia facade of Casa Batllo, seen from street level. ChristianSchd · CC-BY-SA-3.0

  2. Casa Vicens

    Gracia

    His first major independent commission, twenty years earlier, a twenty-minute walk uphill.

    The green and white tiled facade and iron balconies of Casa Vicens in Barcelona
    The tiled corner elevation of Casa Vicens in Gracia. Canaan · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  3. Park Guell

    Gracia

    The largest and least building-like of the three, where the structural work is most exposed.

    The mosaic serpentine bench on the main terrace of Park Guell, with Barcelona beyond
    The terrace and serpentine bench at Park Guell, looking over Barcelona. Canaan · CC-BY-SA-4.0

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