Casa Mila

One of the top attractions in Barcelona, Casa Mila is a beautiful Modernisme building designed by Antoni Gaudi. It is one of the last private residential buildings designed by Gaudi and is popularly known as ‘La Pedrera’ or the stone quarry. This UNESCO World Heritage building was a source of controversy in the early 1900s due to its modern architecture but has been considered a masterpiece in recent times. If you plan a visit to this attraction, then here is everything you need to know including information about Casa Mila tickets, how to get here, opening hours, and more.

A complete tour of (La Pedrera) Casa Mila will take around 1.5 – 2 hours. Here are a few attractions that you will find inside Casa Mila in Barcelona.

On the fourth floor of the building, you will find the famous Pedrera Apartment where Pere Mila lived with his family. The interiors of the apartment have been preserved to show the lifestyle of the upper-class in the early 20th century. It is complete with furniture, children’s toys, doors, and fittings. The other apartment displays an audiovisual production of life in Barcelona from 1905 to 1929.

Casa Mila is particularly famous for its rooftop terrace and the twisted chimneys known as ‘The Garden of Warriors’. The main highlight of the rooftop is the wavy walls that make eccentric sculptures of Darth Vader, Grim Reaper, and so on. These sculptures keep the building ventilated and display the brilliance of Antoni Gaudi.

One of the highlights of Casa Mila is the Flower Courtyard. It is a brightly colored courtyard, covered with wall murals. These murals are mostly nature-inspired consisting of flowers and trees along with a few murals of mythological creatures. The murals are lit perfectly due to the light and ventilation from the terrace. The Flower Courtyard is the most photographed place in the entire building after the Warrior Rooftop.

The attic features 270 parabolic arches that offer support to the roof terrace. It gives visitors the feeling of walking inside a whale skeleton, hence the name ‘Whale Attic’. It is now home to Espai Gaudi which is a museum dedicated to the great architect, Antoni Gaudi. You will find most of Gaudi’s designs documented here in the form of photographs, scale models, audio visuals, and more.

Apart from Casa Mila, there are many other amazing works of Antoni Gaudi to explore in Barcelona.

Sagrada Familia, also known as the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, is a large unfinished basilica in Barcelona. It was designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi and is a World Heritage Site now. He used Gothic and Art Nouveau forms to design this basilica but was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War. The work has resumed on this basilica and it is anticipated that it will be complete in a few years. Antoni Gaudi is buried in the crypt of this basilica. Book Sagrada Familia tickets.

Located in La Salut in Barcelona, Park Guell is another top attraction and works of Antoni Gaudi. This privatized park system was built between 1900 and 1914 and comprises gardens and architectural elements. This park was declared a public park in 1926 and a World Heritage Site under ‘Works of Antoni Gaudi’ in 1984. Book Park Guell tickets.

Located in the Gracia neighborhood, Casa Vicens is a modernist building in Barcelona built by architect Antoni Gaudi. It was the first major project by Gaudi and featured orientalist style. This building was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1969 and a World Heritage Site in 2005. Currently, thousands of tourists visit this building to marvel at Gaudi’s work during the orientalist period. Book Casa Vicens tickets.

Casa Batllo is another creation of Antoni Gaudi that is considered one of his masterpieces. This building is located in the center of Barcelona and is a popular UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built during the Modernisme period and features an arched roof, irregular oval windows, a facade made from colorful mosaic, and more. Book Casa Batllo tickets.