In the central Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia, we find the Casa Milà or La Pedrera, a blend of fantasy and functionality make this architectural landmark a must-see visitor attraction. This is the culmination of Antoni Gaudí's career, designed as a modernista building tailored to the new social needs, without forgetting his main source of inspiration: nature and organic forms.
When Pere Milà commissioned Antoni Gaudí to build a residential block, it gave the architect the perfect opportunity to bring to fruition one of his most complete works. Built between 1906 and 1912, the Casa Milà occupies an entire corner of the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona's Eixample. The architect created an astonishing modernista style building, set out around two interior courtyards which provide the flats with ventilation and light. Curved, sinuous forms are the main elements inside and outside La Pedrera. The Casa Milà's façade resembles the moving sea, the waves interacting with the seaweed-motifs on the wrought-iron balcony railings. The large stone blocks are a type of skin that covers the skeleton of a building free of load-bearing walls.
La Pedrera, the Catalan for stone quarry, is actually the pejorative name given to the building by the locals who were amazed by the modern Gaudiesque forms. The Casa Milà was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Three areas are open to the public: the dreamlike attic space, with is brick catenary arches; the rooftop, where the chimneys recall the silhouette of warriors rising up among the dunes of the desert; and finally a period apartment.
Finally, you can uncover an unprecedented space, the mezzanine, thanks to La Pedrera Virtual Experience, an interactive proposal that combines real-world surroundings with holograms, allowing you to immerse yourself in a multisensory environment to discover hidden secrets of La Pedrera.
General details
Address: Passeig de Gràcia, 92 (08008). Barcelona
Phone: 932 142 576
Web site: www.lapedrera.com
E-mail: info@lapedrera.com
Opening time: Until 6 March:
Monday to Sunday, and public holidays, from 9am to 6:30pm.
Pedrera Night Experience, from 7pm to 11pm.
From 7 March to 9 November:
Monday to Sunday, and public holidays, from 9am to 8:30pm.
Pedrera Night Experience, from 9pm to 11pm.
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Accessibility details
Gaudí’s La Pedrera caters to visitors with different needs and levels of disability and offers a wide range of programmes and services that guarantee accessibility.
Visitors with disabilities can enter the building without queuing through the main entrance at 92, Passeig de Gràcia.
Disabled visitors who want to visit La Pedrera but are unable to plan ahead, can turn up on the day and at the time they choose and go straight to the ticket desk. They will be given priority access and won’t have to queue.
La Pedrera offers video guides in different formats and languages, which take into account the diverse needs and types of visitors. They are available free of charge from the desk in the corridor, in front of the lifts.
Visitors with a disability of 33% or more are entitled to reduced admission. If the disability is 65% or more, and the visitor needs a companion to help them, the companion enters free of charge. The free admission is provided at the ticket desk once the visitor has shown the necessary documents showing the degree of disability.
Due to the unusual layout of the building, we recommend blind or visually impaired visitors bring a companion with them.
La Pedrera has tactile spaces, as well as a tactile model of the building with interior and exterior architectural and sculptural details, which is found at the start of the visit in the corridor between the two courtyards.
There are also tactile maps on each floor showing its location and the itinerary of the visit. The maps are three-dimensional and feature raised and Braille lettering, as well as lettering in ink, in three languages. These maps are located on the ground floor, on the rooftop, in the attic space (Espai Gaudí) and on the fourth floor (La Pedrera period apartment).
La Pedrera runs a guided tour for blind and visually impaired visitors. For enquiries and availability, contact:
grups@lapedrera.com. Tel. 93 214 25 76.
Deaf people who can lip read can access the video guides with subtitles, and sign-language users can access the contents in Catalan (LSC) and Spanish (LSE) sign language.
La Pedrera also runs guided tours of the building led by a sign language interpreter in Catalan (LSC) and Spanish (LSE) sign language. For enquiries and availability please email
grups@lapedrera.com or call 93 214 25 76.
La Pedrera has lifts and ramps connecting the different floors.
It is partially accessible for visitors with reduced mobility and wheelchair users. The areas that can be visited without any problems are: the courtyards, the period apartment and the Espai Gaudí (in the attic). You can get to the rooftop, where you’ll find Gaudí’s famous chimneys, using a lift and the platform at the exit. However, the rooftop is not suitable for wheelchair users as it is set out on different levels. Nevertheless, they can enjoy a general view of the rooftop from the platform.
When using the adapted lifts, wheelchair users are guided by members of the team at La Pedrera.
Wheelchairs are available to make it easier for people with restricted mobility to visit. Service subject to availability. Pre-booking essential at:
accessibilitat@fcatalunyalapedrera.com
The building has adapted toilets on the ground floor, in the period apartment (fourth floor), in the exhibition gallery (first floor), in the auditorium and the Sala Gaudí.
La Pedrera provides the necessary support for visitors with cognitive impairment. The Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera improves the quality of life of elderly people suffering from cognitive impairment as a result of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, through its ageing with dignity programme.
Last update: 19/03/2025
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