Gaudí crypt in Colonia Güell in Barcelona

Do you know that very close to Barcelona you can visit a corner of Antoni Gaudí very little known, even among the residents of Barcelona themselves?

And that happens when you will surely know that the Modernism and Gaudí They are one of the main magnets that bring tourists from all over the world to Barcelona, ​​which you can see with the queues that form daily to access the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo or the Pedrera.

This is the so-called Gaudi Crypt, crypt of a church that Gaudí began to build in the Colonia Güell, an industrial complex located in Sant Boi de Llobregat, just 20 minutes from the city center.

With the Gaudi Crypt I have confirmed that something similar happens in Barcelona to what happens, for example, in Madrid with the El Capricho artistic garden: that many city residents don't even know exists.

For my part, I admit that I did not know of the existence of the Gaudí Crypt, that it Catalan Tourism Agency has taken the opportunity to publicize in Madrid on the occasion of the Gaudí Lab exhibition which takes place in the Blanquerna Cultural Center in Madrid (44 Alcalá Street).

La Gaudi Crypt It is considered a workshop of architectural innovation, since it was the previous experiment to test the construction technique that Antoni Gaudí would later apply in the Sagrada Familia.

The crypt is what you can now see of a church construction project, in what was one of the largest textile colonies in Catalonia.

For reach the Gaudí Crypt in Colonia Güell, by car you can access it from the BV2002 road, between Sant Boi de LLobregat and Santa Coloma de Cerveró, 17 kilometers from the center of Barcelona.

You can also go by commuter train from the Plaza de España, with a frequency of every 10 minutes and a journey of 23 minutes.

The Visiting hours of the Gaudí Crypt in Colonia Güell They are from Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m. (November to April, from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m.). On weekends and holidays, hours are from 10 a.m. to 15 p.m.

The ticket prices It is 6 euros for adults, and 4 euros for retirees and students.

If you are going on a Sunday, at 12 noon you have a tour which you must sign up for in advance. In this case, the ticket prices are, respectively, 10,50 and 8,30 euros.