Colònia Güell and its crypt, with an audio guide: a precursor to the Sagrada Família

Cripta Gaudí Colonia Güell

Cripta Gaudí Colonia Güell

The time of the visit is chosen when booking. Upon arrival, the audio guide and the printed guide are collected at the information center of Colònia Güell. From there, you explore the village: the attached houses, the school, the factory, the shops, the gardens, and the buildings of the cooperative. The audio guide explains how Eusebi Güell commissioned modernist architects to house the workers of his textile factory, and how the result blends Catalan popular architecture with towers and mosaic tiles. After the village, you reach the crypt, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2005. Gaudí designed this church in 1882 and used it to test the solutions that he would later apply in the Sagrada Família. Outside, there is a play of volumes; inside, there are arches, inclined columns, and two naves, built at different heights to adapt to the slope of the land. The visit with the audio guide lasts two hours, but you can stay in the area for as long as you like.