Sagrada Familia Skip-The-Line Guided Tour w/ Tower Climb

Details

Discover one of the most extraordinary religious buildings in Europe on this small group guided tour of the Sagrada Família. With skip-the-line access and an expert guide leading the way, you'll explore Gaudí's visionary basilica from its sculpted façades to its kaleidoscopic interior. Your experience also includes self guided access to the towers, which you can climb at your own pace after the tour. 

Begin with the Nativity Façade, the only section completed during Gaudí's lifetime, rich with sculpted flora, fauna and scenes of Christ's birth. Contrast this with the Passion Façade, a modernist, angular interpretation of the crucifixion. Inside the nave, gaze in awe at the branching stone columns and vaulted ceilings that evoke a multicoloured forest, illuminated by the dazzling light that pours through the stained glass windows. In the Gaudi museum and workshop, examine architectural models and learn how Gaudí used geometry to transform architecture into spiritual expression.

After the guided portion, continue independently with your included tower access for sweeping views over Barcelona and a close look at the colourful and intricate details adorning the basilica's rooftop. This tour offers a complete, insightful look at Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece—an unforgettable encounter with beauty, symbolism, and visionary design.

Itinerary

• Nativity Façade – Begin your tour at the oldest façade, a richly detailed celebration of Christ's birth, inspired by natural forms and created during Gaudí's lifetime.
• Passion Façade – Cross to the western side to explore Subirachs' dramatic modernist reinterpretation of the Passion, with scenes rendered in shadowed stone and bone-like columns.
• Glory Façade (Viewpoint) – Pause at the unfinished Glory Façade. Learn about Gaudí's grand vision for this future entrance, symbolizing resurrection and divine glory.
• Interior Nave – Enter the heart of the basilica, where Gaudí's genius transforms light and structure into sacred space. Marvel at the vertical forest of stone and light.
• Stained Glass Windows – Experience the shifting light of day as it pours through vividly colored glass—each side of the church bathed in symbolic hues.
• Gaudí Museum & Workshop – Head below the basilica to view original plaster models, drawings, and tools used in both Gaudí's time and today's ongoing construction.
• Sagrada Família School – Step outside to visit the undulating schoolhouse Gaudí built for workers' children—a small but poetic example of functional design.
• Tower Climb (Self-Guided) – Complete your visit with a tower ascent. Whether Nativity or Passion, both offer sweeping views and a closer look at the basilica's crowning details. Plan for 30–45 minutes.