Church of Colònia Güell
Cripta de la Colònia Güell
A crypt church Gaudí designed for a textile workers' village outside the city, part of the Gaudí World Heritage Site and seen as a testing ground for the Sagrada Família.
Colònia Güell is a textile workers' village founded by industrialist Eusebi Güell about 15 km southwest of Barcelona, in Santa Coloma de Cervelló. From 1898, Gaudí designed the church for it, using a hanging-chain model to calculate the structural forces. Techniques such as leaning stone columns, brick vaults and stained-glass windows were later used in the Sagrada Família. Construction stopped in 1914, and only the crypt was completed. In 2005 it was added to the World Heritage list as part of the Works of Antoni Gaudí. Admission is about €10, including an audio guide and a walk around the modernist buildings of the workers' village. From Plaça d'Espanya, take FGC lines S4, S8 or S33 to Colònia Güell station, about 20 minutes, then walk for 10 minutes.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00, extended in summer (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Camp Nou (Spotify Camp Nou)
- Tibidabo
- Poble Espanyol
- Magic Fountain of Montjuïc
- Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC)
- Casa Vicens
- Montjuïc
- Fundació Joan Miró