La Pedrera Building

Address: Casa Milà (La Pedrera), Provença 261-265, 08008 Barcelona, Spain

Website: https://www.lapedrera.com/en/

Hours: Daily (hours vary seasonally; check website)

Admission: Adult general admission (Casa Milà / La Pedrera) typically around €25 (check official site for current prices)

La Pedrera, officially Casa Milà, is a residential building in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and completed in 1912. It is a prominent example of Catalan Modernisme and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site among Gaudí’s works.

The building is best known for its undulating stone facade, wrought-iron balconies, and a rooftop populated by sculptural chimneys and ventilators that form a skyline landmark. Interior highlights open to visitors include a reconstructed apartment, the attic with exhibits on Gaudí’s work, two light-filled courtyards, and the rooftop viewpoints.

Commissioned and built between 1906 and 1912, Casa Milà was developed as a private apartment block and commercial property. Its structure and parabolic arches were innovative at the time and led to both public controversy and later recognition as an architectural landmark.

It sits on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona’s Eixample district, a short walk from other Modernist buildings and major city attractions.

• Rooftop views: The rooftop offers panoramic views along **Passeig de Gràcia** and contains the building’s most distinctive sculptural chimneys; visiting the roof is included in the standard ticket.
• UNESCO and tours: Completed in 1912, the property is part of the UNESCO listing for Antoni Gaudí’s major works in Barcelona, and guided or audio tours explain the building’s structural innovations.

What to See#

• Rooftop, attic and apartments: The building contains a museum and visitor route through an attic exhibition, the apartment floors, two internal courtyards, and a sculptural rooftop with chimneys and ventilation towers that double as viewpoints over Passeig de Gràcia.
• Courtyards and light wells: Two inner light wells and courtyards that bring daylight into the building and were incorporated in the original 1906-1912 design to improve ventilation and natural light.

La Pedrera (Casa Milà) sits on Barcelona’s Passeig de Gràcia. Take the metro to Passeig de Gràcia (lines L2, L3, L4) or Diagonal (lines L3 and L5); both stations are only a few minutes’ walk from the building. From Plaça de Catalunya it’s a short walk north along Passeig de Gràcia (about 5-10 minutes).

• Buy a timed-entry ticket in advance for Casa Milà (La Pedrera) and aim for one of the earliest slots or a late-afternoon slot-this avoids the long mid-day queues and gives better light on the rooftop.
• Use the main entrance on Passeig de Gràcia to start your visit and allow time for both the attic (Espai Gaudí with Gaudí models) and the rooftop chimneys, which are often missed by visitors who rush through the ground-floor rooms.
• If you can, join a guided or night visit for the rooftop-special evening visits reveal the sculptural chimneys in dramatic light and reduce daytime crowding on the terrace.