A hillside park designed by Gaudí, with gingerbread-like gatehouses, a mosaic dragon on the grand staircase, and a great terrace edged with a long, wavy bench covered in broken-tile mosaics, looking out over Barcelona to the sea.
The Monumental Zone needs a timed ticket, best booked online; the rest of the woodland park is free. The Gaudí House Museum, where he lived, is inside the park. It's an uphill walk from Lesseps or Vallcarca metro, or take bus V19 or 24.
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