Neighborhood 48H guide
Sagrada Família & Sant Pau: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Gaudí’s basilica and the Modernista hospital.
The streets around the Sagrada Família are residential Eixample, with Avinguda de Gaudí leading to the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau.
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Photo: Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Be first in line at the basilica, with metro lines at the door.
Who it's for: Gaudí pilgrims and repeat visitors.
Pros
- Sagrada Família
- Sant Pau
- Two metro lines
Cons
- Tour-bus crowds
- Fewer good restaurants
- Away from the old city
48H by the Sagrada Família
Basilica, hospital.
09:00 – Sagrada Família
Book a timed ticket; towers are extra.
12:00 – Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
Walk up Avinguda de Gaudí.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Basílica de la Sagrada Família
Carrer de Mallorca 401
Gaudí’s unfinished basilica and its forest of columns.
Photo: Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau
Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167
Domènech i Montaner’s Modernista hospital pavilions.
Photo: Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
Sercotel Rosellon
Carrer del Rosselló 390
105-room hotel with a rooftop terrace near the Sagrada Família.
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Vacation rentals
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