Chocolate & Dragon Scales: A Passeig de Gràcia Day

Hours and openings change often — double-check each spot is still open before you head out.

The day, stop by stop

1. 1
   9:00 AM 45 min

   Faborit Casa Amatller

   Ease into the morning with coffee or drinking chocolate inside the Amatller building. Its confectionery connection gives breakfast a fittingly sweet introduction to the house upstairs.

   Passeig de Gràcia, 41, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

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2. 2
   10:00 AM 60 min

   Casa Amatller

   Step from café comfort into carved wood, stained glass and the richly furnished home of a chocolate-making family. Reserve an available morning tour before planning the next timed entry.

   Passeig de Gràcia, 41, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

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3. 3
   11:30 AM 90 min

   Casa Batlló

   Next door, Gaudí replaces straight lines with rippling surfaces, watery blues and a dragon-like roof. A timed ticket keeps this spectacular—and popular—interior manageable.

   Passeig de Gràcia, 43, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

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4. 4
   1:30 PM 90 min

   El Nacional

   Walk a few blocks downhill for lunch beneath soaring ceilings in this polished collection of restaurants and bars. Choose tapas or a seated meal; the setting is glamorous rather than budget-minded.

   Passeig de Gràcia, 24 bis, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

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5. 5
   3:30 PM 90 min

   La Pedrera–Casa Milà

   Stroll back up the broad boulevard to Gaudí’s undulating stone apartment building. Courtyards, attic arches and sculptural rooftop chimneys make a memorable daylight finale; rooftop access depends on weather.

   Carrer de Provença, 261–265, 08008 Barcelona, Spain

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