Le Méridien Barcelona

Palau Güell, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, invites to engage with the destination through the discovery of one of renowned architect and genius Antonio Gaudí’s early master pieces.

Located 5 minutes by foot from the hotel, this palace is a magnificent example of domestic architecture in the context of Art Nouveau and one of the first important commissions Antoni Gaudí received at the start of his career and which influenced his later works such as the Sagrada Familia, Parque Güell or the Casa Batlló.

The building is noteworthy for its innovative conception of space and light. In building Palau Güell Gaudí used a variety of solutions based on very personal approaches and created exceptional expressive forms, the fruit of his imagination, using noble traditional materials (stone, wood, wrought iron, pottery, glass, etc.).

It was declared a historical-artistic monument by the Spanish Government (in 1969), Cultural Asset of National Interest by the Catalan Government and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (in 1984). As an early work, the building contains the essence of Gaudí's later works and is fundamental to understanding his architecture.

 

• 1 April - 31 October |10.00 am to 8.00 pm
• 1 November - 31 March | 10.00 am to 5.30 pm
• Closed | Mondays, except public holidays, 25 - 26 December, 1 January, 18 - 24 January (for maintenance).

For a caffeine fueled art nouveau tour, take a coffe to fo grom our Longitude Bar and before leaving the hotel, find inspiration in the Gaudí designed chairs lovated at the concierge desk. Use the map below to locate all the art nouveau spots located near the Le Méridien Barcelona.

After you visit all the spots recommended by our expierence specialists, you can stop by Le Pop Cocktail Bar and taste our special cocktail inspired in Gaudí, the Cor Güell.