Park Güell re-opens to school visits

The “Park Güell and schools” programme offers free visits and guided tours for students of all ages, whether they're from Catalonia or from the rest of the European Union 

The tours will begin in October and registration is now open on the Park Güell website 

The previous school year saw over 30,000 students taking part in these educational tours  

Coinciding with the back-to-school period, Park Güell is resuming its “Park Güell and schools” tour programme. Thanks to this initiative, schools in Catalonia and the rest of the EU that are interested in Gaudí’s work will be able to tour this iconic architectural site. 

Registration for the tours is now open on the official Park Güell website with tours beginning on 3 October. They will continue throughout the school year. All pre-school, primary and secondary schools, Baccalaureate and Vocational Training schools can take part provided they can confirm that their classes are or will be studying Gaudí’s work. 

As every year, two types of tour are offered, with specific time slots, and they always include free access to the park. The first are guided tours, which allow students to discover Park Güell’s most iconic parts in an educational and enjoyable way. The tours are available in five languages (Catalan, Spanish, French, English and Italian) and cost €60 for each group of 30 students. The other type are free visits, where students can explore Park Güell freely without a guide. In either case the groups can have a maximum of 60 students per school and day and must be accompanied by at least one teacher. 

The “Park Güell and schools” programme is part of the series of measures under which the Park has been promoting social, local-resident and educational uses of one of the city’s biggest heritage attractions. The Park is also offering other activities throughout the year, in addition to these tours, aimed at young children and school students such as the Sant Jordi i el drac del Park Güell competition and educational workshops inspired by Gaudí’s work. 

More than 30,000 students enjoyed this programme of educational visits during the last school year

In the last school year, 30,248 students from 1,561 school groups took part in the “Park Güell and schools” programme and the figures are expected to be even higher this year. 

As for the type of visit, most were free visits, taken by 77% of students, with 23% having opted for guided tours. Free visits are the ones most frequently chosen by secondary school students, while the guided tour is the one most used by pre-school and primary school students. 

When it comes to nationality of visitors, most were from Catalonia and the rest of the Spanish State, followed by France and Belgium.