Barcelona Cathedral Guide: Tourist-Visit Ticket, Hours & Pass Coverage
45 min - 1 h
Gothic Cathedral & Working Place of Worship
13th - 15th century (main construction); Gothic Revival facade added late 19th century
Pla de la Seu, s/n, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
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Practical Visitor Info & Tips
€16.00
€14.00
Mon-Fri: 09:30 - 18:30 · Sat: 09:30 - 17:15 (hours vary — see full schedule below)
No reservation required for individual visitors.
| Tourist visit, Mon-Fri (last entry 17:45) | Mon-Fri | 09:30 - 18:30 |
| Tourist visit, Sat & religious vigils (last entry 16:30) | Sat | 09:30 - 17:15 |
The tourist-visit ticket covers the choir, chapter house and cloister, and rooftop access by lift. Free admission applies for visitors with disabilities (33%+) and ICOM members. Worship/prayer hours are separate from paid tourist-visit hours and free to attend (the cathedral is not open for paid tourist visits on Sundays or public holidays — worship hours only). A few additional inclusion details reported by secondary sources (a Diocesan Museum visit, VR/AR elements) were not independently re-confirmed on the official site this session — treat as lower-confidence.
| Option | Price | Reservation | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual, standard | €16.00 | No reservation required | Official site or on-site |
| Individual, reduced | €14.00 | No reservation required | Official site or on-site |
| Group, per person | €8.00 | No reservation required | Official site or on-site |
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Ticket Options
€16.00
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & Visitor Introduction
Barcelona Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, is the seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, built mainly between the 13th and 15th centuries with a neo-Gothic facade added in the late 19th century.
A single individual tourist-visit ticket (€16.00 standard / €14.00 reduced) covers the choir, chapter house and cloister, and rooftop access by lift. Separate worship/prayer hours exist outside the paid tourist-visit hours and are free to attend, but the cathedral is not open for paid tourist visits on Sundays or public holidays.
History & Architectural Significance
Construction of the current Gothic cathedral began in 1298 on the site of an earlier Romanesque church, with principal work completed through the 14th and 15th centuries; the main facade was finally added in the late 19th century in a Gothic Revival style matching the original plans.
The cathedral's cloister, home to 13 white geese (traditionally said to represent Saint Eulalia's age at martyrdom), is one of its most distinctive features.
What to See: Top Highlights
The Choir & Chapter House
Included on the standard tourist-visit ticket.
The Cloister
A Gothic cloister with gardens, a fountain, and its traditional resident geese.
Rooftop Views
Rooftop access by lift, included on the tourist-visit ticket, with views over the Gothic Quarter.
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Compare Barcelona PassesNone of the Barcelona passes compared on this site currently include or discount Barcelona Cathedral — budget for the standalone ticket regardless of which pass you buy.
Barcelona City Pass
Not included. Not named anywhere on Turbopass's own full itemized Barcelona City Pass attraction-pool listing (33+ named sights).
Barcelona Flex Pass
Not included. Same pool as the City Pass — not available to select on the Flex Pass either.
Barcelona Card
Not included. Not listed on Turisme de Barcelona's own Barcelona Card discounts page.
All-In Barcelona Card
Not included. Not named in the All-In card's 2-premium-attraction menu, and not a museum/cultural-venue in the sense of the examples given for the card's separate 'unlimited Museum Pass' benefit (MEAM, Mies van der Rohe Pavilion) — unlike a house-museum, a working cathedral is a materially different product category, so NOT_INCLUDED is used here rather than UNKNOWN.
Go City Barcelona All-Inclusive Pass
Not included. Not present on Go City's own Barcelona attractions index (52 listed attractions checked directly; Barcelona Cathedral does not appear among them).
Barcelona Card Modernista
Not included. A Gothic-era cathedral, not a Modernisme icon, and not among the Modernista card's 10 named sites.
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