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Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic) in Barcelona

What's Open in Barcelona on a Monday?

By Clara, MEVAYA Redaktion · Published on · Updated on · 5 min read

Monday is the day Barcelona is most likely to catch you out. Here is what closes, what stays open, and a Monday route that avoids every closed door.

Closed on Mondays
7 curated sights, including Picasso Museum and MNAC — National Art Museum
Open on Mondays
Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic), Sagrada Família and Casa Batlló and more
Monday route
5 stops, about 1.6 km on foot, 09:00–17:32
Suits
Any trip that includes a Monday

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In this article · 5 min read

The route

  1. 09:00Casa Batlló · about 84 min

  2. Public transport (planner estimate) · 2.0 km · about 18 min

    10:42Sagrada Família · about 120 min

  3. 12:42Lunch break · about 60 min

  4. Public transport (planner estimate) · 2.9 km · about 20 min

    14:02Santa Maria del Mar · about 39 min

  5. Walk · 0.5 km · about 13 min

    14:54Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic) · about 93 min

  6. Walk · 1.0 km · about 20 min

    16:47Mirador de Colom · about 45 min

Monday closes more of Barcelona's ten best-known sights than any other day: 2 of 10. Counting all 36 curated sights in MEVAYA's data, 7 are closed on Mondays. If your trip includes a Monday, plan it differently rather than discovering a locked door on arrival.

Everything below comes from MEVAYA's verified opening-hours data. Where a venue has special rules or conflicting sources, the note from our verification is included as-is.

Closed on Mondays

Picasso Museum — Tue–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–15:00; Mon closed. Free entry Thursday afternoons and the first Sunday of the month — expect longer queues then.

MNAC — National Art Museum — Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00 (Oct–Apr) or 10:00–20:00 (May–Sep); Sun/holidays 10:00–15:00; Mon closed except holidays. Free entry Saturday from 15:00 and the first Sunday of the month, but the free ticket must be reserved online in advance. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec.

Fundació Joan Miró — Apr–Oct Tue–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–19:00; Nov–Mar Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00; Mon closed. Last entry 30 min before closing. Open on a few Monday holidays.

MUHBA — Barcelona History Museum — Tue–Sat 10:00–19:00, Sun 10:00–20:00; Mon closed. Free entry the first Sunday of the month.

Tibidabo Amusement Park — Mostly weekends and holidays plus a few set weekdays; Wednesday to Sunday in July and August. Rides from 11:00; closing time varies by date. This matches the earlier MEVAYA correction: the park does not open daily. Always check the current calendar on tibidabo.cat before planning a weekday visit.

Magic Fountain of Montjuïc — Evening light-and-music shows Thu–Sat (varies seasonally, roughly 20:00–21:30 or 21:00–23:30 in summer); free. Show days and times shift with the season — always confirm the current schedule before planning your evening around it. No shows on Sun–Wed most of the year.

Monestir de Pedralbes — Winter schedule (Oct–Mar): Tue–Fri 10:00–14:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00; holidays 10:00–14:00; Mon closed. The official page names no season; summer hours are later, so the winter reading applies (re-check due 29 Mar 2027, after the clock change). Last entry 1 hour before closing.

Open on Mondays

Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic) — open-air, no ticket, no closing day.

Sagrada Família — Nov–Feb Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Mar and Oct Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Apr–Sep Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00. Saturdays always close at 18:00; Sundays open at 10:30 (same closing time as weekdays). 25–26 Dec, 1 and 6 Jan: 09:00–14:00 only. Tickets are sold online only — book well ahead.

Casa Batlló — Daily 08:30–22:30 (last admission 21:30). The ticket office closes at 21:00.

Casa Milà (La Pedrera) — Summer 09:00–20:30, winter 09:00–18:30, daily including holidays; separate night-visit sessions. Closed 25 Dec 2026 and 11–17 Jan 2027.

Park Güell — Daily from 09:30; last entry 19:30 until the end of October, 17:30 in November and December. Tourist visits need a timed ticket; you can enter up to 30 min after your slot, and once you leave you cannot re-enter. 07:00–09:30 and 20:00–22:00 are reserved for residents.

Barcelona Cathedral — Mon–Fri 09:30–18:30, Sat 09:30–17:15, Sun/holidays 14:00–17:00. Tourist visits: last entry 17:45 on weekdays, 16:30 on Saturdays, Sundays and religious holidays.

Camp Nou & FC Barcelona Museum — Barça Immersive Tour daily 10:00–18:00 until 19 March. Last access 45 min before closing. Closed 1 Jan and 25 Dec; on some event days the museum closes earlier (e.g. 17:00 on 17 Nov).

La Rambla.

A Monday route that avoids every closed door

The schedule above is what the MEVAYA planner builds for a Monday. It only contains stops that are open that day — the planner reads each stop's closing days and will not route you to a closed venue, even one marked as essential.

The day covers about 1.6 km on foot and 2 public-transport hops (about 4.9 km), used only where walking would cost more time than it saves.

Only 2 stops need booking: Casa Batlló and Sagrada Família. Everything else is free or sold at the door.

The Monday route, stop by stop

09:00–10:24 — Casa Batlló. The most theatrical of Gaudí's houses — bone-like balconies, a scaled roof, no straight line anywhere. Expensive inside; the façade from the pavement is free and genuinely impressive. Verified opening hours: Daily 08:30–22:30 (last admission 21:30). The ticket office closes at 21:00. Book ahead: this stop needs a reservation or a timed ticket.

10:42–12:42 — Sagrada Família. Gaudí's unfinished basilica and the most visited attraction in Spain. The interior light through the stained glass is what photographs never convey. In 2026 it became the world's tallest church. Verified opening hours: Nov–Feb Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Mar and Oct Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Apr–Sep Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00. Saturdays always close at 18:00; Sundays open at 10:30 (same closing time as weekdays). 25–26 Dec, 1 and 6 Jan: 09:00–14:00 only. Tickets are sold online only — book well ahead. Book ahead: this stop needs a reservation or a timed ticket.

12:42–13:42 — Lunch. The planner reserves time to eat right after Sagrada Família, so the afternoon continues from where the morning ended instead of detouring for food.

14:02–14:41 — Santa Maria del Mar. A Catalan Gothic church built by the port workers of the medieval city, famously plain and famously perfect. Free outside guided-tour hours. Verified opening hours: Cultural visits Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 13:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30); outside these hours entry is free.

14:54–16:27 — Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic). The medieval core — narrow lanes, hidden squares, Roman wall fragments and the cathedral. Free to wander at any hour, and the right way to start before ticketed sights open. It is a public open-air space with no ticket and no closing day.

16:47–17:32 — Mirador de Colom. A lift inside the Columbus Monument at the bottom of La Rambla, opening onto a small viewing platform over the old port. Cheap, quick, rarely queued. Verified opening hours: Daily roughly 08:30–20:30 (seasonal).

Before you go

Built by the MEVAYA planner from MEVAYA's curated Barcelona data. Opening hours were checked against official and independent sources in September 2026; the route, times and durations are the planner's own output, not estimates written by hand.

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Quick questions

Is Picasso Museum open on Monday?

No. Picasso Museum — Tue–Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–15:00; Mon closed. Free entry Thursday afternoons and the first Sunday of the month — expect longer queues then.

Is MNAC — National Art Museum open on Monday?

No. MNAC — National Art Museum — Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00 (Oct–Apr) or 10:00–20:00 (May–Sep); Sun/holidays 10:00–15:00; Mon closed except holidays. Free entry Saturday from 15:00 and the first Sunday of the month, but the free ticket must be reserved online in advance. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec.

What is open in Barcelona on a Monday?

Among MEVAYA's curated stops, Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic), Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló and Casa Milà (La Pedrera) are open on Mondays.

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