Casa Trias in the Park Güell

The Trias house is part of the Park Güell, an urban area conceived for wealthy people to live outside the city. The project itself was a failure. Only 3 houses were built because the bourgeoisie had fear of the terrorist attacks of the anarchists, which happened in Barcelona during the first years of the 20th century.

One of the three houses you can find in the Park Güell is the Casa Trias. The owner, Mr Trias, was a close of Güell and Gaudí. The house was build by a disciple of the Domènech i Muntaner (another very famous architect in Barcelona) that was also collaborator of Gaudí. The house was built in 1905 in the upper side of the park.

Interesting fact: in 1926 when Gaudí was in the hospital after being struck by a tram, it was Mr Trias son, who was a medicine student, who recognized him in the hospital. Till that moment, Gaudí was treated as a beggar because he did not have any identity documentation and was wearing shabby clothes. Gaudí passed away a couple of days after.

The Trías house is not open for a visit. Most tourists and visitors can see the main structure from outside, but the inside is not open for visits. In order to make the most of a visit to the park, we recommend taking a Park Güell private tour to fully discover the key elements of the amazing urbanistic project from Antoni Gaudí.

You can also check the position of the Casa Trías checking the layout of the Park Güell,