Sagrada Família
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Crypt and tomb

Crypt Mass beneath Gothic vaults, with pews and lamps.

Sagrada Família crypt and the tomb of Gaudí

The Sagrada Família crypt is the parish church 10 metres below ground, with the tomb of Gaudí. The €26 Basilica and museum ticket excludes the crypt, as stated on the basic ticket page. Parish Masses follow a separate timetable.

Updated 27 October 2026 Hours and tickets the Basilica's own pages and booklets, last read 25 October 2026; tour listings read 25 October 2026

Built from 1882 10 m below ground The crypt was the first part of the Temple built. → Tomb of Gaudí 1926 The tomb of Gaudí is in the Chapel of Our Lady of Carmel. → Parish church Mass since 1885 Visitor tickets exclude the crypt; the parish holds its own Masses. →

Your €26 Sagrada Família ticket covers the Basilica and museum, with the audioguide app, at your chosen date and time. Bring the photo ID that matches your ticket, as required by the Basilica's rules. The Basilica's FAQ states that late arrivals cannot enter the Basilica. Under the official conditions of sale, you cannot return once you leave the grounds.

The place

Sagrada Família crypt and chapels

The official booklets describe the Sagrada Família crypt as the first part of the Temple built, 10 metres below ground. Francisco de Paula del Villar designed the crypt beneath the apse before Gaudí took over. Mass began in the Chapel of Saint Joseph before the crypt was finished.

The crypt has a semicircular floor plan measuring 30 by 40 metres beneath the apse. Five chapels line the straight side, with seven chapels around the curve of the crypt. The Chapel of Saint Joseph faces the altar.

Gaudí replaced the planned stairs with 2 spiral staircases, one on each side of the semicircular crypt. Gaudí dug out the ground around the outer crypt wall to reduce damp and allow daylight in from outside. The higher crypt vault made room for more windows.

The central crypt vault carries a coloured relief of the Annunciation by the sculptor Joan Flotats. The crypt floor mosaic shows grapes and vine leaves, with birds eating the fruit. Grapes symbolise the Eucharist in the crypt mosaic.

Gaudí’s tomb

Where is the tomb of Gaudí in the Sagrada Família?

The tomb of Gaudí is in the Chapel of Our Lady of Carmel, 10 metres below ground in the Sagrada Família crypt. The tomb of Gaudí lies on the straight side of the crypt. Gaudí was devoted to Our Lady of Carmel.

Gaudí worked on the Sagrada Família for 43 years, until his death. Gaudí died at the Hospital de la Santa Creu after being struck by a tram.

Mass

Mass in the Sagrada Família crypt

The parish timetable lists Sagrada Família crypt Mass at 9:00 in Spanish and 10:00 in English, Monday to Friday. Weekday evening Mass in the crypt is at 20:00 in Catalan. The timetable was checked on 27 October 2026.

Saturday Mass in the Sagrada Família crypt is at 9:00 in Spanish. Sunday crypt Masses in Catalan are at 10:30, 13:00 and 18:30. Sunday crypt Masses in Spanish are at 11:45 and 20:00.

The calendar of Masses lists international Mass upstairs in the Basilica at 9:00 on Sundays and holy days of obligation. Saturday international Mass in the Basilica is at 20:00. Basilica international Masses are free, with limited capacity.

Crypt Masses are services for worship. The Mass timetable does not give visiting hours for the tomb of Gaudí. Pilgrim groups enter the crypt through the Passion façade at Carrer de Sardenya, 318, as shown on the parish page for pilgrim groups. Contact the parish on +34 934 366 933 about your entrance, step-free access or tomb visits outside services.

Plan around: the parish Mass schedule for the crypt and your separate Basilica entry time.