# From the Nativity façade to the Font Màgica: photo session, Sagrada Família, Palau, chocolate and night photography

A photographer session in front of the Sagrada Família first thing, the basilica and the Palau from the inside, lunch in the Born, a chocolate workshop and a night photography tour at blue hour.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/barcelona/itineraries/nativity-facade-palau-and-magic-fountain · Revisado: 2026-11-14

## El día
- 08:30 · Photoshoot with a photographer in front of the Nativity façade of the Sagrada Família (Smiler · from €69 per group · meet at the shop on the Nativity façade) · Smiler, From €69 group
  - 3 min on foot
- 09:15 · Sagrada Família Basilica, with or without the tower (timed entry · €26)
  - 15 min by metro
- 11:30 · Guided tour of the Palau de la Música Catalana, from the concert hall to the foyer (50-min guided tour · €24) · Palau de la Música Catalana, From €24 person
  - 10 min on foot
- 13:00 · Bar del Pla (kitchen open all day · Carrer de Montcada) · Bar del Pla, €€
  - 6 min on foot
- 15:00 · Chocolate bar and chocolate rocks workshop in the Born (Museu de la Xocolata · €25 · from age 16) · Museu de la Xocolata, From €25 person
  - 30 min by metro
- 17:15 · Night photography in Barcelona with a local photographer, from Montjuïc's blue hour to the seafront (Photo Tour Barcelona · €40 · starts at sunset) · Photo Tour Barcelona, From €40 person
  - 15 min by metro
- 20:45 · Bar Cañete (kitchen open until midnight · closed Sunday) · Bar Cañete, €€€

A whole day with a camera in the middle of it. In the morning someone photographs you, in front of the Nativity façade, before the groups arrive. At night it is your turn, with a photographer who teaches you long exposure on Montjuïc. In between, two interiors you can't skip and a chocolate workshop in the Born.

## The morning: the stone of the Nativity and the Palau's skylight

8:30 · Photo session at the Sagrada Família. A Smiler photographer waits for you at the official shop on the Nativity façade, on Carrer de la Marina. At this hour the light hits that façade and the pavement is still quiet. Fifteen minutes and 10 photos for €69 for two, or half an hour and 25 photos for €99 for a family. The photos arrive edited within 48 hours.

9:15 · Inside the basilica. The entrance is a few steps away. Between 9:00 and 10:00 the nave asks for silence and the eastern light comes through the stained glass. Allow a good hour; with the tower, half an hour more.

11:30 · Palau de la Música Catalana. By metro to Urquinaona or Jaume I and a short walk. The guided tour lasts 50 minutes and ends in the Concert Hall, under the great glass skylight. Choose the time slot when you buy: tours run between 9:00 and 15:30.

## The afternoon: tapas on Montcada and chocolate

13:00 · Bar del Pla. Ten minutes on foot to the corner of Montcada and Princesa. The kitchen doesn't close all day: Catalan spoon dishes, croquettes, canelone and natural wines.

15:00 · Chocolate workshop. At the Museu de la Xocolata, a step away, an hour and a half with a piping bag and 62% chocolate: you make a bar, nut clusters and lollipops, and take them home. It includes entry to the museum. The sessions are shown in the museum's online shop; if they don't fit the time, swap it for the Gothic Quarter route.

## The night: blue hour and the Font Màgica

17:15 · Night photography tour. By metro towards Montjuïc. With Photo Tour Barcelona, in a group of three or four, you learn tripod, long exposure and reflections as the city lights up: the Palau Nacional, the Font Màgica if it is running that night, the seafront or the Gothic Quarter. The photographer gives the meeting point when you book and adjusts the time to sunset.

20:45 · Bar Cañete. Near the Liceu, with the kitchen open until midnight. A counter facing the kitchen and small plates to share.

## What you take away

Two kinds of photos from the same day: yours at the Sagrada Família, taken by someone else, and those of the city at night, taken by you. And a bag of chocolate.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
All day by metro and on foot: L2 or L5 to Sagrada Família, L4 or L1 to the Palau, on foot to the Born, L1 or L3 towards Montjuïc and back on L3 from Liceu.

### By car
Not needed. Parking near the Sagrada Família and in the Born is expensive and slow.

## Consejos

### Buy everything with a time slot
The basilica, the Palau, the workshop and both photo sessions are booked; start with the night tour and build the rest around it.

### Clothes for two moments
Something you like in a photo for the morning and a warm layer for the night by the tripod.

### Spare battery and card
You will be shooting from half past eight until nine at night.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do I need a camera for the night tour?
Any camera with a manual mode will do, and so will a phone. A tripod is strongly recommended.

### How much does the day cost?
About €205 to €245 per person: the photo session split between two, the basilica, the Palau, the workshop, the night tour, lunch and dinner.

### Can it be done on a Sunday?
Better not: the basilica opens at 10:30 and Bar Cañete is closed.