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title: "How many steps up Sagrada Família towers? 400"
description: "400 steps up Sagrada Família towers in Barcelona, Spain. Restricted — events or permit only. What that count reaches, the height climbed, and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of Sagrada Família towers?

**Steps to the top of Sagrada Família towers: 400**

Reaching the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift · restricted — events or permit only

The tower visit runs in one direction only: a lift takes you up and you come down roughly 400 steps of tight helical staircase, which the basilica describes as unsuitable for anyone with vertigo or mobility difficulty. There is no option to climb up. The two façades have different towers and different tickets, and the Passion side has a slightly wider stair. Gaudí's helicoidal design is modelled on a snail shell and has no central column to hold, which is what makes the descent disconcerting.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 400
- **Reaches:** the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift
- **Public access:** Restricted — events or permit only
- **Where:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Height climbed:** 65 m — 213 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 163 mm

## What the climb is like

Descent only, around 20 minutes. Lift up is included; the spiral has no handrail on the inner side.

> These steps are not open on an ordinary visit. Access is limited to organised events, races or permit holders.

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

## How it compares

*Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.*

- Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence Cathedral: 463 steps
- Notre-Dame de Paris towers: 422 steps
- Giotto's Campanile: 414 steps
- Sagrada Família towers: 400 steps
- Torre del Mangia: 400 steps
- Statue of Liberty (crown): 377 steps
- Belfry of Bruges: 366 steps

*Sagrada Família towers ranks 29 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence Cathedral | 463 | the lantern at the top of the dome, at 91 m | Open to climb |
| Notre-Dame de Paris towers | 422 | the top of the north and south towers, at 69 m | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Giotto's Campanile | 414 | the open terrace at the top of the bell tower, at 85 m | Open to climb |
| Sagrada Família towers | 400 | the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Torre del Mangia | 400 | the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico | Open to climb |
| Statue of Liberty (crown) | 377 | the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Belfry of Bruges | 366 | the top of the medieval bell tower, at 83 m | Open to climb |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of Sagrada Família towers?

400, reaching the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift.

### Can the public climb Sagrada Família towers?

Restricted — events or permit only. Descent only, around 20 minutes. Lift up is included; the spiral has no handrail on the inner side.

### How high is that climb?

65 m, about 213 ft, which averages 163 mm per step.

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