We walked by the two buildings today and Battlo had a huge mob out in front, so it certainly seems more popular? Which would you recommend between the two? Tomorrow is our last full day in Barcelona. TIA.
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It may come down to which one has ticket availability for a time-slot that suits you.
My experience in 2016 was that both places were very crowded, but Casa Batllo was worse. Based on something said to me, I think Batllo simply sells more tickets for each time period--seemingly up to the limit the local equivalent of a fire marshall will allow. That's my theory, anyway.
There's also the fact that Casa Batllo is a bit closer to the center of tourist Barcelona, no matter how you define the latter.
I think both are very enjoyable, but (based on my 3-year-old experience), if severe crowding bugs you, I'd try for La Pedrera. Understand, though, that even it will be severely crowded.