Casa Batllo and Magic Nights - is it worth it?

I have not done the nighttime visit at Casa Batllo, but I think:

• if you get acess to the entire property (the visitable area, I mean) as well as to the roof, that would be a big plus, because CB really packs people in during the daytime, and I think it might not be quite as crowded at night. (I'm just speculating.)

• As someone of a certain age who doesn't see very well in dark environments, I'd be a bit concerned about light levels if the visit occurs at dusk or later. I like to see things; I'm not interested in mood lighting.

• I don't remember whether CB has exterior stained glass windows (went to too many modernista sites); if it does, they would be pretty invisible after the sun goes down, I assume.

I think perhaps one person posted about doing the nighttime visit within the last year or two. You might try Googling "ricksteves batllo night" to see if you can find that post. (But I might be remembering a post about some other Barcelona site that offers nighttime access.)

I never tend to reply to subjective questions because at the end of the day these are very personal questions and there's no right or wrong answer. However, I can try to explain a bit more what's all about and perhaps you can be in a better position to take a decision.

During the normal hours, CB gets a constant flow of visitors (nearly 1 million every year) which sometimes can provoke a sort of assembly-line feeling: you get in and follow the others almost without stopping until you finish the visit. This does not diminish the quality of the visit, I think, but might not feel as tranquil as some would prefer. The night visit includes a pause at the end of the visit at the roof patio, where you will have an aperitive and a snack with LIVE soft music in the background. If I recall correctly you can stay there until midnight and the genres vary each night, from classical to rumba, jazz, lyric, opera and sarsuela, piano... check the calendar on the website. That's in reality what it's the "night visit" all about: a regular visit + a miniconcert. It's also true that the visit of the building in itself can be a little less rushed as there are fewer people, but it's not as calm as you'd think because there's still "a schedule to stick to" and a "bunch of people" -if you know what I mean. Overall though, it's a different experience from the regular visit. Note the patio is rather small and might feel a bit cramped.

I would like to point out that referring to the second as a "night visit" might not necessarily convey the right image because in Barcelona there's natural light and/or twilight until 9:30-10ish in summer time, so IMHO, it's rather a late evening visit rather than a night visit -I don't know if this correctly translates into your culture, sorry :)

Enjoy!

Curiosity: the patio at the roof is referred to as "Terrat del Drac" in Catalan, the local language, which translates as "Dragon's roof" since, as you might know by now, the architecture of the building emulates different forms of nature, including a dragon -one of the main motives. Also to mention that in Catalan we use the word "drac" to refer both to the dragon you all have in mind as well as to a certain species of salamanders, like you can see at Park Güell's most famous fountain also popularly nicknamed the "drac".