Sagrada Familia tower steps

My wife and I did the tour of the Sagrada Familia including the Passion Tower in July 2023. (The Nativity Tower was sold out.) We are 70+ and did not have difficulty with the descent. It is a narrow spiral with the occasional small opening to look out. If I recall correctly you have to leave bags/backpacks in a locker before you get on the small elevator.

I am not a fan of walking down a lot of stairs, so I haven't climbed either tower. I recall a few earlier comments here to the effect that the city views from the towers are not all that spectacular. The earlier posters felt the main reason to ascend a tower was to get a better look at architectural details of the church itself.

In 2016 we did this.
Then, and I don’t know if it is different now, the spiral stone steps down had only a very low wall between you and the very far-below ground floor.
My friend and I hugged the interior wall all the way slowly down.
I found it very uncomfortable to the point of terrifying, as I don’t like heights much, and I felt the little wall open to the interior was not high enough to be safe, for me anyway!
If you don’t have a fear of heights it will be fine.
Of course, there may be newer higher walls or railings there now, if anyone else can chime in.

A picture is worth a thousand words, right?.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JTuQkTX3es not the best of videos, but enough to get an idea. This is descending from one of the spires -not "towers", they are called spires :)-- in the Passion façade.

Oh, dear me. I don't have a significant problem with heights and my knees are just fine, but the lack of a handrail would make it a "no" for me; I'd definitely cause a major traffic jam.

@acraven - it looks like there is a handrail in the above video.

You're right--thank you. I only watched the first few seconds before freaking out.