The staircase is the first element visible from the access. Located just meters from the entrance gate, this item has become perhaps the most characteristic image of the whole.
The ladder begins with two symmetrical sections on each side of a bed, which are approaching each other and result in the central square of the whole. This staircase has three flights of eleven steps, one twelve, and is contained between crenellated walls.
In the central space between the two sections are located three fountains and sculptures representative of Catalonia: the French side to the north and south the Spanish side. This first source is a circle that symbolizes the world, along with a compass symbolizing the task of the architect. In the second of which appears the shield of Catalonia and a snake, some say that is because the symbolism of the medicine, and others refer their presence in a religious sense. And finally, the third source is the main protagonist of the park: a colorful salamander sits looking straight ahead and access to the city. This building appears to be almost like a dragon, is the subject of comparisons as well as mythological believes he can represent the element of fire. Also, this animal is present in the arms of the city of Nimes, where Gaudí was raised. And while it is a remarkable aesthetic quality, which serves a more important: when the underground reservoir and water can not accumulate more, the surplus is expelled through the mouth of the dragon out.
On the right of the staircase sits a circular room decking, which is handled by a central column in an inverted cone. The particularity of this room, is that inside there is an acoustic effect that allows two people talk normally while back (thanks to the volumetric envelope).