Come and see Barcelona in its Catalan modernist splendour, with loads of fun and cultural activities for everyone.
Discover the period of greatest growth and progress in Sant Vicenç de Castellet at the Steam Fair. Legends, street theatre, an exh...
The Catalan Modernist Days of Gelida showcase the town’s wealth of cultural heritage, featuring poetry, painting, theatre, period ...
Every year, Canet de Mar travels back in time to the turn of the 20th century. Relive the customs and spirit of Catalan Modernism!
Say farewell to the summer in the style of well-to-do Barcelona families at the turn of the 20th century.
“More than a century ago, there was an industrial model village where we lived, worked and had fun together…” The Catalan Modernis...
Embarrats (literally, “drive shafts”) is a historical recreation showcasing the exceptional industrial heritage of Sant Joan de Vi...
Discover the traces left by Catalan Modernism in La Garriga. A weekend to enjoy dramatized visits, magic shows and street theatre,...
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Very close to Barcelona you will find a great many examples of modernista works created between the 19th and 20th centuries. Urban palaces and holiday homes, churches and hospitals, warehouses and gardens, factories and cellars, all with the signature of the great architects of the movement in Catalonia: Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch, among others. To commemorate this cultural trend, different towns and cities are organizing festivals and fairs to recover their aesthetic quality. Want to find out more about them?
Casa Batlló, the Sagrada Família, the Pedrera and, beyond Gaudí, the Catalan modernist site of the old Hospital of La Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Casa Amatller and the Palau de la Música Catalana... Catalan modernism will be your faithful companion throughout your trip to Barcelona. But you should bear in mind that it this movement is not confined to the capital city. Do you need proof? Here are three little-known buildings in the province of Barcelona where you can discover other variants of Catalan modernism: a refurbished mediaeval castle, the house of an upper-class family and even an industrial building. As an extra, enjoy a garden designed by Gaudí himself that predates his world-famous Park Güell.
The history books chart the profound transformation that Catalonia – and, in particular, the regions of Barcelona – underwent at the turn of the 20th century, when all areas of life were turned upside down: art, literature, architecture, public space, the economy... In fact, there’s no better way to gain an understanding of the era than by visiting its architectural gems. Catalan modernism represents a time when a series of families set out to be modern and flaunt it.
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La Casa Coll i Regàs és un bon exemple del modernisme i de com es van transformar les ciutats. És una obra d’art que combina la in...
Ruta de visita de castells de Catalunya amb tast de vins catalans.
Descobreix la importància de la Casa Coll i Regàs, un encàrrec de l’industrial tèxtil Joaquim Coll i Regàs a l’arquitecte mataroní...
Endinsa’t a la residència d’estiu del pintor Ramon Casas en un recorregut per les habitacions i estances del monestir de Sant Bene...
Celebrem l’Any Gaudí amb activitats presencials i digitals on podràs descrobrir la relació d’Antoni Gaudí amb l’aigua.
Descobert l’any 1961 per Marià Ribas i Bertran i el seu equip, el Clos Arqueològic de Torre Llauder va ser declarat el 1964 Monume...
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