Catalan modernism

Barcelona is inseparable from Catalan modernism. Check out the calendar of fairs and events in the regions of Barcelona and take part in a traditional historic fair!

Calendar of Catalan modernist fairs

Catalan Modernist Fair of Canet de Mar
Culture and traditions

Every year, Canet de Mar travels back in time to the turn of the 20th century. Relive the customs and spirit of Catalan Modernism!

Diada Modernista “Escenes d’Estiueig”
Culture and traditions

Say farewell to the summer in the style of well-to-do Barcelona families at the turn of the 20th century.

Catalan Modernist Days in La Garriga
Culture and traditions

Discover the traces left by Catalan Modernism in La Garriga. A weekend to enjoy dramatized visits, magic shows and street theatre,...

Culture and traditions

Embarrats (literally, “drive shafts”) is a historical recreation showcasing the exceptional industrial heritage of Sant Joan de Vi...

Catalan Modernist Fair at the Colònia Güell
Culture and traditions

“More than a century ago, there was an industrial model village where we lived, worked and had fun together…” The Catalan Modernis...

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Presentation of the Catalan Modernist Fairs in the regions of Barcelona

This year’s season of Catalan modernist fairs got underway with a party at the Casa Alegre in Sagrera de Terrassa, attended by over 100 members of Catalan modernist groups from across the province.

 

 

Would you like a few more modernist ideas?

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?

<p>Gaudí Crypt. Santa Coloma de Cervelló</p>

Industrial buildings, crypts, wineries, gardens... The imagination of the architect Antoni Gaudí knew no bounds and he applied it to any challenge he was given, always in his unmistakable signature style. A century later, we have the good fortune to enjoy several sites in the Barcelona area beyond the capital city. Let’s go on a tour of the works by this genius. Are you ready?

In 2005, seven buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí were inscribed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Six of them are extremely well known: the Sagrada Família, La Pedrera, Casa Vicens, Parc Güell, Palau Güell and Casa Batlló. However, the seventh architectural gem in the list, the Crypt of the Colònia Güell, is much less famous. It’s an architectural masterpiece in which the author of impossible works tested his considerable intellect.

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More Catalan modernist activities

Catalan Modernist Days in La Garriga
Culture and traditions

Discover the traces left by Catalan Modernism in La Garriga. A weekend to enjoy dramatized visits, magic shows and street theatre,...

Catalan Modernist Fair of Canet de Mar
Culture and traditions

Every year, Canet de Mar travels back in time to the turn of the 20th century. Relive the customs and spirit of Catalan Modernism!

Catalan Modernist Fair at the Colònia Güell
Culture and traditions

“More than a century ago, there was an industrial model village where we lived, worked and had fun together…” The Catalan Modernis...

Diada Modernista “Escenes d’Estiueig”
Culture and traditions

Say farewell to the summer in the style of well-to-do Barcelona families at the turn of the 20th century.