We stumbled across this marvellous chocolate shop in ccall, barcelona whilst wandering the streets of the old town. Visitors must begin exiting the building between 10 and 15 minutes before closing. See a completely different style of oriental and mudejar influences. I passed many of these stores but never had time to stop in.
See all 25 casa vicens tickets and tours on tripadvisor. Olla, 221, 08012 barcelona see similar parkings around. Casa vicens tickets barcelona reserve via barcelona life 2020. Nov 03, 2017 after a series of setbacks and a painstaking renovation process, antoni gaudis casa vicens in barcelona will finally open its doors to the public later this month. Casa vicens guided tour early morning priority access. The casa vicens in english, house vicens is a relatively unknown building, possibly unfairly so, both by tourists and by the locals, and it was listed as a world heritage site in 2005 by unesco. Casa vicens can be crowded, so we recommend booking etickets ahead of time to secure your spot. An integral part of barcelonas gaudi trail, casa vicens was built between 1883 and 1888 and was one of the architects first major works. Casa vicens in barcelona, spain sight map, attraction information, photo and list of walking tours containing this attraction. While vicens is the more tourist friendly store with plenty of outposts in barcelona. Information about one of gaudis first buildings and about modernisme in barcelona. Casa vicens tickets barcelona reserve via barcelona life. The man responsible for commissioning this luxury four floor house in gracia was stockbroker manuel vicens i montaner, a friend of the architects who had recently inherited the property after his mother died.
The structure was built as a family home for manuel vicens who owned a tile business in barcelona. Casa vicens is recognized by unesco as the works of antoni. Barcelonas casa vicens 18831885, declared a world heritage site by unesco in 2005, a unique oasis of calm with an oriental and moorish flavour, stands in the peaceful neighbourhood of gracia. Casa vicens gaudis first masterpiece barcelona hacks. Discover the first house gaudi designed in barcelona on this exclusive visit to casa vicens. Casa vicens barcelona antoni gaudi visit house museum. Casa vicens is a family residence in barcelona catalonia, spain, designed by antoni gaudi and built for industrialist manuel vicens. Imagine a colourful, neoclassical, slightly oriental construction in the middle of gracia like an oasis in the middle of the desert. Tickets may be used to enter casa vicens on the date and at the time listed. There was no way i could leave barcelona without stocking up on torrons.
It is considered one of the first buildings of art nouveau and was the first house designed by gaudi. Casa vicens once a private house now turned museum is a unique place for knowledge, culture, get together time, leisure and, ultimately, enjoyment. Casa vicens vicens barcelona gaudi entradas visitar museo. It is the eighth building in barcelona listed as a unesco world heritage site and the l.
For this house gaudi still used his traditional architects tools, particularly the t square. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Torrons vicens barcelona artesan chocolate at its very best. Secure car parking facilities near to gaudi casa vicens in barcelona city centre. This is casa vicens the first and least known antoni gaudi building is this extravagant house that from 1888 until the 15th of november 2017 was completely closed to visitors. Antoni gaudis casa vicens to open later this month in barcelona. It was near the end of our holiday so we managed just to resist the temptation to eat before we travelled home. Thus, her one request was to bring her home a nice chunk. Casa vicens is one of the important early works of antoni gaudi that was constructed from 1883 to 1889. At casa vicens you can see the basic elements of gaudis style with influences of spanish and moorish elements. Although it is generally considered one of the oldest examples of art nouveau in barcelona, that definition might be a little too broad casa vicens is above all a showcase of gaudis. The casa vicens ticket office closes 1 hour before the museum. Casa vicens was declared a unesco world heritage site in 2005.
It is gaudis first large independent contract work and was built in the years 1883 1885 for manuel vicens i montaner. The history and the visit of this first work of gaudi but also the schedules, the price of the ticket and our advice to. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Casa vicens, a unesco world heritage site was the first house ever designed by this spanish legend. The ornamental decorations of the building were the base for what would later become the catalan modernism. Turrones vicens, barcelona barrio gotico barri gotic. Their torrons is very good and hard to find in the usa so its worth getting as a souvenir as you wont throw it away. Take a look at our barcelona things to do page to find more activities in the area. We recommend arriving no more than 10 minutes before the indicated time to avoid queues outside. Get offline map and directions using our gpsmycity selfguided walking tours app for your mobile device. Once bought simply show the tickets on your smart phone after downloading the pdf. Casa vicens, gaudis first house, will open its doors in autumn 2017. Torrons vicens agramunt barcelona candy touristy and sinfully delish.
Prepare your visit to the museum house casa vicens. Torrons vicens barcelona artesan chocolate at its very. Do you want to make your visit that much more special. The casa vicens was the first house designed by antoni gaudi and the building that marked the beginning of his career. Antoni gaudis first important commission as a young architect began in 1883 and finished in 1889. Along with a permanent collection, the interactive museum houses temporary exhibitions. The mission of casa vicens as a museum is to raise awareness of the first home gaudi designed, just as the architect conceived of it, and present it as an essential work for understanding his architectural language and the modernisme movement in barcelona. Built between 1883 and 1885 as a summer house for the vicens family, here he showcased his unparalleled talent. Casa vicens has been open to the public as a museum since november 2017. Casa vicens barcelona 2020 all you need to know before. Torrons vicens wishes to report that two batches of soft nougat with traces of dairy products have been found and it is recommended that consumers with allergy or intolerance to milk or its components don. Gaudis first masterwork are both worth looking into. Casa vicens is imbued with the essence of gaudis world. Car parking near gaudi casa vicens in barcelona, catalunya, spain.