An integral part of barcelonas gaudi trail, casa vicens was built between 1883 and 1888 and was one of the architects first major works. Secure car parking facilities near to gaudi casa vicens in barcelona city centre. Get offline map and directions using our gpsmycity selfguided walking tours app for your mobile device. There was no way i could leave barcelona without stocking up on torrons. It is gaudis first large independent contract work and was built in the years 1883 1885 for manuel vicens i montaner. Olla, 221, 08012 barcelona see similar parkings around.
If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. 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. Casa vicens, a unesco world heritage site was the first house ever designed by this spanish legend. The casa vicens ticket office closes 1 hour before the museum. Prepare your visit to the museum house casa vicens.
Casa vicens is a family residence in barcelona catalonia, spain, designed by antoni gaudi and built for industrialist manuel vicens. Casa vicens barcelona antoni gaudi visit house museum. Torrons vicens agramunt barcelona candy touristy and sinfully delish. 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 history and the visit of this first work of gaudi but also the schedules, the price of the ticket and our advice to. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Torrons vicens barcelona artesan chocolate at its very best.
Imagine a colourful, neoclassical, slightly oriental construction in the middle of gracia like an oasis in the middle of the desert. Casa vicens was declared a unesco world heritage site in 2005. Turrones vicens, barcelona barrio gotico barri gotic. Casa vicens gaudis first masterpiece barcelona hacks. Casa vicens once a private house now turned museum is a unique place for knowledge, culture, get together time, leisure and, ultimately, enjoyment. Car parking near gaudi casa vicens in barcelona, catalunya, spain.
Casa vicens can be crowded, so we recommend booking etickets ahead of time to secure your spot. Casa vicens, gaudis first house, will open its doors in autumn 2017. Gaudis first masterwork are both worth looking into. Take a look at our barcelona things to do page to find more activities in the area. He took inspiration from nature and, using elements including wrought iron, ceramics, painting created an innovative and original work. The ornamental decorations of the building were the base for what would later become the catalan modernism. 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. 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. It is the eighth building in barcelona listed as a unesco world heritage site and the l. Casa vicens is one of the important early works of antoni gaudi that was constructed from 1883 to 1889. It is considered one of the first buildings of art nouveau and was the first house designed by gaudi. Casa vicens is imbued with the essence of gaudis world. Casa vicens is recognized by unesco as the works of antoni.
It was near the end of our holiday so we managed just to resist the temptation to eat before we travelled home. Antoni gaudis casa vicens to open later this month in barcelona. The casa vicens was the first house designed by antoni gaudi and the building that marked the beginning of his career. I passed many of these stores but never had time to stop in. Visitors must begin exiting the building between 10 and 15 minutes before closing. Discover the first house gaudi designed in barcelona on this exclusive visit to casa vicens. See a completely different style of oriental and mudejar influences. 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 tickets barcelona reserve via barcelona life. Built between 1883 and 1885 as a summer house for the vicens family, here he showcased his unparalleled talent. Casa vicens barcelona 2020 all you need to know before. 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.
Casa vicens tickets barcelona reserve via barcelona life 2020. Along with a permanent collection, the interactive museum houses temporary exhibitions. The building is covered with spectacular green and white tiles. At casa vicens you can see the basic elements of gaudis style with influences of spanish and moorish elements. 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 first important commission as a young architect began in 1883 and finished in 1889. Casa vicens vicens barcelona gaudi entradas visitar museo. Once bought simply show the tickets on your smart phone after downloading the pdf. 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. Casa vicens in barcelona, spain sight map, attraction information, photo and list of walking tours containing this attraction. For this house gaudi still used his traditional architects tools, particularly the t square. The structure was built as a family home for manuel vicens who owned a tile business in barcelona. Casa vicens guided tour early morning priority access. We stumbled across this marvellous chocolate shop in ccall, barcelona whilst wandering the streets of the old town.
Thus, her one request was to bring her home a nice chunk. Information about one of gaudis first buildings and about modernisme in barcelona. See all 25 casa vicens tickets and tours on tripadvisor. While vicens is the more tourist friendly store with plenty of outposts in barcelona. We recommend arriving no more than 10 minutes before the indicated time to avoid queues outside. Casa vicens has been open to the public as a museum since november 2017. Do you want to make your visit that much more special. 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.
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