Casa Vicens – Gaudí’s very first house

Do you know the first extraordinary creation of Gaudí? Casa Vicens is a house where you will discover the mind of this genius in every corner.

Activity Details

• When: from Monday to Sunday.
• Where: Carrer Carolines, 20-26
• Duration: We estimate the duration of the visit in 90 minutes.
• Languages: No audio guides. Possibility to take the guided tour in Catalan, Spanish, English and French.

The opening hours of Casa Vicens are:

From October 1 to March 31:

Monday from 10:00 am to 3:00pm. From Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00am to 7:00pm. Last entrance one hour and 20’ before closure.

From April 1, to September 30:

From Monday to Sunday, From 10:00am to 8:00pm. Last entrance one hour and 20’ before closure.

Includes

• Casa Vicens have complete museography in Catalan, Spanish and English.
• We will not have audio guides.
• We will offer a contextualization to the visitors including with the entrance.
• Possibility to take the guided tour in Catalan, Spanish, English and French.

What will i see?

Casa Vicens, the first house of Gaudí, and the first important work of the architect, makes available to the visitor one of the key pieces of Antoni Gaudí’s artistic career: the work that marked his point of Departure, an architectural gem which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005.

Constructed between 1883 and 1885 by order of Mr. Manuel Vicens, Casa Vicens is one of the first masterpieces of Modernism, the anticipation of the later work of Gaudí and a vivid example of the airs of aesthetic renewal that were breathed at the end From the 19th century to all of Europe.

Originally, it was projected as a holiday home with a garden, in which geometric shapes and rich ornamentation, inspired by the surrounding vegetation, are present both in the exterior of the house and in the Its different interior spaces