Casa Vicens Guided Tour
Schedule
08:45 - Mon, Wed & Fri
Voucher
Mobile Voucher Accepted
You will receive a voucher by email with the booking details. Download the voucher and show it on the screen of your smartphone or electronic device on the day of the tour. Optionally, you can print the voucher at home.
Discover with a guided tour of Casa Vicens, the first house built by Antoni Gaudí, an innovative and original work that has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Summary
Itinerary
Discover with a guided tour of Casa Vicens, the first house built by Antoni Gaudí, an innovative and original work that has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
This guided tour will take you to know the first house built by Antoni Gaudí, a house with an unusual oriental and Mudejar aroma, covered with spectacular green and white tiles. The building is the prelude to Gaudi’s body of work and hints at the future Art Nouveau (Modernisme) in Catalonia.
Casa Vicens was built as a summer home between 1883 and 1885; it was designed by the 31-year-old Gaudí for Manel Vicens i Montaner (1836-1895), a broker-dealer. It is Gaudí’s first building in Barcelona where he was able to display his enormous talent.
In Casa Vicens, Gaudí recreated the figurative worlds that were fashionable at the time, but in a highly personal way. The house is built following Catalan construction traditions, which the architect interpreted in unexpected ways, while he also incorporated decorative and symbolic elements, also in his highly personal way. As a whole, it heralds and displays the creative freedom that would become the hallmark of his entire future oeuvre.
In addition to being one of the starting points of Gaudí’s career, the architect created an innovative, original work in Casa Vicens which is different to anything that had been built in Catalonia before it. Casa Vicens thus became one of the first examples of the aesthetic renewal of art and architecture which was taking place all around Europe in the late 19th century.
It is the eighth building in Barcelona listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the last to be opened to the public.
The visit ends at Casa Vicens. Staying on your own in the quiet neighborhood of Gracia which is well connected with public transport.
Included
Not included
Price and payment
Additional information
Please note
Cancellation
Free! cancellation up to 24 hours before the date of the activity with 100% refund / Less than 24 hours, late arrival or no show: no refund will be provided.
Starting Point
Balmes 5, Barcelona. All details of meeting point will indicate on your voucher.
Frequently asked questions
Click on See dates/Book now, select the date, the participants and follow the steps. The process is very simple! At the end you will receive a confirmation email with the voucher.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal and cash. Payment is 100% secure. We consider the following forms of payment, as indicated in the file for each activity:
Single payment: The payment of the total amount will be made at the time of booking. Cash payments are not accepted on the day of the visit.
Payment the day of the tour: A first payment of a percentage of the total will be required at the time of booking and the second payment of the remaining amount you will pay at the destination on the day of the activity, in cash or card, as indicated. Please note that only payments in local currency will be accepted (for example in Spain only EUROS will be accepted).
Payment in 2 installments: It will be necessary to pay a first payment of a percentage of the total amount when making the reservation. The second payment of the remaining amount must be made before the day of the activity, on the deadline indicated. In case of reaching this date and the pending amount has not been paid, the reservation will be cancelled and the amount paid initially will be refunded. Please note that this payment method is applied to reservations whose departure date is more than 30 days from the reservation date. For reservations whose departure date is within the following 30 days, 100% of the amount will be charged at the time of booking.
Single payment: The payment of the total amount will be made at the time of booking. Cash payments are not accepted on the day of the visit.
Payment the day of the tour: A first payment of a percentage of the total will be required at the time of booking and the second payment of the remaining amount you will pay at the destination on the day of the activity, in cash or card, as indicated. Please note that only payments in local currency will be accepted (for example in Spain only EUROS will be accepted).
Payment in 2 installments: It will be necessary to pay a first payment of a percentage of the total amount when making the reservation. The second payment of the remaining amount must be made before the day of the activity, on the deadline indicated. In case of reaching this date and the pending amount has not been paid, the reservation will be cancelled and the amount paid initially will be refunded. Please note that this payment method is applied to reservations whose departure date is more than 30 days from the reservation date. For reservations whose departure date is within the following 30 days, 100% of the amount will be charged at the time of booking.
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Casa Vicens Guided Tour
Schedule
08:45 - Mon, Wed & Fri
Voucher
Mobile Voucher Accepted
You will receive a voucher by email with the booking details. Download the voucher and show it on the screen of your smartphone or electronic device on the day of the tour. Optionally, you can print the voucher at home.
Discover with a guided tour of Casa Vicens, the first house built by Antoni Gaudí, an innovative and original work that has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Summary
Itinerary
Discover with a guided tour of Casa Vicens, the first house built by Antoni Gaudí, an innovative and original work that has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
This guided tour will take you to know the first house built by Antoni Gaudí, a house with an unusual oriental and Mudejar aroma, covered with spectacular green and white tiles. The building is the prelude to Gaudi’s body of work and hints at the future Art Nouveau (Modernisme) in Catalonia.
Casa Vicens was built as a summer home between 1883 and 1885; it was designed by the 31-year-old Gaudí for Manel Vicens i Montaner (1836-1895), a broker-dealer. It is Gaudí’s first building in Barcelona where he was able to display his enormous talent.
In Casa Vicens, Gaudí recreated the figurative worlds that were fashionable at the time, but in a highly personal way. The house is built following Catalan construction traditions, which the architect interpreted in unexpected ways, while he also incorporated decorative and symbolic elements, also in his highly personal way. As a whole, it heralds and displays the creative freedom that would become the hallmark of his entire future oeuvre.
In addition to being one of the starting points of Gaudí’s career, the architect created an innovative, original work in Casa Vicens which is different to anything that had been built in Catalonia before it. Casa Vicens thus became one of the first examples of the aesthetic renewal of art and architecture which was taking place all around Europe in the late 19th century.
It is the eighth building in Barcelona listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the last to be opened to the public.
The visit ends at Casa Vicens. Staying on your own in the quiet neighborhood of Gracia which is well connected with public transport.
Included
Not included
Price and payment
Additional information
Please note
Cancellation
Free! cancellation up to 24 hours before the date of the activity with 100% refund / Less than 24 hours, late arrival or no show: no refund will be provided.
Starting Point
Balmes 5, Barcelona. All details of meeting point will indicate on your voucher.
Frequently asked questions
Click on See dates/Book now, select the date, the participants and follow the steps. The process is very simple! At the end you will receive a confirmation email with the voucher.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal and cash. Payment is 100% secure. We consider the following forms of payment, as indicated in the file for each activity:
Single payment: The payment of the total amount will be made at the time of booking. Cash payments are not accepted on the day of the visit.
Payment the day of the tour: A first payment of a percentage of the total will be required at the time of booking and the second payment of the remaining amount you will pay at the destination on the day of the activity, in cash or card, as indicated. Please note that only payments in local currency will be accepted (for example in Spain only EUROS will be accepted).
Payment in 2 installments: It will be necessary to pay a first payment of a percentage of the total amount when making the reservation. The second payment of the remaining amount must be made before the day of the activity, on the deadline indicated. In case of reaching this date and the pending amount has not been paid, the reservation will be cancelled and the amount paid initially will be refunded. Please note that this payment method is applied to reservations whose departure date is more than 30 days from the reservation date. For reservations whose departure date is within the following 30 days, 100% of the amount will be charged at the time of booking.
Single payment: The payment of the total amount will be made at the time of booking. Cash payments are not accepted on the day of the visit.
Payment the day of the tour: A first payment of a percentage of the total will be required at the time of booking and the second payment of the remaining amount you will pay at the destination on the day of the activity, in cash or card, as indicated. Please note that only payments in local currency will be accepted (for example in Spain only EUROS will be accepted).
Payment in 2 installments: It will be necessary to pay a first payment of a percentage of the total amount when making the reservation. The second payment of the remaining amount must be made before the day of the activity, on the deadline indicated. In case of reaching this date and the pending amount has not been paid, the reservation will be cancelled and the amount paid initially will be refunded. Please note that this payment method is applied to reservations whose departure date is more than 30 days from the reservation date. For reservations whose departure date is within the following 30 days, 100% of the amount will be charged at the time of booking.
Click on See dates/Book now to check the availability, as well as the price per person.
