Historic houses in Barcelona

Casa Batlló is a building in the city centre of Barcelona that was designed by Antoni Gaudí, which is considered one of his masterpieces. Casa Batlló has been open to the public since 2002. You can visit the former residence of the Batlló family (Noble Floor), the former storerooms and laundry rooms

Casa Milà, popularly known as ‘La Pedrera’ (the stone quarry), an ironic allusion to the resemblance of its façade to an open quarry, was constructed between 1906 and 1912 by Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926). For its uniqueness, artistic and heritage value have received major recognition and in 1984 was ins

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The former residence of the architect Antoni Gaudí now serves as a museum. The museum is devoted to his work and is an eyecatcher for the Park Güell. It was designed by his friend Francesc d’Assís Berenguer i Mestres. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet lived in this house from 1906 to 1925. Some rooms are still

The Oliva Artés Hall is part of the MUHBA Museum of History of Barcelona. Located in a former factory where engines were produced in the heart of Poblenou’s industrial district, the exhibition illustrates the city’s urban and social growth over the years.

MUHBA Domus Avinyó is a domus that dates from the 1st and 4th Centuries A.D. with an ensemble of wall and ceiling paintings.

The Barcelona Wax Museum is housed in a former bank, with neoclassic architecture. The museum houses a collection of wax figures mostly related to history and tries to emphasize the heritage value of the palace and preserves some of the rooms and original furniture of the building.

Vil·la Joana is a masia (a type of rural construction common to all the old Crown of Aragon). The two storey building with a watchtower and lateral galleries is located in Vallvidrera in the middle of Collserola Natural Park. Vil·la Joana houses one of the branches of the Barcelona City History Muse

Museu Palmero lets you discover the former 15th century farmhouse, and lets you enjoy a pictorial background, works by the Palermo series of painters, who still live in the building. The collection of Museu Palmero also comprises of paintings by Maestro Palmero that depict characters who appear thro

MUHBA El Call lets you discover how Barcelona's Jewish community lived in medieval times. The museum is located in the former house of the veil weaver Joseph Bonhiac and covers the role played by the Jews in Barcelona’s history and the splendour of their cultural legacy.

MUHBA Domus de Sant Honora is a Roman domus (a single-family house) that was built in the 4th century A.D. Part of the central garden has been conserved with several tanks containing water and plants. From here visitors can access the different rooms, many of which are decorated with polychrome mosa