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Terrassa. ···. In Terrassa, 28 Km west of Barcelona, modernista architects created factories and public buildings, as well as luxurious houses. The town has transformed its industrial past into museums and tourist trails. Sant Llorenç del Munt Natural Park is located just 5 Km from the town centre. Parts of medieval Terrassa can still be ...
It is the city’s most iconic building because it is a visible reference to the medieval town of Terrassa, the seed of the modern city. The Centre d’Interpretació de la Vila Medieval deTerrassa (CIVMT) presents an audiovisual which explains the origins of the medieval town of Terrassa and contains a small section of the defensive city’s ...
Terrassa Museum. The Terrassa Museum explains the evolution of the territory and the human occupation of Terrassa and its region, from its origins to modern times, using a collection of more than 26,000 objects. One of their peculiarities is that not everything is concentrated in a single building. To see the art, archaeological collections and ...
- Masia Freixa
- Vapor Aymerich, Amat I Jover
- La Casa Alegre de Sagrera
- Other Modernista Buildings
Built in 1899, this emblematic white structure is probably the best known and most photographed building in Terrassa. Designed by Lluis Muncunill and clearly inspired by the work of Antoni Gaudí, the building was originally conceived as a textile mill. In 1907 the building’s owner, Josep Freixa, had it converted into his home. Masia means farmhouse...
Also designed by Lluis Muncunill, the impressive Vapor Aymerich factory is now home to the Catalan Museum of Science and Technology. The museum contains exhibits relating to the Industrial Revolution, especially the textile industry and the development of machinery. There are also displays tracing the development of technology during the twentieth ...
Apart from Masia Freixa, La Casa Alegre de Sagrera is the only other Modernista house in Terrassa that you can go inside. La Casa Alegre is opulently furnished and gives an interesting glimpse into the lifestyles of wealthy Factory owners at the beginning of the twentieth century. More information here
The Terrassa tourist office gives away a free map and guide which lists a total of 28 modernist buildings including El Mercat de la Independencia (Terrassa’s central food market), Terrassa Town Hall, Casa Baumann, Casa Joan Barata and the Theatre Principal.
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Torre del Palau i Centre d'Interpretació de la vila medieval de Terrassa - CIVMT Telèfon: 937 397 072 Adreça electrònica: [email protected] Correu postal: Pl. de la Torre del Castell Palau, s/n (08221 Terrassa) Fitxa Torre del Palau i CIVMT Facebook del Museu de Terrassa Instagram del Museu de Terrassa
3. Esglesies de Sant Pere (Seu d'Ègara) 147. Churches & Cathedrals. The home of the former Bishopric of Egara, in the Churches of Sant Pere in Terrassa, is an exceptional architectural ensemble in Europe. Founded in the middle of the 5th century, La Seu d'Egara makes it possible to travel back in time to the end of the Roman Empire and the ...
Medieval Terrassa has left in its city centre many other important monuments, such as the Tower of Palau, and the castle-Carthusian monastery of Vallparadís. At present, both spaces house the Museum of Terrasa. Modernist aesthetics from the late 19th century to early 20th century have left a rich artistic legacy in Terrasa, which includes ...
