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2 Neighbourhood Walk
More Modernisme in L'Eixample
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Start Casa Calvet
Finish Casa Macaya
Length 4km; 1 hour
Gaudí's most conventional contribution to L'Eixample is 1 Casa Calvet , built in 1900. In-
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Inside, the main attraction is the staircase, which you can admire if you eat in the swanky
restaurant.
2 Casa Enric Batlló was completed in 1896 by Josep Vilaseca (1848-1910), part of the
Comtes de Barcelona hotel. The brickwork facade is especially graceful when lit up at night.
Puig i Cadafalch let his imagination loose on 3 Casa Serra (1903-08), a neo-Gothic whimsy
that is home to government offices. With its central tower topped by a witch's hat, grandly
decorated upper-floor windows and tiled roof, it must have been a strange house to live in!
4 Casa Comalatis , built in 1911 by Salvador Valeri (1873-1954), is similarly striking. Note
Gaudí's obvious influence on the main facade, with its wavy roof and bulging balconies.
Head around the back to Carrer de Còrsega to see a more playful facade, with its windows
stacked like cards.
Completed in 1912, 5 Casa Thomas was one of Domènech i Montaner's earlier efforts - the
ceramic details are a trademark and the massive ground-level wrought-iron decoration (and
protection?) is magnificent. Wander inside to the Cubiña design store to admire his interior
work.
6 Casa Llopis i Bofill is an interesting block of flats designed by Antoni Gallissà
(1861-1903) in 1902. The graffiti-covered facade is particularly striking to the visitor's eye.
The use of elaborate parabolic arches on the ground floor is a clear Modernista touch, as are
the wrought-iron balconies.
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