Casa Lleó i Morera Tour in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: Varies depending on selected option (30 or 60 minutes)
Admire one of Barcelona’s architectural jewels on a 30-minute or 1-hour tour of Casa Lleó i Morera. One of the 'modernisme' (Catalan for 'modernism') masterpieces of Barcelona’s Eixample district, this flamboyant house was remodeled in the early 1900s by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, the acclaimed Catalan architect whose contemporaries included Antoni Gaudí. Explore the stunning first floor with its extravagant ceramics, mosaics, floors and stained glass windows, and learn about the building’s history and i Montaner's signature style. Upgrade to the 1-hour tour for more time to study the interior artistry on show.
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Admire one of Barcelona’s architectural jewels on a 30-minute or 1-hour tour of Casa Lleó i Morera. One of the 'modernisme' (Catalan for 'modernism') masterpieces of Barcelona’s Eixample district, this flamboyant house was remodeled in the early 1900s by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, the acclaimed Catalan architect whose contemporaries included Antoni Gaudí. Explore the stunning first floor with its extravagant ceramics, mosaics, floors and stained glass windows, and learn about the building’s history and i Montaner's signature style. Upgrade to the 1-hour tour for more time to study the interior artistry on show.
Choose from a 30-minute or 1-hour tour when you book, and make your own way to the Casa Lleó i Morera in Barcelona’s Eixample district for your chosen start time. Both tour options cover the stairway and first floor, considered the height of the house’s craftsmanship, with the 1-hour tour allowing more time to study both areas.
Meet your guide and before setting off for your interior tour, listen to a fascinating introduction to the building. Originally built in 1864, the house was remodeled between 1902 and 1906 by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner on the request of its owners, the Lleó Morera family.
A leading light of the Catalan modernisme movement whose other practitioners included Antoni Gaudí, i Montaner brought together a group of highly talented artisans to execute a root-and-branch refurbishment of the building in the in-vogue modernisme style of the time. The result is a stunning example of this art nouveau–inspired artistic movement, with its emphasis on sinuous lines, colour and richly crafted ornament.
Admire the vestibule and marble staircase, whose walls are graced with ceramics and mosaics, and hear from your guide how the numerous emblems of the mulberry plant are a nod to the family name of Morera — the Spanish word for the tree.
Explore the first floor, whose decorative corridors and rooms represent the peak of the building’s craftsmanship. Drink in the coffered ceilings and eye-catching stained glass windows by Antoni Rigalt; admire the exquisitely inlaid furniture and floors, and see such highlights as the the dining room, where ceramic mosaics depict idyllic pastoral scenes.
Having explored for 30 minutes or an hour, your tour ends when you say goodbye to your guide.
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