Palau de la Musica Catalana

The Palau de la Musica Catalana is an architectural jewel of Catalan Art Nouveau, the only concert venue in this style to be listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (4th December 1997). Today it represents an essential landmark in the cultural and social life of Catalonia. Moreover, it represents a symbolic emotional heritage for a whole people who identify with its history.

The modernist building is designed around a central metal structure covered in glass, which exploits natural light to turn Montaner’s (architect Lluís Domènech I Montaner) masterpiece into a magical music box, bringing together all the decorative arts: sculpture, mosaic, stained glass, and ironwork. The guided tours offered by the Palau de la Música Catalana are a must on any visit to Barcelona.

The Concert Auditorium – one of the most distinctive in the world – is for more than a hundred years the privileged setting for the musical life, both national and international, of the city of Barcelona. It has hosted world premieres and it is a landmark in symphonic and choral music.

Dominated by the organ over the stage and with a central skylight portraying the sun, the auditorium is filled with natural light. A mystical, paradoxical hall, packed with figures like the muses which surround the stage, a bust of Anselm Clavé on one side and Beethoven on the other, and natural motifs, including flowers, palms, or fruits. More