Christmas Nights at Casa Amatller
By Charlotte Stace
Here’s another one to add to your Christmas calendar. The beautiful Casa Museu Amatller brings us Christmas Nights, the opportunity to take part in a guided tour of the modernista house and at the end taste one of their famous thick hot chocolates.
The house was designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch in 1900 and is one of the greatest examples of Catalan modernism. It was the residence of the chocolatier Antoni Amatller and now serves as a museum and cafe offering some of the finest Amatller chocolate. As part of the Christmas tour, you’ll be able to visit the house which retains its original furnishings and decoration, as well as an outstanding archaeological glass collection.
You’ll learn about the family’s history, the origins of Amatller chocolate, Catalonia’s home-grown art nouveau, modernism, and the influence of the architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch.