Old 18th century tannery now converted into a museum. It shows how hides were tanned...
- Pere Puig i Rodríguez
- 18th century
Much more than a district
Reconquer, recall, recreate, the Rec
Enter the most emblematic industrial district of Catalonia: the Rec district in Igualada
The Rec district in Igualada
Everything you need to know about the Rec district: presentation, vindication, transformation and memory.
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Everything you can't miss: walk through the Rec and discover more than twenty heritage gems with this map.
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Check the list of the most recent publications on this district of great heritage interest.
The highlights
Discover the most important parts of the district’s heritage
Seven centuries of tradition in the art of tanning hides have left their mark on every stone in this iconic district, which has been declared Industrial Heritage of Catalonia and is considered the most important active tanning architectural development in Europe.
An open irrigation canal between C. San Faust and C. del Dr. Joan Mercader, which supplied the...
- 12th century
The origin of the building dates from 1890. The renovations from 1914 and 1925 are the work of the...
- Ignasi M. Colomer i Homs (renovations)
- 1890
Thermal power plant built in 1903, work of the architect Isidre Gili. A group of buildings of...
- Isidre Gili i Moncunill
- 1903
- Modernist
The family home faces C. Sant Antoni and still has the inscription “AC 1886”.
- 18th century
Built by Martí Enrich i Llop in 1919, work of Josep Pausas. It was extended with the elegant,...
- Josep Pausas i Coll / Joaquim Lloret i Homs and J. M. Lloret Mombrú
- 1919 / 1956-57
- Modernist
More than 20 gems are waiting to be discovered. Get to know them!
