Points of interests
Dedicated to muleteers, it shows the evolution of the transport and the different related trades. Antoni Ros Collection.
Modernist tannery by the architect Josep Ros i Ros (1912-1919). Known as the “tanners’ cathedral” because of its majesty.
- Josep Ros i Ros
- 1912
- Modernist
In the past, rainwater filtered through the side alley forming gullies.
- 1841
Old 18th century tannery now converted into a museum. It shows how hides were tanned before industrialisation.
- Pere Puig i Rodríguez
- 18th century
Old cotton factory (1897), formed by two two-storey industrial buildings topped with a truss roof.
- 1897 (old unit) / 1910-1920 (new unit)
- Modernist
An open irrigation canal between C. San Faust and C. del Dr. Joan Mercader, which supplied the surrounding tanneries.
- 12th century
The oldest documented tannery. It still has the original structure of arches and vaults. It currently houses the co-working space “Espais del Rec”.
- 18th century
Old tannery dating from 1880, currently renovated by the architect Xavier Andrés as a gastronomic space and hotel “Somiatruites”.
- Xavier Andrés
- 1880
The origin of the building dates from 1890. The renovations from 1914 and 1925 are the work of the architect Ignasi M. Colomer i Homs.
- Ignasi M. Colomer i Homs (renovations)
- 1890
The family home faces C. Sant Antoni and still has the inscription “AC 1886”.
- 18th century
Dating from 1918, a work of Josep Pausas. The modernist set of buildings is completed by the adjoining Company and Barral houses.
- Josep Pausas Coll
- 1918-1919
- Modernist
Modernist building designed by the architect Cèsar Martinell i Brunet in 1921. The austerity of the façade hides the grandeur of its interior.
- Cèsar Martinell i Brunet
- 1921-1922
- Modernist
