Modernisme in the Maresme. Puig i Cadafalch route (Matarķ Argentona)
The Puig i Cadafalch Route comprises a guided visit to diverse Modernista buildings designed by this great architect in his native town, Matarķ, and in the neighbouring town, Argentona, where he spent his summers. The buildings that are visited in Matarķ are: the Assembly Hall of the Town Hall building (interior visit), the birth house of Puig i Cadafalch, the market Mercat del Rengle, the shop La Confianza (interior visit), Casa Parera, and the Beneficčncia, as well as Casa Coll i Regās (interior visit), which is considered the jewel of the Modernista route of Matarķ. On completing this itinerary, visitors are transferred by motor coach to the town of Argentona.
In Argentona you visit Can Garí - the garden and the hall of the house-, the Sacrament's Chapel of the Church of St. Juliā and visit the outside of the summer house of Puig i Cadafalch, the house Can Calopa and the water tower in Cross.
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Practical information
This is a walking tour, with transfer from one town to the other by micro-bus with a capacity for a maximum of 30 persons. Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German (to be arranged).
Hours:
First Saturday of each month from 10 am to 2 pm. April to November (except August). Duration: 4 hours.
Price:
10,17 / Over 65 years and under 16 years: 7,63 / Free for children less than 7 years. Ask for other discounts.
Meeting place:
Matarķ Tourist Office.
Advance booking necessary.
Groups:
Throughout the year, visits by appointment for groups (maximum 30 people)
Prices groups:
183,10 (groups with own minibus)
350,95 (groups without own minibus)
Information, reservations and sales
Matarķ Tourist Office
La Riera, 48
08301 Matarķ
Tel: (+34) 937 582 698
E-mail: turisme@ajmataro.cat
Ajuntament d'Argentona - Servei Municipal de Promociķ Econōmica
Carrer Gran 61
08130 Argentona
Tel: (+34) 937 974 900
E-mail: turisme@argentona.cat
