You can still read the perfectly preserved Modernista signs in Spanish in its shop window, which say: “Panadería de la Concepción. Pan de Castilla, pan de lujo” (Castile bread, deluxe bread). It has occupied the ground floor of the building since 1862.
A baker’s no longer
Bread is no longer made at Concepció, but the Modernista shop retains many of its original details. The window still has the wooden finishes and decoration typical of the Modernista style: rounded forms and plant motifs, which frame glass panes painted with Castilian landscapes. The tiles and original wooden counter inside have also been preserved.
The people’s modernisme
Many people have been keen to point to the existence of this Modernista bakery as proof that Modernisme was a broad movement, not exclusively bourgeois but one that imbued everyday life in Catalonia from the early years of the 20th century.
Cultural heritage
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Eixample
la Dreta de l'Eixample
- Address:
- C Girona, 74
- Districte:
- Eixample
- Neighborhood:
- la Dreta de l'Eixample
- City:
- Barcelona
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