Few people know that Reus is a city that our compatriots know only as a popular airport for arrivals of "beach women" and an equally popular shopping center - also a place where the genius and world famous Antonio was born Gaudi. And although the name of the extraordinary creator of buildings and temples is associated exclusively with Barcelona, to learn the complete insight of Gaudi, to stroll through the streets where he was running as a barefooted boy, and to visit one of the most interesting museums in Spain, it is in Reus.
Before plunging into a fantastic four-story building made of blue glass, it is worth learning a couple of facts from the biography of the actual culprit of the celebration . Antonio Gaudi was not only born in Reus, but spent all his childhood and youth, made his first friends, got engaged with the beautiful brides th . In short, it was here that the exceptional genius of the genius of the building art developed . And only then, 16 years after Antonio published the world's first cry, he left Reus in order to search for something new, interesting, revealing new facets of his talent .
Today Reus can be called the second city after Barcelona's capital Catalonia, where so many places and stories about the young Gaudi have survived. In particular, the house where he was born, that on the street of San Vicens, the church of Sant Pere, in which he was baptized, the former parochial school, the temple of Mercy ... But the main attraction of tourists, who are awed by the simple at first glance, but surprisingly difficult to put the right stress on the name is the museum in his name.
Fortunately, the exhibits of the Gaudi Museum in Reus cover not only the period of the master's life in the city, but also his creative career in Barcelona. Simply put, here you can get acquainted with the mock-ups of a brilliant architect, without going far from your hotel and the azure sea. (Which is especially important for those who flew to the sunny coast of Costa Daurada for just a week and does not want to leave far from the beach.)
It's nice that many layouts and most of the exposure can be touched, turned on, twisted and twisted - it's interactive. In order not to miss anything, it's worth taking an audio guide at the entrance, good, it's in Russian and already included in the cost of visiting the museum.
Finally, be sure to look in the mirror cinema with rotating chairs, like ... mushrooms. Here you can see a fascinating biographical film about the architect. Where the next shot will be, you can not know in advance: look for it on the floor or on the ceiling.
How to get there
Address: Plaça del Mercadal, 3. How to get there:
Working hours: in summer 10: 00-20: 00, in the winter 10: 00-14: 00 and 16: 00-19: 00. On weekends the museum is open all year round at the same time - 11: 00-14: 00
Cost of visit: 7 EUR, children 7-13 years old - 4 EUR, children under 7 years free of charge.