Barcelona, with Airbnb you can sleep in Antoni Gaudí's Casa Vicens for 1 euro

Spend a night inside an Antoni Gaudí masterpiece, the Casa Vicens in Barcelona, or the first house designed by the great Catalan architect, which opened to the public in 2017. And not only that: the overnight stay will cost a symbolic one euro. This is not a contest: to be able to sleep at Casa Vicens, it will be enough to simply be the fastest to book, and reservations will open on July 12 at 4 p.m. on a dedicated page, while the overnight stay will be offered in the fall.

Guests, Airbnb notes, will be able to have a special guided tour with Emili Masferrer, one of the team members responsible for transforming the house into a museum; a star-studded menu to enjoy in the Casa’s dining room; and a Mediterranean breakfast in Casa Vicens’ private garden. Guests will be welcomed into Casa Vicens’ master bedroom. In addition, during the stay, the doors of Casa Vicens will remain closed to the public so that guests can enjoy a personalized and private experience.

Casa Vicens is one of seven Gaudí buildings that have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. The house was built between 1883 and 1885 as the sumptuous summer residence of stock broker Manel Vicens i Montaner: it is regarded as one of the first buildings of the Art Nouveau movement. Moreover, not only is it Gaudi’s first ever house, but it also represents the flowering of the distinctive form of modern architecture in Barcelona. The exterior of the house features a mixture of colors and various styles, but the interior is even more remarkable, as it blends Moorish, neoclassical, and organic motifs. The ground floor features a dining room that has original wooden furniture designed by Gaudí himself. There is also a “smoking room,” a place where guests can relax and enjoy a drink. In the room, plasters on the ceiling reproduce palm trees, while the walls are decorated with intricate papier-mâché tiles.

“We are excited to offer guests the opportunity to experience this house as Gaudí designed it, that is, as a natural oasis,” says Emili Masferrer. “The preservation of Gaudí’s cultural heritage is our priority and it will be a great pleasure for us to share the secrets of the building and its rich history with those who visit.”

This is not the first time Airbnb has allowed people to sleep in a historic place: in 2019, in fact, it had already proposed the same experience at the Louvre, even offering an aperitif in front of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. And in 2016, together with the Art Institute of Chicago it had also reconstructed Van Gogh’s bedroom by renting it out for just $10 a night.

Vicens House

Vicens House

Vicens House

Vicens House

Vicens House

Vicens House

Barcelona, with Airbnb you can sleep in Antoni Gaudí's Casa Vicens for 1 euro

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