A Modernista touch to Carrer de Sants

The hundred-year-old houses along Carrer de Sants are simple homes, nothing like the opulent Modernisme on Passeig de Gràcia. One example is Casa Jaume Estrada at nº 54, which was built in 1906 and stands out for the column of bay windows on the corner and its stained-glass windows. Another is Casa Miquel Tuset at nº 130, which was built between 1911 and 1914 and combines late Modernista features with other styles. At nº 145, Casa Consol Grassot (1902), the bay windows and the wrought ironwork of the balconies catch your eye, whereas nº 149, Casa Tomàs Vendrell (1900-1908), has an eclectic style. And nº 151, Casa M. Araceli Fabra i Puig (1903-1905) has a unique ringed column at the corner.

A touch of history

Carrer de Sants was the road that linked Barcelona to Madrid. It was built in 1790, and shops and houses were added during the 19th century, before it was swallowed up by Barcelona with the incorporation of the old town of Sants into the city in 1897.