Beyond the Gothic Shadow: Rafael Masó's Modern Girona

Step past Girona's famous postcard vistas to discover how architect Rafael Masó reshaped his home city in the early twentieth century. Moving through the historic Barri Vell, the expanding Eixample, and the industrial district of Santa Eugènia, this route traces Masó's evolution from exuberant Modernisme to disciplined Noucentisme. Rather than focusing on his birthplace museum, this journey examines living architecture: commercial interiors, speculative apartment blocks, grand private residences, and transformed industrial complexes. Along the way, you will encounter original ceramic craft, subtle urban interventions, and the architectural dialogue between medieval heritage and modern civic identity.