Canet de Mar celebrates the Modernist Fair dedicated to Domènech i Montaner

The Modernist Fair will fill Canet de Mar (Maresme) with activities from September 15 to 17 and, as a novelty, you will be able to see recreations of the society of 1900.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
13 September 2023 Wednesday 22:43
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Canet de Mar celebrates the Modernist Fair dedicated to Domènech i Montaner

The Modernist Fair will fill Canet de Mar (Maresme) with activities from September 15 to 17 and, as a novelty, you will be able to see recreations of the society of 1900. One more year, Canet de Mar highlights the most unique architectural heritage of the population. The protagonist of this 15th edition will be the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, who developed much of his work in the municipality and who this year commemorates the centenary of his death.

Visitors will be able to enjoy shows in Plaza 1 d'Octubre and Plaza Universitat de Canet de Mar and visit the shops and stalls selling artisan products located along the Sant Domènec and Busqueons rivers. As a novelty, this year the fair will allow you to delve into the modernist era with a series of recreations of the society of 1900. Thus, on Ample Street, throughout Saturday and Sunday you will be able to revive the old market of the «Plaça de la "It was constituted" with historical scenes, processions, weddings, groups of bourgeois walking and even displays of the social tension of the moment with workers' strikes. Every 30 minutes, visitors will be able to participate in dramatized performances and demonstrations of the crafts of the artisans of the time.

The Barcelona Provincial Council supports these meetings with the aim of positioning the province of Barcelona as a modernist destination, which is why it will have its own stand at the Canet de Mar fair to promote the tourist offer of the regions of Barcelona, ​​including the modernist attractions. from the province.