From watchtower to music school

The Masia de Can Fargues is a series of buildings from various eras whose land makes up all of what is now the Parc del Guinardó park. It had been an important country house until the 19th century, with fields, a barn, a water tank, a chapel, a labourers’ house and the main residence with two floors and lofts. Other outstanding features are a cellar dating back to 1774 and a garden from a rather later period that surrounds the building. The Masia de Can Fargues is expected to house the Horta-Guinardó Municipal Music School in the 2016-2017 school year.

Vestiges of the feudal past

Dating back to an era when the feudal lords lived in fortified houses, this extant 12th century tower is currently protected as a Cultural Asset of National Interest. Square in shape and with a roof covered in Catalan tiles, it has been preserved practically intact. You can even see a room with wall paintings on the top floor.