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 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.