Promotions to the visitors of the Route of the Landscape of the Geniuses
The visitors of the Route of the Landscape of the Geniuses can enjoy 45 promotions in museums, restaurants, companies of accommodation and in several tourist services with the multientry of the Route, the “Genius Card”. The Route of the Landscape of the Geniuses to Reus, Mont-Roig, El Vendrell and Horta de Sant Joan, combines the art, the culture, the nature and the gastronomic in a proposal to discover the landscape through the universal geniuses Gaudí, Miró, Casals and Picasso, and the genius through the landscape.
The “Genius Card” allow the free entry to the museums and cultural centres of the Route, Gaudí Center in Reus, Miró Center in Mont-Roig, Native House and Villa Museum Pau Casals in El Vendrell and Picasso Center in Horta de Sant Joan, as well as enjoy promotions in establishments contributors: they are some examples, promotions 2×1 in the cost of entered places cultural related to the geniuses how the Institute Pere Mata, one of the works with more artistic value of the architect Lluís Domènech and Montaner, in Reus; or discounts of the 10 to 20% or batches of welcome with products of the land in hotels, rural establishments, artistic, agrotourism or campings; as well as gifts of vermouths, genius appetizers or discounts in the meals, to the restaurants. They offer also discounts for the rent of bicycles or in the visits guided in Horta de Sant Joan and in the tastes of wine to the cellars of El Vendrell.
The Route of the Landscape of the Geniuses edits the guide of offers and special promotions, available to the cultural centres of the Route, with the promotions of each establishment contributor. Besides, can consult to the web of the Landscape of the Genii,www.elpaistgedelsgenis.cat, to the section, which do, where sleep where food.
To enjoy the promotions, only is necessary to show the Genius Card to the establishments contributors. The cost of the Genius Card, that can purchase to the cultural centres of the Route and has a validity of a year, is of €9 for the adults and greater boys of 14 years.
The Route of the Landscape of the Geniuses wants to approach his proposal to the familiar public of vicinity and, for this reason, the lesser accompanying boys of 14 years can go in for free to the museums and cultural centres of the Route.
The Route can do a weekend or in weekends separately.
The Route in a weekend, with the Genius Card
We recommend you that begin the Route Friday in Reus, where was born Gaudí. Saturday in the morning can go in the first place to Mont-Roig, where Miró goes summered during 65 years, and all followed can head to Horta de Sant Joan, where Picasso did two stays the 1898 and the 1909. To close the Route, Sunday can do the visit to El Vendrell , where was born Pau Casals. The Route is silver to do it for free and with private transport.
Friday: What visit to Reus, where was born Gaudí?
Reus, Antoni’s natal city Gaudí, is where the architect happened his infancy and adolescence.
We recommend you initiate the visit to the Gaudí Centre, situated in full heart of the city. This is the only thematic space devoted to the life and Gaudí’s work. It treats of a centre of interpretation designed with the last technologies, to experience and discover the secrets of the genius and of his innovative architecture.
Next, you will be able to discover the places more important that preserve to Reus related with Gaudí, that are signposted and can locate in the plane of the Route Gaudí&Reus and continue the visit with the Route of the Modernism, an interesting walk for the city to enjoy the façades of one of the groups of buildings of modernist style more important of Europe.
Saturday killed: What visit to Mont-Roig, where goes summered Miró?
From Barcelona, Miró found in Mont-Roig the necessary inspiration to create. During 65 years, Miró installed to the Homestead that the family had to Mont-Roig.
We recommend you initiate the visit to the Miró Center, space that allow to understand the relation between the artist and the land of Mont-Roig.
In order to submerge you in the universe that captivated the artist, do not cease to visit the Ermita Mare de Dèu de la Roca, where Miró admired and paint the red “colour like vinager” of this rock, full of tradition and legends. To the hermitage will be able to enjoy some spectacular views.
Saturday takes: What visit to Horta, where Picasso did two stays?
Picasso realised two stays to Horta de Sant Joan of the hand of his friend Manuel Pallarès, son of the village. To the 1898 and to the 1909, coinciding with the start of the cubist movement.
We recommend you begin the visit to the Centre Picasso, that receive a sample in reproduction facsimile of all the work that Picasso created and immortalize of the landscapes of the village where lived vital experiences.
It is indispensable to do a walk to admire the historical core of Horta declared Cultural Good of National Interest and the places frequented and painted by Picasso, how the Hostal of the Trompet and the Coffee of Alive.
Sunday: What visit to El Vendrell, where was born Casals
Pau Casals has been one of the best cellists of the 20th century and recognised internationally how one of the best interpreters and directors of orchestra of his time.
We recommend you that you begin the route to the Villa Museum Pau Casals, to the beach of Saint Salvador, that recovers the familiar atmosphere of the house in his best times.
Once done the immersion in the universality of the genius will discover the child Casals visiting the ancient core of El Vendrell: the house where was born and the church where finds the organ baroque that Pau Casals began to touch.