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Vic is a municipality Spanish, capital of the Osona region, located in the province of Barcelona (autonomous community of Catalonia). The town of Sentforas or La Guixa has also been part of the municipality since the 1940s.

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GAUDÍ IN VICDue to the great intellectual work that Antoni Gaudí was doing at the beginning of 1910 and after seeing that the critics did not fully appreciate his architecture, Antoni Gaudí fell into a nervous depression that forced him to spend time away from daily work. Torras i Bages reported the state of the architect to the Jesuit Father Ignasi Casanovas who was pleased to recommend a few days of rest in the city of Vic, about 60 km from Barcelona. Antoni Gaudí was in Vic for three weeks in May 1910. Since their stay had to be one of total rest, they did not miss the design of some architectural element that would leave their mark on the capital of the Osona region. At that time the centenary of the birth of the Catalan philosopher Jaume Balmes was going to be celebrated in Vic and somehow the proposal to design commemorative lampposts came to the hands of Antoni Gaudí. He went to work and sketched two roughly carved basalt lampposts with wrought iron arms from which suspended two lamps bearing the anniversary dates: 1810-1910. At the top of the whole complex was located the typical Gaudinian cross with four arms, also made of twisted wrought iron as on the balconies of Casa Milà in Barcelona. They were inaugurated on September 7, 1910, but currently there are only some photographs that remain. remember since in 1924 it was decided to demolish them.

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NH Ciutat de Vic[1]: The NH Ciutat de Vic hotel is located in the heart of the city of Vic, very close to the Plaza Mayor and the Town Hall, and a few minutes from the accesses to the city. It is a new building that houses a functional and comfortable hotel. Its modern decoration, its conception of service, attention to detail and a high level of equipment make it ideal for business and leisure trips.

Passatge Can Mastrot, s / n, 08500 Vic (Spain) Tel. 34.93.8892551 3 Stars

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