Barcelona’s Chocolate Museum

Barcelona was the port into which the very first shipment of cocoa from the New World arrived more than 500 years ago, making it the ideal home to the Museu de la Xocolata – Barcelona’s chocolate museum.

From the first moment that visitors walk through the doors of this outwardly unprepossessing but historical building – to be greeted by Snowy, the famous albino gorilla – they know they have to be prepared for an idiosyncratic and glorious celebration of the world’s most famous treat.

The history of chocolate is explained from the discovery of cocoa beans by the New World explorers, all the way through time to its present predominant position in the commercial world.

There are displays of machines and tools representing the chocolate maker’s art as well as fantastically detailed reconstructions of many of Barcelona’s most famous architectural sites – painstakingly and lovingly recreated from nothing but chocolate. As for the aforementioned Snowy (often mistaken for King Kong), he is a meticulously constructed giant made from the very best white chocolate!

How to find the Chocolate Museum

Barcelona Chocolate Museum

The Museu de la Xocolata is located in the Antiguo Convento de San Agustín at Carrerr de Commerç, 36. It is a pleasant short walk from Arc de Triomf Metro station (Red Line, 1), beginning on the Passeig Lluis Companys. Alternatively, the museum is due east of the Metro at Juame 1 (Yellow Line, 4), just a few minutes after the Picasso Museum .

Opening Times and Prices

The Museum of Chocolate is open every day of the week with the exception of Tuesday. Open from 10am until 7pm from Monday through to Saturday, it closes at 3pm on Sundays.

Children under the age of seven years have free entrance, with adult prices at €4.30. Discounts of 15% are available for students, children, pensioners, etc and there is an excellent 30% discount for holders of the Barcelona Card. Any groups wishing to visit can take advantage of the €3.50 group admission charge.

Barcelona has become a city justifiably famous for its museums and galleries. Barcelona’s Museum of Chocolate has an affectionate place in the hearts of its people and can provide an interesting, entertaining and tasty place to spend an hour or two.

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