The chocolate Museum is a private Museum in Barcelona, opened on the initiative of the local Guild of confectioners in 2000 in a former convent. The size of the Museum is impressive – its area is 600 sq. m., the Inhabitants of Catalonia are incredibly proud of their chocolate Museum.

The tour of the Museum, you can learn the history of chocolate in Europe, about how the Spanish Conquistador cortés came to the lands of Mexico, about how local residents – the Aztecs gave him a wonderful drink from cocoa beans – chocolate, which made the Spaniards a great impression. It is Cortez and his conquistadors and brought to Spain chocolate. The Aztec chocolate was bitter, because they added pepper. The Spaniards came up with to add in it sugar, vanilla and nutmeg, thereby creating a chocolate recipe that is close to modern. Thus, the Spanish consider themselves pioneers of chocolate to the Europeans.

Here in the Museum describes the methods for processing chocolate, its good properties. You can enjoy this exhibition of chocolate, where chocolate copies of outstanding architectural buildings (Sagrada Familia, Casa Amalle, etc.), scenes from the life, cartoon characters and more.

Here there is also the opportunity to visit a real chocolate shop yourself and try to make a piece of chocolate under the guidance of a professional pastry chef.

And, of course, the chocolate Museum can not do without cafe, where visitors are offered to try the incredibly delicious products and beverages prepared from this wonderful product.