Modernista Walk, part two

Start at (or from Modernista Walk Part One, return) to the Rambla de Catalunya; in among the smart boutiques, at No.77, is the Farmacia Bolós, with a delicate stained-glass orange tree in the entrance and a big collection of ceramic apothecary pots.

Close by, on C/ de València (which crosses the Rambla), the Casa Domènech i Estapà (1909) at No.241 was built by the eponymous architect for himself; he gave it a colourful façade using affordable stone and brick, and crowned its cornice with an original doodad.

Continuing up Rambla de Catalunya, Casa Josep i Ramon Queraltó (1906), on a xamfrà at No.88, shows what even a lesser-known Modernista architect, Josep Plantada i Artigas, could produce, although later owners spoiled the façade.