Chocolate Museum - a private museum in Barcelona, ​​opened at the initiative of the local guild of confectioners in 2000 in a former convent. The size of the museum is impressive - an area of ​​600 square meters. m. The residents of Catalonia are incredibly proud of their chocolate museum.

Visiting tour of the museum, you can learn about the history of the appearance of chocolate in Europe, on how the Spanish conquistador Cortez came to the land of Mexico, about how the locals - the Aztecs gave him a wonderful drink made from cocoa - chocolate, which produced a Spanish large impression. That Cortes and his conquistadors brought to Spain, and chocolate. Chocolate Aztec was bitter, because it added pepper. The Spaniards also invented to add to it the sugar, vanilla and nutmeg, creating the recipe of chocolate, close to the present. Thus, the Spaniards consider themselves pioneers of chocolate for Europeans.

Here in the museum tells about the methods of processing chocolate, its beneficial properties. You can admire and this exhibition of chocolate products, chocolate copy of which presents outstanding architectural structures (Sagrada Familia, Casa amatl et al.), Scenes from the life, cartoon characters and more.

There is also a chance to visit the real chocolate shop and try to make the figure of chocolate under the guidance of a professional master confectioner.

And, of course, chocolate museum would be complete without a cafe where visitors are encouraged to try the product and incredibly delicious drink made with this wonderful product.