Museu de la Xocolata

Frommer's Review

Opened in 2000 in a former convent, this museum is an initiative from the city's chocolate and pastry makers. More like a giant, hands-on textbook, the exhibition takes you through the discovery of the cocoa bean by New World explorers and its commercialization, and depicts chocolate as an art form. Every Easter, the museum is the venue for the annual mona competition. Monas, a Catalan invention, are elaborate chocolate sculptures, often of famous buildings, people, or cartoon characters. Chocolate makers display them in their windows during Easter week and try to outdo each other with sheer creativity and inventiveness. Once your appetite has been whetted, you can enjoy a cup of hot chocolate or pick up some bonbons at the museum's cafe.

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