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Cat House

Carrer del Museu
Valencia, Spain

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed. 

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The tiny house and garden. pjmorse/CC BY-SA 2.0
The tiny house and garden. pjmorse/CC BY-SA 2.0
A tiny plaque on the wall of the cat house. pjmorse/CC BY-SA 2.0
A cat statue sits atop the blue wall. Map data ©2017 Google
Some more details (July 2024) dorobuettgen (Atlas Obscura User)
New social art installation adjacent to the Cat Door. In 1957 there was a catastrophic flood in València and a plaque was posted showing the water level. Above it by 2 feet is another marker indicating where the water level will be in 2100 if we don’t address climate change. spanglishyall (Atlas Obscura User)
The Cat House, as seen in October 2023. KieferU (Atlas Obscura User)
Cat House February 19, 2023 vickikaluza (Atlas Obscura User)
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Cats are no strangers to urban agglomeration, especially in a warm climate, and the felines of Valencia are no exception. Feral cats roam the streets, looking for a place to rest their bones before being shooed away. The cat house offers them respite.

At the foot of a blue wall on Carrer del Museu, the facade of a tiny house attracts the attention of passersby. The house is only a foot or two tall but it is designed in a classically Valencian style. It has a Spanish tiled roof, a little fountain, and a “garden” to the side (actually just one potted plant). 

The house’s entrance is dark and does not appear to lead to the other side of the wall, but perhaps that’s just a ruse for human intruders. Legend has it that the old woman who previously owned the house behind the gate left it for the feral cats of Valencia to inhabit. Whether or not this is true and whether or not there are any cats behind the wall will have to remain a mystery—to the humans of Valencia at least.

Know Before You Go

It´s not hard to miss–it´s located on the left side of Carrer De Museu coming from the El Carme Museum (worth visiting as well). When you pass two or three little cafe bars, the Cat House will appear.

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L'Iber Museo de Los Soldaditos de Plomo
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