The origins of Sagrada Familia, one of the most famous temples in the world The origins of Sagrada Familia are around 1866 when a congregation of devotees of St. Joseph had the idea of building a temple in his honor. The first stone was laid in 1882, on March 19, the...
We live in a strange time for photography. On the one hand, professional photographers and their work are valued appearing in the pages of the most prestigious magazines and exhibition halls of the world. On the other hand, technology allows both a wonderful...
Casa Mila in Barcelona will turn you to stone Welcome to Casa Mila in Barcelona, one of the most famous Gaudi buildings in Barcelona. Be ready to discover the secrets left by Gaudi in La Pedrera. What new could be say about this building? This is almost as famous as...
Today we are still writing about the city under our feet. One of the spots more upsetting spots is the anti-aerial shelters. Even if there is some previous ones, like the one under the Pati Llimona, it was during the Civil War when more than 1000 shelters were built....
He is one of our most international genius. Even during Franco's dictatorship, when Spain was isolated at there was no cultural life, the painter Salvador Dalí i Domènech, obtained fame and recognition. His eccentric personality and his innate sense of marketing...
The subterranean Barcelona II: the mystery of the water Some posts ago, we wrote about the subterranean Barcelona and about the metro constructions, remembering the abandoned stations and recreating the Avenue of Light (Avenida de la luz, a disappeared...
Its name was the Path of Jesus and it used to connect the walls of Barcelona with the village of Gracia. The temps went by and the city walls were destroyed in order ot allow the city to grow according the the plan designed by Cerdà. The Passeig the Gracia was born....
A team with just three people but very big in professionalism and willing to show Barcelona to the visitors of this thrilling city. It seems like yesterday when I founded the company and started to receive the first guest. Thanks to them and their recommendations...
Barcelona, the chocolate and why in this city we love cocoa Today we want to show you the sweetest face of the city through the history, the places and anecdotes about Barcelona's relationship with chocolate, the holy seed of the old Aztecs and Mayas. In order to...
This is called the 22@ and this is defined as the innovation district. Is this really a cultural and technological pole? The area has been under big changes but there is a lot to do and, more important, a lot to show to people. Today, we introduce you the coolest...
Barcelona underground I: the 90th aniversary of the first subway line Everything started during the happy 20's. There were two companies who decided to build a public transportation in Barcelona. It had to be big, quick and not expensive, in order to overtake the old...
“The Station of France was the laic cathedral when God was to run away.” Josele Sangüesa, musician and writer Even if the first railway line started to operate in Barcelona in 1848, the city had to wait until 1929 to have an station fitting its category, like Paris or...
Today we would like to invite you to taste the particular relationship between Barcelona and the beer. Even if the city has not an original local tradition, Barcelona has several brands associated to its history, a lot of beer-shops and bars appreciated by experts...
Barcelona doesn't exist. Do not panic! I mean there isn't just one Barcelona. Better, isn't it? Barcelona is a transformer city, with the capacity to show a different face to each guest. It can be a big metropolis and at the same time be the home of neighborhoods...
Lent brings us fasting and penitence but when you taste a big piece of Mona, it means that privations have already finished. The Mona is the main Eastern cake and its origin might be Arabian (mouna) or Greek (“muniquíes”). It is claimed as original by several regions...
Let's start with the popular wisdom: there are eight doors instead of seven in this building promoted by the millionaire Josep Xifré i Cases in the Isabel II avenue. We are in Barcelona, circa 1830, nearby the harbor when this successful businessman decides to locate...
If when somebody asks you if there were many people somewhere and you say "Bah, we were just four cats" that might look as a negative answer. This is just the opposite if we talk about the Quatre Gats, the tavern which became the heart of the modernist bohemians for...
Back in 1899, the first electric streercars start to go in Berlin. All the main cities in Barcelona will soon use this new way of public transportation. Barcelona was not an exception and in 1907 all the streetcars were electric and until 1929 they live they golden...
Joan Miró (II). From Barcelona to Paris And here we have the second part of Joan Miró’s life. The last post about him, he had finished his college and found his first job. His intention was to work during the day et to improve his technique during the afternoon but...