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What are the main city fests in Barcelona?
Barcelona is a city with a rich cultural heritage, and as such it has many festivals and events throughout the year. Depending on which...
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Mar 6, 20235 min read


The story about the Park Güell Lizard you might not know
Description The Park Güell Lizard sculpture, officially known as "El Drac" (The Dragon), was created by the Catalan artist Antoni Gaudí...
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Feb 27, 20235 min read


Barcelona Opera House or Gran Teatre del Liceu, a must see venue for music lovers
The Liceu Opera House, also known as the Gran Teatre del Liceu, is one of the most important opera houses in Europe and is located in the...
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Feb 9, 20233 min read


Barcelona version of the Venice Tower
They are known as the Barcelona Venice towers for their resemblance with the San Marco bell tower in Venice. As a matter of fact, the...
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Feb 5, 20221 min read


An unknown modernist building in Barcelona: The Palau Baró de Quadres
This is not a famous building from the outside, but is definitely worth a visit if you want to discover a super elegant modernist...
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Jan 13, 20221 min read


Small Statue of Liberty in Barcelona
Did you know there is a small copy of the Statue of Liberty in Barcelona? Indeed, you can find it near the Arch of Triumph, in a small...
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Oct 22, 20211 min read


La Llotja de Mar - old Barcelona fish and finantial Market
This is a pretty unique Gothic-style building located in the city center of Barcelona, close to the Barceloneta, in a zone known as Pla...
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Oct 15, 20211 min read


The story of Cristo de Lepanto inside the cathedral of Barcelona
This beautiful wooden sculpture was build to command one of the ships that fought in the Battle of Lepanto 1571 (a naval engagement of...
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Jul 19, 20201 min read


Did you know barcelona is full of secret submarine statues?
Did you know that the first submarine was Designed by a catalan engineer/designer called Narcis Monturiol? Although many ideas about a...
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Jul 4, 20201 min read


The Pantocrator, a masterpiece from XII century, in Barcelona
The Pantocrator is a term used in Eastern Orthodox iconography to describe a specific depiction of Jesus Christ. In this depiction, Jesus...
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Jul 4, 20201 min read


Visit the city under Barcelona!
Did you know there is a city that can be visited under the current Barri Gòtic? Inside the Barcelona museum, you can visit the old...
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Apr 4, 20201 min read


6 things you probably did not know of Santa María del Mar
Santa María del Mar is one of the most beautiful churches in Barcelona and most probably of all Europe. For its simplicity and also for...
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Mar 28, 20201 min read


The plague in the old town of Barcelona
The old roman town of Barcelona was originally a basement settled by the romans 2000 years ago. It had 4 main gates with 2 main streets...
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Feb 21, 20202 min read


6 things that event locals do not know about Gaudí's pavement in Passeig de Gràcia
The pavement of the whole Passeig de Gràcia street is full of a singular symbology made by Antoni Guadí. Beyond the beautiful design of...
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Jan 12, 20201 min read


The Façade of the monastery of Montserrat
The Abbey of Montserrat is a Benedictine monastery located in the Montserrat mountain. The abbey is home to the Virgin of Montserrat, a...
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Oct 27, 20191 min read


A military fortress on top of Montjuic hill to control the city
An old military fortress, from the 17th Century was built on top of Montjuïc hill. Montjuic Castle was originally built in 1640 by the...
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Oct 20, 20192 min read

Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
In the heart of the district of Gràcia there is this lovely square, nowadays, a pedestrian area and a playground for children. Gràcia is...
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Sep 14, 20192 min read

The oldest church in Barcelona
Sant Pau del Camp is the name of this magnificent ancient church from the 10th century. It is located in the Raval district, and it was a...
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Sep 5, 20191 min read


The geese of the cathedral
Among the many curiosities of the Cathedral of Barcelona, for sure the most interesting one is related to the geese of its cloister. The...
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Aug 28, 20191 min read


Casa Trias in the Park Güell
The Trias house is part of the Park Güell, an urban area conceived for wealthy people to live outside the city. The project itself was a...
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Aug 24, 20191 min read
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