Category Archives: .BARCELONA

CITINERARY: Barcelona Sweet History!

Would you like a tour around the cultures of the world and discover the artistic and cultural heritage of diverse peoples from Africa, Asia, America and Oceania? To start the visit we suggest a tour via 12 outstanding works, a … Continue reading

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CITINERARY: Barcelona Art Surprise!

Casa Calvet de Barcelona (1899) is one of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings. Some people consider it his most conservative work but it also contains markedly modernista elements, such as the façade which terminates in a curve and the attic balconies, … Continue reading

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TRIP: 2017.06-07.Spain-RO

Ready for summer travel! Here’s a tentative itinerary with many old favorites, new things to try, a lot to discover, some places that will stay on the wish list for the next travels and room for surprises… ¡buen viaje! 0. … Continue reading

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TRIP: 2016.06-07.LON.HU.RO.BCN.UK

Time to travel back in time, here’s the (mostly) medieval tentative itinerary with booked flight and train tickets, hotels, apartments and … castles! Wed, 06/15: SFO – LON VS020: SFO | 17:40 – LHR | 12:05 Thu, 06/16: LON LHR … Continue reading

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BARCELONA: Picasso Museum

Virtual Tour to the Courtyards of the Picasso Museum of Barcelona

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BARCELONA underground – FIGUERES highlights

Back to Passeig de Gràcia railway station, right in time for an express train to Dali‘s Figueres. We even had time for a short visit to Casa Amatller‘s kitchen and for a snack. Only that the underground cafe clock had … Continue reading

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Barcelona MX: mmm… xocolata!

We’ve planned this day for a trip to Figueres, waked up early in the morning and were at Passeig de Gràcia railway station late enough to miss the express train, so decided to sweeten our day at the Gran Via … Continue reading

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EIXAMPLE: A Modernista Fairyland

Our main itinerary in Eixample started by chance near FARMÀCIA NORDBECK and Fundació Vila Casas. An enchanted walk brought us to Passeig de Gràcia, where even a CocaCola window and McDonald’s look … different! Our first destination is La Pedrera. … Continue reading

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TIBIDABO: On top of the world

Next on our P L A Y list was Tibidabo Park, and we picked it with this modernista route in mind, thus the tram blau itinerary: – metro L7 from Plaça Catalunya – tram blau – Tibidabo funicular Piece of … Continue reading

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Barcelona upside down

Next day’s destination was Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Montjuïc. But we found a very convoluted itinerary to reach it. The Pavilion is right near the Magic Fountain, so we started with the end: the night light show. Here … Continue reading

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