Art in La Rambla: what does this mysterious mask mean?
There is more art in La Rambla than meets the eye, you just need to look things in a different way. This is the case of the Joan Brossa mask. There is a type of…
Barcelona Free Museums Day: a complete guide
Barcelona free museums day is celebrated on first sundays of the month. Take advantage of this opportunity to discover the history and artistic testimonies of the city. No plans for this weekend? Take the most…
Why Barcelona’s tiles have flowers? The history of Panot
Panot (a tile with a flower inside) is a symbol of Barcelona and the evidence that the city is eclectic, creative and full of surprises. Not all surprises have the shape of Gaudi. You need…
Els Quatre Gats bar, Barcelona’s Chat Noir that exhibited Picasso ’s works for the first time
Pablo Picasso was an absinthe drinker and his favorite bar to get inspired was located at Els Quatre Gats (Gothic Quarter of Barcelona). The story of Els Quatre Gats bar worths a Moulin Rouge spin-off.…
Travel back in time to live a Modernism Party in one of Barcelona’s most curious landscapes
Modernism Party is a celebration that recreates how Colònia Güell’ inhabitants lived a hundred years ago. If you have watched Big Fish, you’ll remember that moment in which Edward Bloom accidentally discovers Spectre, a lost…
Gaudi designed these streetlights when he was no one
Barcelona and Gaudi ’ s relationship began in La Rambla. He needed a "little push" to become known and the street gave it to him. Beginnings are complicated and Barcelona and Gaudi ’ s ones…
The songs that pay tribute to La Rambla
La Rambla stars in many of the most popular songs dedicated to Barcelona and its magic. Flowers, Â artists, people ... La Rambla is a very special street. Such is its magnetism that some of the…
Demystifying Picasso: “Women are suffering machines”
One of the most famous painters of all times had a tyrannical side that tends to be forgotten. We are talking about Pablo Picasso's relationship with women. The fact of a genius being remembered for…
Dalà and Lorca, a censored love story
'Dear Salvador, Dear Lorquito' is a book by journalist VÃctor Fernández that collects the love letters between Dalà and Lorca. The relationship between Dalà and Lorca had a touch of erotism. They lived their own…
These aerial pics of Barcelona will blow your mind
Brazilian photographer Bruno Alencanstro sees Barcelona as a big entity composed by smaller planets. Literal.These pics prove it. You know that saying about every person is a whole world? What if we talked about a…