Tales and unusual details of Barcelona…

Barcelona Christmas markets

The Santa Lucía Christmas market, located in front of the cathedral, in the heart of the Gothic quarter, is one of the must-visit places if you are in Barcelona in December.
A colorful craft fair and a way to discover surprising Catalan traditions…

Homage to Gaudí by Tokyo Ito…

On the prestigious Passeig de Gracia avenue, opposite the Gaudí modernist building "La Pedrera", rises this spectacular ultra-modern facade, breaking with the classicism of the surrounding buildings.

Miró mosaic on the ramblas…

In the center of the Ramblas you can admire, if the flow of tourists permits, a mosaic made by Joan Miró. The artist wanted to offer visitors three works of art in order to welcome travelers arriving to Barcelona by sea, air and land.

"El Ingenio" a unique shop that is about to disappear…

In the heart of the Gothic Quarter, in an alley a century-old store is about to disappear…
"El Ingenio", can be spotted thanks to Picasso’s big headed paper mache look alike that invites us to go there since 1938.

Keith Haring's impressive mural

In February 1989, Keith Haring made this 34 meter long mural, on what at the time was a dirty wall in the most degraded part of the Raval neighborhood…

A dragon on the ramblas

Almost all tourists that stroll along the Ramblas stop to take one or more photos of this surprising building called “la casa de los paraguas”, the umbrella house…

Picasso frescoes

Lots of people walk by the three enormous frescos that decorate the Barcelona Architects association without knowing they are passing by a work of art by Picasso…

An amazing mailbox

Lluis Domênech i Muntaner, one of Barcelona's most renowned modernist architects, designed this mailbox in 1895 for the headquarters of the lawyer association. Its meaning is ironic and surprising…

A skull pierced by a dagger…

Many legends circulate about the bridge connecting the Palace of the Generalitat and the building opposite, especially explaining why you can see at the bottom a sculpture of a skull pierced by a dagger…

Why a monument to Columbus in the Rambas?

Why a monument to Christopher Columbus in Barcelona?
And why does his finger show the direction of Mallorca instead of America?

How to buy Barcelona monument tickets on-line…

Sagrada Familia, casa Batlló and Parc Güell are the most visited monuments in Barcelona. It is important to buy the tickets in advance. Here is a list of Barcelona’s principal monument official websites to buy tickets on-line…

Barcelona's beaches guide…

Barcelona has more than 5 km of beaches.
The atmosphere of each section of the beach varies greatly, and the public changes radically. A guide to help you to find the best beach in the city…

What to do in Barcelona in one day?

Many travelers in a hurry ask us "what to do in Barcelona in one day?"
Answers from our guides to this interesting question.

Superyacht ACE in the Barcelona port…

The old port of Barcelona has been transformed during the past several years, despite opposition from many residents of the area, into a port for superyachts, such as ACE, owned by a Russian billionaire…

Dilbar, the extravagant superyacht…

The obscene exaggeration of the mega-rich can be seen in the old port of Barcelona. Dilbar, the superyacht is a clear example, because of its size and price, of the extravagance that the new Russian multi-millionaires can afford…

Lady Moura super-yacht a reference of nautical luxury

Although it is currently only the 48th on the list of the largest super-yachts in the world Lady Moura is an extraordinary vessel and a reference of luxury and detail.