If you’re planning to visit Barcelona any time soon, one of the city’s main thoroughfares you’re guaranteed to come across sooner or later is Rambla de Catalunya. This central avenue, bordered by Rambla de Barcelona and the famous Paseo de Gracia, is sure to delight and surprise in equal measure as you explore more than a kilometre of shops, Read full article
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Looking for something fun and exciting to do on your next trip to Barcelona? The great Spanish city offers a multitude of amazing options, but if you’re thinking of visiting any one of the best museums in Barcelona, come with us on a trip to the wonderful Barcelona Egyptian Museum.
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Barcelona is a city where you can truly live and breathe the fundamental values of sport. The 1992 Olympic Games represented a genuine before-and-after moment for the city, not just economically, but also in the culture and power of sport on a social level. A perfect embodiment of this sentiment is the Barcelona Olympic Museum, Read full article
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Barcelona boasts a number of wonderfully idyllic towns and villages in its surrounding region, where perfectly hidden corners, pristine beaches and majestic mountains make an escape to any one of them a grand day out. In Barcelona’s surrounding tourist towns, you’ll discover a range of treasures in true Mediterranean style. So if you’re looking for an escape from the big city, Read full article
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As a city, Barcelona guards a multitude of secrets and hidden treasures that only add to its charm and beauty. In this post, we’re going to uncover 6 things you probably didn’t know about Barcelona – but should!
7x more tourists than residents
Yes, you read that correctly, 7 times more tourists visit Barcelona per year – almost 12 million visitors last year alone – than the number of people who actually live here all year round. Read full article
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Camp Nou was first opened on 21 September 1957 by José María de Cossío, a member of the Royal Spanish Academy at the Hall of Chronicles in Barcelona City Hall, and ever since has become one of the most important stadiums on Earth. If you’re heading to Barcelona any time soon, this is one of the must see places everyone should add to their travel itinerary. Read full article
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Amposta is nestled in a unique enclave where visitors can enjoy all the vast benefits nature has to offer. But it’s also where you can enjoy some amazing cultural excursions, like the one we’re highlighting in today’s post, a visit to the wonderful Museo de les Terres de l’Ebre.
3,000 square metres of exhibition space dedicated to life in Amposta
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One of the clearest and best examples of Catalan Gothic architecture has to be the Pedralbes Monastery, a place that exudes the care and dedication for which it was originally opened as a residence for the Clarisas order.
Monastery, museum and convent: Pedralbes Monastery
Queen Elisenda de Montcada was responsible for founding and inaugurating Pedralbes Monastery in 1327, Read full article
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Biblioteca de Catalunya, or Catalunya Library, first opened its doors on 28 May 1914, although construction began earlier in 1907. Until 1940, it was located in the Palau de la Generalitat building, and not the city’s former hospital, where you’ll find it today. In the fog of the Spanish Civil War, Read full article
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Barcelona is one of the world’s idyllic paradises of architecture. Strolling through the city’s streets and avenues gives you a glimpse into the vivid imaginations of the architects who captured such beauty in their work. Catalan modernism is one of the hallmarks of the city, so in today’s post, we’re going to introduce you to La Pedrera, Read full article
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