Author: Tour Europe

On the other side of the city, in the Gran Via de les. Corts Catalanes and Passeig de Carlos I, is the Plaza de Toros Monumental, with a capacity for 19.600 spectators. Starting from the bullring, Plaza de Toros Monumental, in the direction towards the sea, we find Barcelona’s latest urban development, called Area de…

One of the most attractive parts of the city is Montjuic mountain. Which blends art, culture sport, and history. Montjuic today is far removed from the Iberian city of Laya which was situated here; also lost in the mists of time is the time the Romans built here to their God, Jupiter. Some historians claim…

In front of the Palau Nacional and at the top of Maria Cristina avenue we find the illuminated fountain, la Font Magica. A masterpiece of engineering applied to every possible combination of water and light. The work of Carlos Buigas, the central basin is 1.8m deep, oval in shape, 65m long, and 50m wide. It…

The Roman domination, which lasted for six centuries developed the colony “Julia Augusta Faventia Paterna Barcino” within the limits of what, in those times, were the natural limits of Barcelona, between the sea and the mountain and between the rivers Besos and Llobregat.The later invasions of the “Barberos” meant the fortification of the city within…

The Poble Espanyol is a great tourist attraction, it was the project of the artists Xavier Nogues, Miguel Utrillo, and Ramon Raventos. Built-in 1927 for the 1929 World Exhibition, it is a unique project which groups the different architectural styles of all Spain, together in a special area. The village is entered through San Vicents…

In reality, the transformation of Barcelona, motivated by the Olympic Games, began with the demolition of the Estadi de Montjuic, 17th October 1986, to build the Olympic Stadium in the same place, conserving the old facade. The new stadium retained the old Marathon Gate and the bronze horses, by the sculptor Pau Gargallo, above the…

Of the many beautiful places in Barcelona, a great part are to be found in the Barri Gotic. We can see authentic jewels of Roman and Gothic styles, dispersed among large buildings of later construction but no less beautiful. We can go there through the Gothic-style church of Santa Anna continuing through Villa de Madrid’with…

It can be reached by car up the winding L’Arrbasada road or that of Vallvidrera, or by the funicular that connects with the old Tramvia Blau which starts from Avinguda del Tibidabo. Right on the summit of the mountain, we find the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor de Jesus, the work of the architect Enric…

Besides the stamp Gaudi left on Barcelona, other artists have also been important to this city whether for their Catalan origin or for their love of the magnificent atmosphere of the exhibitions of art to be found in Barcelona. This can be seen in different museums, statues, and buildings scattered throughout the city. This is…

Beginning our walk in the Plaga Catalunya down Les Rambles towards the sea. First, on the right hand, we come to the Font de Canaletas. The legend says that “whosoever drinks from the fountain of Caneletas will always live in Barcelona”. Further down, the first important building is the Academia de les Ciencies and later…

At the end of the Rambles facing the sea is the large square called Porta de la Pau with the Monument to Columbus, a modern symbol of Barcelona, in its center. It was built according to a project by Cayetano Buigas and was opened in July 1888. It is 59 meters high, and the statue…

Barcino was founded as a Roman colony more than two thousand years ago. They chose to build the city in a sandy enclave on the northeastern Iberian coast, situated between the mouths of the Llobregat and the Besos rivers and protected by the Collserola mountain range. The strategic position of the first settlement, well communicated…

Pablo Picasso spent many of his formative years in Barcelona, the city that also gave birth to Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies. These great artistic figures of the twentieth century have prolonged the ancestral link between Barcelona and the plastic arts. The beauty of the city lies in both the refined talent of artists and…

Huge range of popular Catalan traditions. The one that most accurately reflects local character – working together, tenacity, and daring – is probably the castles or human towers. Other traditions have more of a festive character, among these the gegants or giants, present in many places, from villages to cities, and the correfoc, a celebration…

Fourteenth-century and which the municipal authorities still use today for meetings of special relevance. The Placa de Sant Jaume, flanked by the seats of these two institutions, is the scene of many kinds of demonstrations and gatherings: from fervent manifestations of patriotism to the celebration of sporting victories by local teams, organized dancing of sardanes…

Just after nightfall on the evening of 25th July 1992, a flaming arrow left its wake in the sky over Barcelona. Hundreds of millions of viewers all over the world held their breath for an instant until it arrived at its target and lit the flame over the Montjuic Olympic Stadium. This moment marked, not…

Christopher Columbus, from his pedestal 50 meters above street level and one of the best-known monuments in Barcelona, points seawards forever with a gesture of stone. In a sense, Columbus personifies Barcelona’s own gesture of gratitude to the sea. For it was by sea that the founders of Barcino arrived, and by the sea that…

Barcelona may be compared to an old tree whose trunk has thickened over the course of two thousand years, and the core of this trunk is the Gothic quarter, situated to the right of the Rambla looking towards the Placa de Catalunya, from the sea. The streets are narrow, and the buildings, whose facades show…