Category Archives: .Ciutat_Vella

4. BARCELONA: Eixample

Posted on June 17, 2017 by admin

Today is the day for Sagrada Família… we even booked the tickets online since the last year attempt ended up with a long line… skipped it… booked the first tour in the morning this time… full tours… it was perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in .2017.06-07.Spain-Ro, .BARCELONA, .Casa_de_les_Punxes, .Granja_Viader, .Sagrada_Família, .Sant_Martí, .tapas, .Vila_Olímpica, Antoni Gaudí, Josep Puig i Cadafalch | Tagged Antoni Gaudí, Casa de les Punxes, Ciudad Comtal, Eixample, Granja Viader, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, La Llavor dels Orígens, Olympic Village, Sagrada Família, Sant Martí, Schools of Sagrada Familia, Vila Olímpica | Leave a comment

2. BARCELONA: Bitter Sweet History…

Posted on June 15, 2017 by admin

Today was a sad day for us… decided to cut it short and start with the sweet part of the original itinerary… Carrer Petritxol… a sweeter destination was on the list… so we had our sort of brunch at Granja … Continue reading →

Posted in .2017.06-07.Spain-Ro, .BARCELONA, .Carrer_Petritxol, .Casa_de_l'Ardiaca, .chocolate, .churro, .Ciutat_Vella, .Crema_Catalana, .Granja_Viader, .hot_chocolate, .Maritime_Museum, .medieval, .Raval, .sweets, .tapas, Antic_Hospital_de_la_Santa_Creu | Tagged Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu, BARCELONA, Bitter Sweet History, Carrer Petritxol, Casa de l'Ardiaca, Churros con Chocolate, Columbus Monument, Crema Catalana, Dancing Egg, Granja Viader, Historia de un gato gordo, L’Ou Com Balla, Mirador de Colom, Museu Marítim de Barcelona, Taller de Tapas | Leave a comment

1. BARCELONA: Art Surprise!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by admin

While uploading pictures I notice a bit of a pattern… we went to London 2 years in a row (2015, 2016) and Barcelona next 2 years (2016, 2017)… and while it happened more by chance than by design… though our … Continue reading →

Posted in .2017.06-07.Spain-Ro, .7_Portes, .BARCELONA, .Barri_Gòtic, .Ciutat_Vella, .El_Born, .history, .medieval, .restaurant, Joan Miró, Picasso, Salvador Dali | Tagged Art Surprise, BARCELONA, Barri Gòtic, Carrer Montcada, Ciutat Vella, Dali, El Born, El Call, Miró, Picasso, Plaça Sant Felip Neri, The Little Story of 7 Portes | Leave a comment

CITINERARY: Barcelona Sweet History!

Posted on June 3, 2017 by admin

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 →

Posted in .BARCELONA, .Can_Culleretes, .Carrer_Petritxol, .citinerary, .Columbus_Monument, .El_Gato_de_Botero, .Granja_Viader, .history, .itinerary, .Las_Ramblas, .La_Boqueria, .La_Rambla, .map, .Museum_of_the_History_of_Catalonia, .Museum_of_World_Cultures_of_Barcelona, .Plaça_del_Pi, .Pla_de_l'Os | Tagged Carrer Petritxol, Cat, Columbus Monument, El Gato de Botero, Fernando Botero, Granja Viader, Joan Miró’s Mosaic, La Rambla, Maritime Museum of Barcelona, Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, Mirador de Colom, Museu d'Història de Catalunya, Museu de Cultures del Món, Museu Marítim de Barcelona, Museum of the History of Catalonia, Museum of World Cultures of Barcelona, Pla de l'Os, Plaça del Pi, Restaurant Can Culleretes, The Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu | Leave a comment

CITINERARY: Barcelona Art Surprise!

Posted on June 2, 2017 by admin

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 →

Posted in .7_Portes, .BARCELONA, .Barcelona_Cathedral, .Barri_Gòtic, .Casa_Calvet, .Casa_Llotja_de_Mar, .chocolate, .citinerary, .Ciutat_Vella, .El_Call, .Font_de_Santa_Anna, .paella, .Plaça_Nova, 4_Gats, Joan Miró | Tagged 4 Gats, Barcelona Art Surprise!, Barcelona Cathedral, Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi, Carrer Montcada, Casa Calvet, Casa Llotja de Mar, Chocolates Brescó, CITINERARY, Font de Santa Anna, Joan Miró Birthplace, MUHBA El Call, Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, Plaça Nova, Restaurant 7 Portes, Sant Pau Hospital | Leave a comment