By Ferran Garcés Last Monday, the 27th, marked the International Day of Conservator-Restorers. This date reminds us of one of the most distinctive aspects of Torre Bellesguard: a project that combined the construction of a new house with the restoration of the ruins of the palace of Martin I the Humane, built in 1409. As […]
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By: Ferran Garcés Last Saturday, January 18, we had the pleasure and honor of welcoming Mr. Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, the Italian Ambassador to Spain, accompanied by his wife, Monica Moschitti. Also present were Chiara Curti, architect and author of the book La Sagrada Familia: Cathedral of Light, and Galdric Santana, architect, Director of the Gaudí […]
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By: Ferran Garcés Two people standing in two different cities. In the first photograph, we see a famous poet, Fernando Pessoa, in his hometown of Lisbon. In the second photo, we see a maqui, the name given to armed groups that continued operating in Spanish territory after the Civil War to oppose the Franco regime. […]
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By: Ferran Garcés In January 1409, King Martin I the Humane began the construction of his Bellesguard palace, a palace that, five centuries later, would inspire Antoni Gaudí to build the current Torre Bellesguard. It should be clarified that this was not a new building, but rather the renovation of an existing structure, which the […]
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From: The Bellesguard Team The settlement of Bellesguard is very ancient. Archaeological remains trace it back, at least, to Roman times. Consequently, this land, located between the sea and the mountains, has witnessed many New Year transitions, each with its own beliefs and traditions. During the early centuries of Christianity, the beginning of the year […]
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