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The Women of Bellesguard: “Against All Odds” 

The Women of Bellesguard: “Against All Odds” 

By Ferran Garcés  We continue the series started two weeks ago about the women of Bellesguard. We began with The Querelle des Femmes , a debate about the condition of women that arose in the era of these women. We then followed with the biography of The Two Queens Who Competed for the Palace  after the […]
The Women of Bellesguard: Two Queens, One Palace… 

The Women of Bellesguard: Two Queens, One Palace… 

By Ferran Garcés  The end of the Casal de Barcelona is usually placed in 1410, with the death of King Martin I the Humane, who had no heir. This statement is true if we only consider the male members of the lineage. However, after the king’s funeral, two female members were still alive. These were […]
The Complaint of Women

The Complaint of Women

By Ferran Garcés    For almost fifty years, Bellesguard was owned by women who, far from having it easy due to this apparent privilege, had to fight against the circumstances of their peculiar fate. On the other hand, their efforts coincide with the beginnings of The Complaint of Women, a term used for the literary, […]
When Bellesguard Could Have Been a Monastery

When Bellesguard Could Have Been a Monastery

By Ferran Garcés  Today marks the beginning of Carnival, the festival of masks. Imagine if places could also wear disguises. Bellesguard would be a perfect example of an uninterrupted Carnival because, in its thousand-year history, this strategically located site between the mountains and the sea has changed its appearance many times…  A Roman-era border crossing, […]
The Neighbor of the Chalet with a Bird Door and a Cinema…

The Neighbor of the Chalet with a Bird Door and a Cinema…

By Ferran Garcés  Nowadays, Torre Bellesguard is surrounded by streets and houses. However, at the time of its construction, between 1900 and 1909, it was a house in the middle of the countryside, visible from afar. One of its first neighbors may have been a friend of Gaudí, with whom he collaborated on three projects. […]
Bridges and Viaducts, Gaudí the Urban Planner 

Bridges and Viaducts, Gaudí the Urban Planner 

By: Ferran Garcés  First of all, we would like to thank Joan Torres, the director of the Clarà Library, for allowing us to photograph the model of a surprising work by Gaudí that was never realized. It is the Pomaret Bridge, dedicated to Saint Eulalia, a martyr born in Sarrià. This week marks her feast […]
Biosphere and Gaudí: A Sustainable Commitment at Bellesguard

Biosphere and Gaudí: A Sustainable Commitment at Bellesguard

Bellesguard Team For another consecutive year, we have been awarded the Biosphere Sustainable certification, the leading international sustainability recognition. This distinction fills us with pride, and we are grateful to those responsible for granting it to us. At the heart of The values that drive us, alongside rigorous historical research and the quality of our guided […]
Architect and Restorer 

Architect and Restorer 

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 […]
An Italian Ambassador Returns to Bellesguard 

An Italian Ambassador Returns to Bellesguard 

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 […]
You know what? The pavement of Portuguese origin…

You know what? The pavement of Portuguese origin…

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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