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August 14, 2026 3 min read

Did You Know? Gaudí Loved Bellesguard

By Ferran Garcés     In 1960, the Barcelona publishing house Claret released Antoni Gaudí. Mi itinerario con el arquitecto (Antoni Gaudí. My Journey with the Architect). Unfortunately, the book is now out of print and difficult to find. This is a real pity, as it is one of the…

July 4, 2026 7 min read

Did You Know? Joan Martorell: Tribute to Gaudí’s Mentor

By Ferran Garcés On 5 July 1906, Joan Martorell i Montells (1833–1906) passed away, a Barcelona architect who is unjustly little known today. Not only…

June 26, 2026 2 min read

Agenda: If the Walls of Bellesguard Could Talk

By: Bellesguard Team The Department of Culture of the Generalitat, together with Abacus, have prepared a podcast aimed at children and young people, called If…

June 19, 2026 3 min read

Agenda. Visit and workshop “Hake à la Roger de Llúria”

Bellesguard Team After a long period of preparation, finally, on Friday, June 12, we carried out a very special activity, as it combined history with…

June 17, 2026 3 min read

Agenda: Gijs van Hensbergen and “the medieval soul” of Gaudí

By Ferran Garcés Last Wednesday, June 10, we were visited by Gijs van Hensbergen, one of the most renowned biographers of Antoni Gaudí. It was…

June 9, 2026 5 min read

Did you know? The first visit of a Pope to Barcelona and… Bellesguard

By Ferran Garcés Without a doubt, this week’s big news is the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Spain and, more specifically, to the Sagrada…

June 4, 2026 6 min read

Did you know? The throne Gaudí was waiting for

By Ferran Garcés The last photograph of Gaudí shows him waiting for the beginning of the Corpus Christi procession, at the door of Barcelona Cathedral.…

May 29, 2026 4 min read

Did you know? The first “portrait” of Bellesguard and… Barcelona

By: Ferran Garcés The oldest description of the royal site of Bellesguard dates back to the late 16th century. It was written by the Barcelona-based…

May 19, 2026 2 min read

Emergency intervention on the Torre Bellesguard pinnacle by Gaudí

In recent days, an emergency intervention has been carried out on the pinnacle of Torre Bellesguard, one of the most distinctive elements of Antoni Gaudí’s…

May 8, 2026 1 min read

Torre Bellesguard and the Sagrada Família sign a collaboration agreement that will facilitate joint work over the coming years

Torre Bellesguard and the Fundació Junta Constructora de la Sagrada Família signed a collaboration agreement this morning to promote shared projects and activities that contribute…