September 26, 2026 3 min read
By Ferran Garcés A well-known phrase by Antoni Gaudí speaks of his respect and admiration for the plants which grow taller: “This tree near my workshop; this is my master!” The architect, enamored with Nature and Liturgy, was able to draw important lessons from these plants; lessons that are both…
August 21, 2026 3 min read
As the end of summer approaches, many schools are already beginning to plan activities and educational trips for the new academic year. If you are…
August 14, 2026 3 min read
By Ferran Garcés In 1960, the Barcelona publishing house Claret released Antoni Gaudí. Mi itinerario con el arquitecto (Antoni Gaudí. My Journey with…
August 7, 2026 4 min read
By Ferran Garcés We are about to witness a historic eclipse. The last one took place on August 30, 1905. At Torre Bellesguard, we know…
July 31, 2026 3 min read
By Ferran Garcés The Spanish term “desván” perfectly defines the usual purpose of this non-habitable part of a house. It comes from the Latin vanus…
July 24, 2026 4 min read
By Ferran Garcés One of the most distinctive elements of Gaudí’s architecture is an area that, in most other buildings, is usually considered “secondary”. We…
July 4, 2026 7 min read
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
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
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
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…