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September 3, 2026 6 min read

Did You Know? Fountains and “Fontades”, Following the Course of Water…

By Ferran Garcés Before becoming a paved street, Bellesguard was a dirt path that ran alongside a stream and led to the springs of the mountain and the estate itself, when it was still in ruins. In the earliest photographs of the area, we can see some of the walkers…

August 7, 2026 4 min read

Did You Know? Gaudí and the Barcelona of the 1905 Eclipse

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

Did You Know? The Attics with the Nose and the Eyes of a Dragon…

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

Did You Know? A Rooftop with Four Paths and…

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

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.…