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June 25, 2025 6 min read

On This Day: Reus or Riudoms, the Roots of a Genius 

By: Ferran Garcés Gaudí was born on Friday, June 25, 1852, and was baptized the following day, with little time in between. Gijs van Hensbergen, a popular biographer of the architect, explains the reason for this unusual haste: “Although he was the fifth child, Antonia had previously lost María, aged…

April 4, 2025 1 min read

Meeting of “Gaudinians” in Comillas to Celebrate the 140th Anniversary of El Capricho 

Anna Mollet Last week, representatives of all Gaudí’s works gathered in Comillas, Cantabria, to celebrate the 140th anniversary of El Capricho, one of Gaudí’s early…

March 13, 2025 6 min read

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…

March 8, 2025 5 min read

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…

February 28, 2025 3 min read

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…

February 7, 2025 2 min read

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…

January 30, 2025 5 min read

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…