March 14, 2024 2 min read
By: Ferran Garcés The word balcony originated between the 5th and 8th centuries, during the time when the Goths, a Germanic people, settled in the Italian region of the Po Valley, known as Lombardy, and left evidence of their stay with words like balko, which means “beam”. Gradually, the word…
April 2, 2026 6 min read
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February 15, 2024 7 min read
By: Ferran Garcés A common question from visitors is whether there is any ghost haunting Bellesguard. The Gothic appearance of the building, especially on rainy…
February 9, 2024 5 min read
By: Ferran Garcés We have started the year talking about the animal symbols of Bellesguard. We have also mentioned that the tower was built in…
January 26, 2024 4 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Taking advantage of the feast of Saint Anthony Abbot, the patron saint of animals, last Friday, we began a series of articles…
January 18, 2024 4 min read
By: Ferran Garcés This week, on January 17th, the celebration of Saint Anthony Abbot, the patron saint of animals and farmers, took place. In the…
January 4, 2024 5 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Header image: Nativity, Gueraru Gener, 1407-1411. Only the lower part, to focus on the nativity scene. In the header image, we…
December 28, 2023 3 min read
By: Ferran Garcés In the words of Gaudí himself: “Glory is light, light brings joy, and joy is the joy of the spirit.” We can…