September 3, 2026 6 min read
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 29, 2026 6 min read
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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 9, 2026 5 min read
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
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.…