November 14, 2025 6 min read
By Ferran Garcés Gaudí had a special fondness for a particular food. Gijs van Hensbergen, one of the main biographers of the architect, mentions it when commenting on his habits: “Or, perhaps, he would take quick bites of dry pastries, the breads of Saint Anthony, which he always carried with…
May 29, 2026 4 min read
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October 10, 2025 10 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Gaudí built Torre Bellesguard between 1900 and 1909. Last Friday they saw a selection of portraits of the architect in the previous…
October 3, 2025 8 min read
By: Ferran Garcés In a 1920 photo, with the Sagrada Familia in the background, we see two friends walking. One of them is Lluís Milet,…
September 28, 2025 8 min read
By Ferran Garcés Does coincidence exist? This question has been widely and profoundly addressed by philosophy and religion, but that is not the purpose of…
September 11, 2025 8 min read
By Ferran Garcés The Catalan identity of Antoni Gaudí is a key topic for understanding the architect’s work, life, and legacy. However, it is not…
September 5, 2025 4 min read
By Ferran Garcés September is the month of the grape harvest. The regions fill with activities related to viticulture to celebrate the beginning of the…
August 28, 2025 9 min read
By Ferran Garcés The well-known novel by Eduardo Mendoza, The City of Marvels, takes place between 1888 and 1929, the years of the two universal exhibitions…