A day like today: Xavi Casinos and the secret passage of Bellesguard
By: Ferran Garcés On a day like today, in January last year, Xavi Casinos, author of the popular blog “Barcelona Secreta” visited us to document a new article for La Vanguardia. The subject was one of the most unknown corners of the Bellesguard Tower, which, in itself, is one of the most unknown works […]
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- On January 13, 2023
- In A day like today Did you know?
- Tags: architecture, barcelona, barcelona, be in love, gaudí, gaudí, in love, love, pepeta moreu, pepeta moreu, what to do in barcelona
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Did you know?: Who was Pepeta Moreu?
The figure of Pepeta Moreu, and with it her influence on Antoni Gaudí, has remained in the shadows for most of the time, like so many other women in history who have been forgotten. It has recently been rediscovered, providing a new historical view not only of the life of the famous architect but also […]
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- On December 16, 2022
- In A day like today Architecture and Tourism News and Agenda
- Tags: age, antoni, antoni gaudi, antoni gaudi, architect, architecture, construcción, construcción, death, gaudí, gaudí, how did gaudi die, young, youth
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Architecture and Tourism: How and at what age did the architect Antoni Gaudí die?
Antoni Gaudí, born on June 25, 1852 in Reus, is one of our most recognized and international figures. His unique and groundbreaking style has transformed architecture and influenced generations and generations of architects. Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, was the city where he left the bulk of his work, with buildings as iconic as the Sagrada […]
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- On December 8, 2022
- In Did you know?
- Tags: antoni gaudi, architecture, barcelona, barcelona, bellesguard, bellesguard, did you know, festivities, gaudí, gaudí, holiday, immaculate conception, religión, religion, what to do in barcelona
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Did you know?: The Immaculate Conception at Bellesguard
By: Ferran Garcés Today we publish the first article in a series of three that we have called “The Triptych of the Bellesguard facade”. A facade that hides different symbols and religious references. Little by little we will be discovering them, as if they were the windows of an Advent calendar. We hope you […]
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- On November 18, 2022
- In Architecture and Tourism
- Tags: antoni gaudi, antoni gaudi, architecture, art nouveau, art nouveau, art nouveau barcelona, art nouveau barcelona, art nouveau examples, barcelona, barcelona, barcelona tourism, discover, discover barcelona, examples, gaudí, gaudí, tourism
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Architecture and Tourism: Discover the best examples of Art Nouveau in Barcelona
What is Art Nouveau? Art Nouveau, literally “new art” in French, is an artistic movement with origins that go back to the end of the 19th century, and whose development extended to the beginning of the 20th century, then reaching its peak . The aim of this artistic current was to look for new forms, […]
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