L'ou com balla (the egg as it dances) is a tradition of the Corpus Christi holiday that consists of putting an empty egg in a spring of water, so the egg dances with the force of the water. To empty …
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Greek gods in Costa Brava
In 1908, archaeological excavations began in Empúries. The Junta de Museus, under the direction of Josep Puig i Cadafalch and with the support of Enric Prat de la Riba, had bought the land with the …
The Roman Necropolis of Barcelona
The bombings suffered in Barcelona during the Civil War left the Plaza de la Villa de Madrid of Baarcelona in very poor condition. In 1954, while the repairs were being done, they found the remains of …
Lucretia and the origins of the Republic in Rome
Today is the International Museum Day and we want to celebrate it talking about one of the sculptures that we like the most of those exhibited at the MNAC, the great museum-book on the history of …
The Park Güell
The urbanization works of Park Güell began in October 1900. Eusebi Güell, one of the most influential men in Barcelona at the time, commissioned Antoni Gaudi to design a garden city like those he had …
Saint Paul Hospital
Saint Paul Hospital or how to heal in paradise One of the most impressive and least visited monuments in Barcelona is the Hospital de Saint Paul, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO …