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 the egg, a small hole is made, which is then …
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 seen in United Kingdom. They were the utopias of the moment. Thus, Gaudi’s and Güell’s …
Today is May 2nd. A day that represents the struggle of the people to maintain freedom. The uprising in Madrid on May 2, 1808 is one of the most famous of the French War. But Napoleon’s passage through Barcelona also left its mark. On February 13, 1808, Marshal Duhesme’s French …
Pere Milà Camps was a lawyer, industrialist and politician of Barcelona. His father was a textile industrialist and had been a partner of Mr. Batlló. In 1905, Pere Milà married Roser Segimon, widow of Josep Guardiola, a wealthy nouveau riche who had left behind a great fortune in his inheritance. …
In April 1717, the Bourbon authorities ordered to destroy 1016 houses in the Born district of Barcelona. It was a new fortress, Ciutadella, and these buildings were too close to its walls. The day after When the War of the Spanish Succession ended in 1714, the taxes on the guilds …
In September 2005, after six years of construction, the Glorias Tower was completed. With its height of 142 meters and its 38 floors, it became one of the new icons of Barcelona. We can no longer imagine Barcelona without the silhouette of what is still called by many, the Agbar …