I Like Barcelona

26/11/2015

Yesterday the city demonstrated against domestic violence with a massive concentration by the city hall

07/10/2015

Guess in what city is U2 spending some days... You may even guess at which hotel they're staying...

Spanish Eyes ... Adam

11/09/2015

Today it is Catalonia's national day. At least 2M people demonstrating at the very long Meridiana Avenue in Bcn for independence of this country

12/08/2015

Living in Barcelona but working in London - quite smart!

Sam Cookney makes the five-and-a-half hour trip to the British capital several times a month, and financially is still ahead

28/07/2015

The astronaut Scott Kelly says that it's "looking beautiful as usual". He also likes Barcelona.

16/06/2015

The abbey remind us that Gaudí was inspired in Montserrat when designing Sagrada Família

Bon dia des de Montserrat! Sabies que Gaudí es va inspirar en la natura i les formes de Montserrat per crear les seves obres?

04/06/2015

Nice inputs and interesting questions - the paradoxes of Sagrada Família that I won't tell you on tour

The 130-year labour of love that is Barcelona's Sagrada Família could soon be at an end. But should it have been finished according to Gaudí's plans, asks Rowan Moore

20/03/2015

If you are interested in the secessionist process of Catalonia, this product may be appealing for you

Between 25 and 28 June, the Catalan people are opening their doors to the world.Everyone who wants to come is invited to our home to experience, at first hand, the social, democratic and civic-minded process of building a new country. The mass pro-independence social rallies staged in Catalonia have…

15/03/2015

Today it was Barcelona's Marathon. But it was also Montserrat's Skyrace - 24k in mountain. Congrats to all finishers.

13/03/2015

Bon dia!

Pic credit: Anabel Sesé

09/03/2015

Gaudí used to say that mankind shouldn't exceed God's creation.

But this is a very humble pine tree

06/03/2015

Palace of Catalan Music in the Born quarter. Modernist masterpiece projected by a genius architect... Domènec i Montaner

05/03/2015

Sunset and bona nit

Pic credit Marina Duran

04/03/2015

La Rambla in the early 20th century. No paella, no sangria back then

02/03/2015

An inappropriate war in Mesopotamia

Bernardo Cortés Maldonado, the attitude of Barceloneta Posted on February 24, 2015 by Viggo Nowadays the charming quarter of Barceloneta is synonym of beach, tapas and music. It is not strange to have the chance to witness the show of a gipsy dueto whilst tasting some bravas or calamares. Neverthele…

02/03/2015

Enjoy the day even it's Monday. Bon dia!

Pic credit: Marina Duran

01/03/2015

The entire city wants this guy for his brutal, childish action against a pedestrian in Diagonal Avenue.

Se pide colaboración para la difusión de este vídeo con el fin de ayudar a los Mossos d'Esquadra a encontrar a este individuo. ------------------------------...

01/03/2015

Mesopotamia is the ultimate cradle of civilisation. Its remains are witness of the past and an asset for the future. We don't like those stupid vandals.

"Stop stupid! That's a radiator!"

01/03/2015

Did you know?

The logo of the famous lollipops was designed by the most famous painter !

The Catalan lollipop made its first appearance in 1958, when the founder Enric Bernat had the idea of placing a candy on a stick. He called the product "GOL," imagining the as a football and the open mouth as a net. It didn’t realy score. So Bernat hired an advertising agency that renamed the product to "Chupa Chups" (from the Spanish ch**ar, meaning “to suck”). Now all he needed was some good branding. In 1969, Bernat complained about his problem finding a good design, while having coffee with his artist friend--none other than Salvador Dalí.

The painter went to work immediately, looking for inspiration from newspapers that were laying around. masterfully came up with a daisy design, that has hardly changed since.

Fully aware of presentation, Dalí insisted that his design had to be placed on top of the lollypop, rather than on the side, so that it could always be seen in full shape.

The design is proved to be one of the most enduring pieces of branding ever and one that’s still used every today.

Who would have known that eventually this small design turned out 's best selling piece of art! Sold over a billion of times!

Share, Like & chupachup!

28/02/2015

Today it was Andalusia's Day. Guess where my clients were from: Málaga, Córdoba and Sevilla. They got a half Granadian guide, by the way

28/02/2015

A basement of Gaudí's

La rampa helicoïdal era el pas per a persones que connectava la planta baixa amb el soterrani.

The helical ramp was the pedestrian passage between the ground floor and the basement.

Fotografia: Ramón Manent © Diputació de Barcelona

28/02/2015

Are you ready for the selfie-drone? Soon in all your touristic sites

The luxury traveler is now adding a new toy to their luggage, the portable and packable personal drone.

28/02/2015

Photos, photos, photos. Have you ever felt the relentless need to take a picture? Do you use your mobile more as a camera than to call or be called? In this case you will enjoy visiting Casa Batllo like a child, a magical place where every corner is immortalised and it is a place where you can take…

25/02/2015

In 1923 Albert Einstein visited Barcelona and its surroundings, in order to carry out some speeches. On February 25th he went to Espluga de Francolí and took this pic with some kids that were playing on the street.

El 25 de febrer de 1923, Albert Einstein va visitar l'Espluga de Francolí. La fotografia és al Carrer de la Font i el vehicle és un Elizalde Tipo 26 amb matrícula B-6592.
http://www.museuvidarural.com/caagenda_int/einstein

24/02/2015

23/02/2015

Bona nit and sleep tight

18/02/2015

A last stroll along the gardens of the monks. A blessing of a course! We certainly leave with more knowledge and love for this place

17/02/2015

16/02/2015

Find the whistle, the mummy, the elephant, and my friend Robb

12/02/2015

U2 are coming to town!

'A completely different feeling from night one to night two...' Fourth show for Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi, just announced. Saturday, October 10th.
http://www.u2.com/news/title/fourth-night-in-barcelona/