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Poble Espanyol, a mix of tradition and modernity. Poble Espanyol is architecture, music, art…, a real cultural trip at the foot of Montjuïc. Francesc Folguera and Ramón Reventós created this place due to the International Exposition in 1929. The aim was reproducing life-size buildings, squares and streets from all across the Spanish territory. They chase […]

Barcelona cannot be understood without the architect Antoni Gaudi, a symbol of innovation in construction systems and buildings structure. Without any doubt, he is one of the best examples of the Catalan Modern Art, a style which has its roots in the “Renaixença” a cultural and artistic movement which looked for references in the Middle […]

Spring, sun… and vermouth. In Barcelona there is no Sunday without vermouth. Do you fancy a glass? All you need is good company and good time is guaranteed. Enjoying a vermouth is more than tasting this liquor. It is usually accompanied by olives, chips or pinchos. In Barcelona you will find uncountable traditional bars where […]

Trix, the most famous Tyrannosaurus Rex of all time, has arrived in Barcelona. This fossil is one of the three biggest and most well-preserved dinosaur skeletons in the world. In fact, it is one of the most complete found, with a bone volume recovered of the 80 per cent. Concerning palaeontologists, his bones are probably […]

Andy Warhol, Pop Art pioneer, fills CaixaForum with colour through the temporary exposition available since September. Pop Art is an art movement born in the 1950’s in opposition to the traditional art. It transforms ordinary objects into extraordinary pieces in art galleries. For example, Brillo soap pads or pictures of famous characters such as Mao […]

Barcelona, together with London and Paris, leads top 3 in most visited cities in the European Union. Barcelona is a city with a special personality, a city which fascinates all its visitors. Its charm is so special that many movie directors have chosen it for the different settings in which their films have been developed. […]