Barcelona City Guide
Barcelona sits between the city and the sea, bordered by two rivers – the Besos and theLlobregat. An arc of steep hills stretching southwest from the Montjuic mountains to the Collserola slopes surrounds it.
Read MoreBarcelona sits between the city and the sea, bordered by two rivers – the Besos and theLlobregat. An arc of steep hills stretching southwest from the Montjuic mountains to the Collserola slopes surrounds it.
Read MoreEl Retiro is a jewel among parks. Covering nearly 122 hectares, the gardens date from the 1630s, when they were laid out as part of the Buen Retiro palace of Philip IV, most of which was destroyed in the Napoleonic Wars.
Read MoreArchitecture has had a very special importance among all the arts in Catalonia. It’s often been the most appropriate medium through which to express national identity. Periods when architecture flourished have paralleled eras of increased Catalan freedom of action and self expression, greater wealth.
Read MoreMost cities in Europe have a Gothic quarter, that’s how most cities where built in medieval times. What’s unique and specific to Barcelona is the ‘Ensanche’, the way the city expanded in the 19th century.
Read MoreWith Dominican Republic cigars currently ubiquitous, it may be hard for a modern-day cigar lover to believe that 40 years ago the Dominican Republic made very few cigars for export.
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