HOSTAL FLOR DEL LLIRI: THE MOST UNWELCOMING HOSTEL IN BARCELONA
The other day, while talking with a Catalan woman, the subject of Barcelona’s history came up. Amongst other things, she mentioned that, not so long ago, there used to be […]
PLAÇA SANT FELIP NERI: A ROMANTIC SQUARE WITH A DARK PAST
One of the most beautiful and peaceful squares in all of Barcelona is the Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, located near the Cathedral. Whenever we have friends or family in […]
LLUM BCN 2019: POBLENOU
Barcelona’s Light Festival returns for its 8th edition this Friday, February 15. The festival transforms the city —in this case, the Poblenou neighborhood— into a huge, open-air exhibition for artists, designers and […]
SANTA EULÀLIA: BARCELONA’S COURAGEOUS 13-YEAR-OLD HEROINE
Patron saints are a concept that I’ve always found interesting. Many of the most famous patron saints happen to be men. In Barcelona’s case, it’s not a patron but a patroness. […]
EL FOSSAR DE LES MORERES / THE GRAVE OF MULBERRIES
One of Barcelona’s most popular places to visit is the Santa Maria del Mar in the Born neighborhood. This is in part due to Ildefonso Falcones’ La Catedral del Mar, […]
UN AMOUR IMPOSSIBLE
Starting tonight, the play adaptation of Christine Angot’s novel Un Amour Impossible, winner of the 2015 Prix Décembre French literary award, visits the Teatre Lliure de Montjuïc. The play tells the story […]
BCNEGRA 2019
Starting today, January 24th, and continuing through to February 3th, the Barcelona Negra Festival (BCNEGRA) returns for its 14th edition. Barcelona will be the scene of round tables and conversations […]
L’ARBRE DELS NASSOS: THE MAN OF NOSE’S HIDING PLACE FOR 364 DAYS A YEAR
As we mentioned in our previous story, the origin of the “Man of Noses” comes from L’Arbre dels Nassos (“Tree of Noses”). The legend of the tree is an interesting one, […]
L’HOME DELS NASSOS: THE MYTHICAL CATALAN CHARACTER WHO COULD BE ANYONE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE
There’s a man of Catalan myth and legend that has children around Catalonia eager to spot him on New Year’s Eve. The story, as parents tell it, is that this […]
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