L’ESTEL FERIT | THE WOUNDED STAR
This sculpture, by the German artist Rebecca Horn, was commissioned for the 1992 Olympic Games and is emblematic of the modern day Barceloneta. Horn fashioned it as an homage to […]
SERIE GÒTIC: PLAÇA SANT FELIP NERI
One of the most beautiful and peaceful squares in all of Barcelona is the Plaça de Sant Felip Neri. Its history, however, is a tragic one. On January 30, 1938, two […]
LA VIEJITA | THE OLD LADY
Passeig del Born, surveilled by one of its tenants early on Catalonia Day (La Diada de Catalunya) on September 11th, 2016. The Catalan flag is proudly displayed on her balcony […]
HOW THE BARCELONA FLOWER SAVED THE CITY’S STREETS AND REPUTATION
For those of you who live in or have visited Barcelona, you undoubtedly have noticed one of the city’s most famous symbols: the Barcelona flower, or “panot de flor.” It’s […]
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