Las Ramblas or Les Rambles is a 1.2-Kilometer Tree-Lined Pedestrian Mall: Once exclusively a flower market, the historic and bustling Las Ramblas area of Barcelona is the perfect place for leisurely walks, shopping or engaging in some people watching. Whereas Las Ramblas was once lined with convents and churches, the streets are now thronged with […]
Sagrada Familia – Gaudi’s Temple of the Holy Family
The Temple Expiatori Sagrada Familia is One of Barcelona’s Great Wonders: Think of Barcelona and Antonio Gaudi easily comes to mind. Whilst Gaudi did not create Barcelona, he most certainly is Barcelona’s patron architect. Much of the city bears his stamp and nowhere is this more evident than in his unfinished masterpiece, Temple Expiatori Sagrada […]
La Pedrera – Gaudi’s Stone Quarry
Gaudi’s Casa Milà is Otherwise Known as La Pedrera or The Stone Quarry: Along Passeig de Gràcia, in the ultra-fashionable Quadrat d’Or (Golden Square) neighborhood of Barcelona stands one of the most unusual examples of the city’s architecture – or anywhere else in the world: Casa Milà, otherwise known as La Pedrera, is another of […]
Parc Güell – Another of Gaudi’s Gift to Barcelona
Gaudi’s Parc Güell is a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Parc Güell is yet another of architect Antonio Gaudi’s great gifts to the city of Barcelona. When you visit this mind-boggling 20-hectare park, you’ll quickly understand why it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Parc Güell sits on the hills to the north of Barcelona’s […]
Gaudi Architecture of Barcelona
Antonio Gaudi – A Nut or a Genius: When Elies Rogent signed the diploma in 1878 certifying Gaudi as an architect, he made the following statement “Qui sap si hem donat el diploma a un boig o a un geni: el temps ens ho dirà.” (Who knows if we have given this diploma to a […]
Palau de la Música Catalana – A Palace for Catalan Music
The Palau de la Música Catalana is the Most Beautiful Concert Hall in Europe: Few concert halls are as exuberant as Barcelona’s century-old Palau de la Música Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music). Said to be the most beautiful concert hall in Europe, the Palau Musica has the UNESCO World Heritage stamp of approval as a […]
Plaza Mayor – A Historical Madrid Plaza
Plaza Mayor – This Madrid Square has been the Scene of Many Historical Events: Plaza Mayor is one of Madrid’s main tourist attractions. This Madrid square is the most likely venue for visitors having a drink at one of the many cafes and enjoying the Spanish sunshine. However, things have not always been so peaceful […]
Palacio Real – The Royal Palace of Madrid
Madrid’s Palacio Real is Second only to Versailles in Size and Splendour: Twenty-five years in construction and spanning the reign of two Bourbon monarchs, Madrid’s Palacio Real (Royal Palace) was built to impress. And who can dispute this when you learn that there are nearly three thousand rooms, with two hundred and forty balconies and […]
Gran Teatre Del Liceu or Simply Liceu Barcelona
The Liceu Barcelona is One of the Largest Opera Theatres in Europe: Simply referred to as the Liceu Barcelona in Catalan or Liceo Barcelona in Spanish, Barcelona’s opera house, the Gran Teatre del Liceu is one of the largest opera theatres in Europe. Yet unlike many of the grand opera houses in other old European […]
Prado Museum – Where the Spanish Masters Reign
Museo del Prado has one of the World’s Finest Collections of European Art: Madrid’s Prado Museum is one of the most visited tourist spots in this city. The Prado is home to over 7,600 paintings and thousands of sculptures, prints, drawings and historic documents. Though the Prado’s collections emphasize heavily on the three most famous […]
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