Category : Barcelona - Architecture

Corpus Christi - L'ou com Balla


07th June 2007
Today Corpus Christi will be celebrated in Barcelona with parades of giants and big-headed carnival figures known as 'Cabezudos' that meet around the cathedral area in the centre of the city. During the celebration of the L'ou com Balla, or "dancing egg"… more »

Barcelona Sight Seeing: Castell de Montjuic


17th April 2007
The Castell de Montjuïc was built in the 17th century during the battle between Catalonia and Spain's Felipe IV, known as the "War of the Reapers". At the begining of the 18th century Bourbon troops ransacked the castle. It was rebuilt between 1751 and 1… more »

Barcelona Sight Seeing: Barri Gòtic


12th April 2007
The Gothic Quarter is just east off the Ramblas and contains medieval Gothic buildings dating from the 14th and 15th century in what used to be the centre of old Barcelona. It's a maze of interconnecting dark streets linking with squares, and there are… more »

Sight-Seeing Barcelona: Santa María del Mar


09th April 2007
Santa María del Mar is a Gothic church in Barcelona. Santa María del Mar is located in the Ribera quartier and was built between 1329 and 1383. The architects were Berenger de Montagut (designer of the building) and Ramon Despuig. Inside, you can find tw… more »

Barcelona Sight Seeing: las Ramblas.


06th April 2007
Las Ramblas or if you prefer to say it in catalan, Les Rambles! Las Ramblas is a busy, pedestrianised street in central Barcelona, popular not only with the tourists but also the local people of Barcelona. Las Ramblas is 1.2 kilometer-long and is lined… more »