Tag Archives: Spain  History, Art, and Architecture Poble Espanyol (Spanish: Pueblo español, “Spanish Town”) was one of those unexpected treasures that I discovered while doing my pre-trip research on Barcelona. I was intrigued to read about the diversity of art and architecture in this special part of the city and I was lucky to be there on a…  Sunset at the top of Parc Guell, what a view! Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona’s visionary architect My sister and brother in law just returned from visiting Spain and had so many fun stories about all the cool places that they visited that it made me want to go back right away! One of their stops on…  The beautiful walkway captured in this photograph is called Rambla de Mar, and can be found in Barcelona’s Port Vell (which in Catalan means Old Harbour). Further to the east (right side), you will come upon the commercial Port of Barcelona. To the west of the walkway lies Port Olimpic, a tourist hot spot that…  Some buildings really capture my attention and in Barcelona the National Art Museum of Catalonia (Catalan: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya) was the first one that really struck me as special. I had seen photos of the museum online, but you really have to walk down the Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina to get…  The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catalan: Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Spanish: Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia) rarely gets as much attention as its more famous counterpart Sagrada Familia. However if you are into historical buildings and are visiting Barcelona then I’d highly recommend a…  After a long day of walking around the beautiful city of Barcelona I found myself at Port Vell. This part of the city is a fun place to gather as there is a marina for yachts, seaside pedestrian walkways, an entertainment centre known as the Maremàgnum, a wooden pedestrian bridge and the Barcelona aquarium (Europe’s…  I got up early once again to be able to get this photo at the Olympic Stadium garden in Barcelona with few people milling around and those that were there have magically disappeared thanks to good old Photoshop. As I left my hotel the woman at the front desk cautioned me that there would be…  I almost didn’t go to the top of the spire at Sagrada Familia and what a mistake that would have been. I was smart enough to be at Sagrada Familia first thing in the morning when they opened their doors to the public so there were not too many people to get in the way… |
