The Lobby from SPG (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The soaring and whimsical architecture of Barcelona is most closely identified with Antoni Gaudi, but a host of talented architects contributed to its memorable skyline as well. Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923), for example, designed several buildings in the modernisme...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Thursday Sept. 11 wasa holiday throughout Catalonia. It actually celebrates the defeat of the Catalonian Army in the 1700's... but today celebrates the Catalan language and culture. Thanks to this holiday I had a four day weekend and was able to explore more of Barcelona. On Thursday and Friday I was a full on tourist. Two friends and myself went on Bus Turistic a tour bus that takes you al
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
It is my last day in Spain. Today I hope to visit a place called Sagrada Familia which is a nearby church designed by Antoni Gaud. It looks beautiful in pictures so I am very excited. After that I am not sure what I want to do next. So far my time here has been fun. My only gripe is that the hostel is not close to anything so I'm constantly having to figure out the public transportation here
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
We are on our own in Barcelona for 4 nights and then we board the cruise ship on Day 12. Bailey will be flying home on Day 11 and Brian will be arriving the morning of Day 12 just in time to board the ship.BarcelonaBarcelona the capital of Catalonia is a cosmopolitan Mediterranean city that incorporates in its urban street pattern Roman remains medieval districts and the most beautiful exampl
Intelligent Travel (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Traveler's September issue is now on newsstands, and with it comes a bevy of supplemental features online. -Get to know Classic San Francisco even better by visiting Traveler's online photo gallery, as photographer Susan Seibert offers insight and behind-the-lens lore....
Articles Database (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
The second largest city in Spain, and the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is one of the most visited cities in Europe. With millions of visitors ever year, the city is accustomed to a massive influx of holiday-makers, backpackers and city break visitors throughout the year. With such a large number of people landing at Barcelona Airport [...]
Nag on the Lake (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Work in progress It is one of the world's most famous unfinished masterpieces, and critics are increasingly concerned that the completed version of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Familia will bear little resemblance to his original plan. Catch up on the history of Barcelona's architectural wonder. See slideshow I'd wanted to see this structure since I first saw pictures of it when I was a child. I finally...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" continues Woody Allen's recent cinematic tour of Europe with another morality play, one that doesn't fit his romantic comedy or melodramatic thriller mold. But "Barcelona" is likable, beautifully acted, scenic and sexy, ingredients that have been missing from Allen's films since, oh, "Everyone Says I Love You" (1996).
Toledo Perspectives (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
(Barcelona, Spain) I found a chiseled example of a magic square on the exterior of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família , a cathedral in Barcelona that was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí . If you add the numbers in any row, in the diagonals, along the four corners, or in the four smaller squares, you get 33. This is believed by many Christians to be the age of Christ when He died...
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Some of the most popular tourist destination sites in Barcelona are works of architecture by the extraordinary Antoni Gaudi.
BizDev & Marketing Consulting (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Barcelona, Spain - Always Worth a Weekend-Trip (June,2008) Major economic center, international airport, mediterranean climate, Montjuïc, 1992 Summer Olympics, Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família, Casa Milà (La Pedrera) and Park Güel, La Rambla, Puerto Olympico, Plaça Catalunya and of course Barça, the FC Barcelona football team, just to name a few highlights. Enjoy excellent food at the terrace of Ciudad...
Global Intellect (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
: Though Wired.com readers selected 10 excellent photos in our blue photo contest, we here at the photo department like to fight for the underdog. Here are our 10 favorite submissions that we think deserved more attention. Our next twice-monthly photo contest is cities. We want you to hit the pavement and show us what your city [...]
A Working Holiday Maker's Life (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
If everything goes smoothly, I should be standing on the ground of Spain's second largest city now. How's everyone doing? What are your plans for the weekend? No matter what I hope you will have a great one. Can't wait to stroll around the city and look at Antoni Gaudi's work. I will leave this city in 3 days. Where's next? Stay tuned =)
Eolake Stobblehouse blog (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
So how come Gaudi was practically the only architect ever to have the balls to use colors and curves? I'm not saying everything should look like his work, but it does demonstrate the dominating paucity of imagination.
the blog of flightcomparison.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Barcelona is one of Europe’s most interesting cities, mostly thanks to the architecture of Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí’s distinctive Art Nouveau buildings create an almost fairytale atmosphere, from the spires of the Sagrada Família to the avenues of the Parc Güell. But Barcelona’s architecture isn’t just Gaudí. The Camp Nou stadium and business district make it [...]
