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December 7, 2025

The Catalonia Most People Miss: Food, Landscape and Slow Travel in Pallars

By Laura Morris When people think about life in Catalonia, they often think first of Barcelona. And honestly, who can blame them? Barcelona is beautiful, chaotic, stylish, infuriating and brilliant in equal measure. It gives a lot – culture, food, sea, architecture, ideas – but it also gives that strange urban tiredness that comes from […]

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Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona: the 10 Major Works

This post may contain affiliate links. Most people visiting Barcelona will have heard of the major works of Antoni Gaudí, such as the Sagrada Família and Casa Milà. Other equally interesting buildings by Gaudí lie tucked away, sometimes in quiet residential neighborhoods. We’ll cover the ten major projects of the great Catalan architect and their […]

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The Namesakes of Barcelona’s Most Iconic Streets and Plaças

Barcelona’s street names read like a compressed history of Catalonia itself. Politicians, royals, philosophers, poets, artists, generals, and saints all leave their mark, etched into plaques on street corners across the city. Look up as you walk: these names quietly reveal how Barcelona was shaped as much by ideas, ambition, and power struggles as by […]

Barcelona’s Top Chefs Share their Favorite Tapas Restaurants

Barcelona may be famous for avant-garde gastronomy, but ask the city’s top chefs where they go on their days off, and you’ll often find them tucked into traditional bars, sipping vermouth and sharing small plates. Tapas—simple, flavorful, and rooted in local culture—remain a cornerstone of the Catalan dining experience. Here’s a look at some favorite […]

Maternity Photoshoot in Barcelona: How to Capture This Special Moment by the Mediterranean

Pregnancy is one of the most meaningful journeys in life. It is a time filled with anticipation, excitement and emotional connection as families prepare to welcome a new life. Many parents like to capture chapters of this journey in a maternity photoshoot that will create timeless memories they can cherish forever. Few places can provide […]

Pa amb Tomàquet: A Catalan Tradition

Pa amb Tomàquet, or «bread with tomato,» is a quintessential Catalan dish that has become a beloved part of the region’s culinary identity. Simple yet flavorful, it consists of rustic bread rubbed with ripe tomatoes (tomacons), drizzled with olive oil, and sprinkled with salt. Sometimes, it’s enhanced with garlic, rubbed before the tomato, making it […]

Henri Cartier-Bresson. Watch! Watch! Watch!

Key witness to the history of the 20th century, the French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908, Chanteloup-en-Brie, 2004, Montjustin), was known as the “eye of the century”. A patient and silent observer, but at the same time agile and expeditious, the artist captured scenes of people and events with his compact 35 mm Leica camera. With […]