The neighborhood of Gracia was formerly a small town, which was joined to Barcelona in 1897. Until 1860 the old city was embalmed, and between this first Barcelona and the town of Gracia there were only fields and a path that is now the Passeig de Gracia (Literally the road that leads to Grace). Now the walk is one of the main commercial axes of the city, where there are some of the main modernist buildings of Barcelona. You have several on the corner with Calle Aragó, and La Pedrera on the corner with Calle Provença.
the darkest times
Spain is a parliamentary monarchy since 1975, when the dictator Francisco Franco died. Franco was a soldier who staged a coup in 1936 against the democratic government. Then began a civil war that ended in 1939 with the victory of Franco. His dictatorship ended when he died in 1975. At that time a new democratic constitution was drafted, and the first elections were held in 1977.
gentrification in progress
The neighborhood of Sant Antoni, around the market of the same name, had always been famous for its bars where do the vermouth on weekends, that is to say, have a drink and eat some tapas (small portions of food).
the amusement park in the moutain
The tallest mountain in Barcelona is Tibidabo, and it is about 500 meters high. Right at the top there is an amusement park that is also called Tibidabo, and is one of the oldest in Europe.
cerdà didn’t mean it this way
Until 1860 Barcelona was only what today is the old city, and was surrounded by a wall. In 1860 it was decided to demolish the wall and start the expansion of the city with the construction of what is now the Eixample district (which literally means expansion). In a very short time, thousands of houses were built where before there were only fields, and Barcelona multiplied by 10 its population.
a day in the park
Montjuic is one of the mountains around Barcelona, in this case the one that is right next to the sea. Today we will take a walk through one of its parks and end up eating on its top.
mies in the fountain
One of the most visited attractions in Barcelona is the so called ‘Magic Fountain de Montjuic’. It is a music show where the water of the fountains changes shape and color. We are not very fans and there are always many people, but hey, once in a lifetime he can be fine;)
off the beaten track
In all the rest of posts we have talked about the places where we usually go, most of them close to home. After all, this is our Barcelona. But we wanted to comment on some curious places where we go from time to time, and maybe they are less known.