Antoní Gaudi was born near Reus in 1852 in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia. At the age of 21 he began his architectural studies at the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura in Barcelona. Upon graduation with only mediocre grades in 1878 the college’s director still didn’t know what to make of him as he noted: […]
Penedès Wine Region Tours from Barcelona
Tucked away between the coastal hills to the south-west of Barcelona is the Penedès wine making region. Considered by many to be a close second to Rioja in the popularity stakes, it is also one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the whole of Europe. In an area of predominant white grape varieties, Penedès is […]
How to Get to the Dalí Museum in Figueres from Barcelona
Spanish surrealist painter, Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali y Domenech made a dramatic impact on the world with his often bizarre, always striking and beautiful artistic images. Best known for his brilliant “The Persistence of Memory” where “melting” clocks are draped across a barren landscape, Dali’s work was always creative and imaginative. As for entertaining […]
How to Get to Montserrat from Barcelona
The sacred Catalan monastery of Montserrat is located on top of a range of craggy mountains some 60km north-west of Barcelona. It is one of Spain’s most important pilgrimage sites where more than two million annual visitors come to visit ‘La Moreneta’. This is a small statue of the Virgin of Montserrat which stands high […]
Catalunya MotoGP 2021
The Catalunya MotoGP takes place at Montmeló some 20km north of Barcelona at the Circuit de Catalunya. The first international event to be held there was the 1991 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix which remains the home of this event. In 1992 the European Motorcycle Grand Prix took place at the same venue and from […]