Today marks the beginning of the week-long Festa Major de Grácia, a yearly tradition in which enthusiastic residents of Barcelona’s Grácia neighborhood transform the narrow alleys of the barrio with magnificent paper mache sculptures of everything from trees to people to a giant tyrannosaurus rex. T-Rex guards Carrer Progrés Food,…
Every April Barcelona kicks off a colorful fair celebrating the culture of Andalusia, a region in the south of Spain famous for its lively culture.The 43rd annual Feria de Abril (Fira d’Abril in Catalan) takes place from April 25 to May 4 at the Forum, a large exhibition space near…
“Wow.” Few words provide a more fitting description for La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s most famous building and the crown jewel of Antoní Gaudí’s architectural career. We love the Sagrada, and we want to share it with you. Take a look below for the building’s history, highlights, interesting facts and images.…
Paris. Barcelona. Rome. Berlin. London When you move to a city beloved by the travel world, one of the unspoken rules of expat living is that you friends and your family will have a renewed interest in visiting you (and your amazing city). And, at some point, you are bound…
This morning, while I pounded away on copy for our soon-to-be-released website, I pondered the food of Catalonia. “What,” I thought, “are three foods that are most typical of this region?” I’m a relative rookie in Catalonia, and an international one at that…Barcelona has its hardcore pockets of the native…
