Culture and traditions

Are you ready for a unique experience, one you will remember for a lifetime? We give you some suggestions if you feel like trying something completely different, something that will definitely leave a lasting impression. Whether you are daring and love heights or prefer to gaze at nature’s beauty from a privileged vantage point, here you will find a series of adventures that you must experience at least once in a lifetime. 

At the beginning of the last century, Art Nouveau was all the rage in Paris: wavy facades, floral motifs on signs, wrought-iron staircases ... This new aesthetic depicted modern city life and had a huge impact in Catalonia. However, when the winds of Art Nouveau blew across the Pyrenees, Catalan architects reinterpreted it in their own way. This is what we know as Catalan Modernisme.

World Book Day or Sant Jordi on 23 April is the perfect time to explore the amazing Art Nouveau heritage of the regions around Barcelona. Using roses as our inspiration, we suggest a tour of five places that are a must-see if you love Catalan Modernisme, floral motifs and legends.