Did you know that Gaudí's starting point is located in Mataró? That Lluís Domènech i Montaner, the genius behind the Palau de la Música Catalana and the Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona, refurbished a medieval castle in Canet de Mar? Patricia Rojas, La Cosmopolilla, a journalist and travel blogger, suggests a route through the Art Nouveau legacy of Maresme, a region of Costa Barcelona that is popular for its beaches and boasts a great heritage to discover. A real treat!
If you’re a curious-minded person looking for a great family day out, we recommend organising a trip to the textile model villages in the regions of Barcelona. Built at around the turn of the 20th century, they still contain fully-functioning machinery, fabrics you can feel and so many amazing stories that you’ll be blown away. So how about a journey back in time?
Many of us tend to associate Romanesque art with austerity and simplicity, discreetly blending in with nature. And this is very true, especially of the small churches built in the 11th and 12th centuries in mountain villages. However, it can also be a rich and complex artistic style that reflects the aristocratic sensibility of the monks who lived in the monasteries at that time.
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Visita el Museu de les Aigües, una planta d'extracció i bombament d'aigua del 1909 que avui encara continua en servei.
Endinsa’t a la residència d’estiu del pintor Ramon Casas en un recorregut per les habitacions i estances del monestir de Sant Bene...
Recorre les estances més emblemàtiques del monestir en un viatge sensorial pels seus mil anys d’història. Un recorregut amb espect...
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