History
The Namesakes of Barcelona’s Most Iconic Streets and Plaças
Barcelona’s street names read like a compressed history of Catalonia itself. Politicians, royals, philosophers, poets, artists, generals, and saints all leave their mark, etched into plaques on street corners across the city. Look up as you walk: these names quietly reveal how Barcelona was shaped as much by ideas, ambition, and power struggles as by […]
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Vintage Photos of Barcelona
Tibidabo La Boqueria, 1928. By Wolfgang Weber. Las Golondrinas Palau de la Virreina, 1935 Paseo de Gracia 1916 Barcelona, Plaça Catalunya 1888 1858, one of the first photos taken in the city. We see the ramp that led to the sea wall, Palau de la Llotja to the left and Porxos d’en Xifré on the […]
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