Barcelona

Barcelona

A community portal about Barcelona with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Barcelona – Greek: Βαρκινών ; Latin: Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno – is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the... [more]

A community portal about Barcelona with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Barcelona – Greek: Βαρκινών ; Latin: Barcino, Barcelo, and Barceno – is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of Catalonia and the province with the same name. It is located in the comarca of Barcelonès, along the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs.

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"I have never thought about leaving Barça"

Giovani Dos Santos has insisted that he is very happy at FC Barcelona and hopes to remain at the club for many seasons to come.The Mexican starlet spoke to the media in the press room at the Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper training complex in Sant Joan Despí and reflected on his injury situation, his future and the Blaugrana's chances of winning the league title this season. After missing several games with an ankle injury, Dos Santos explained: "I have spoken to the doctors, the coach and the... Read Full Story

10 Reasons to visit Barcelona, Spain

10 Great Reasons to visit Barcelona in Spain by Paul Symonds Barcelona is a city which since the 1992 Olympics and the huge investment the city received, a very popular holiday destination, especially for the short break holiday and vacation market. Below we look at 10 reasons why Barcelona is worth visiting. 1. Barcelona has great weather with eight to nine months of sunshine and this means that even though you cannot of course have any guarantees of good weather on your trip, there is a... Read Full Story

5 Free Things to Do in Barcelona

Buzzing Barca has everything for the perfect summer city break - wild nightclubs, edgy art and architecture, beautiful parks and a long stretch of beach lined with bars and cafes. The hostels in Barcelona cater to a fun-loving crowd, and many are close to the hectic main street Las Ramblas and La Boqueria Market. Cool, cultured, and super-chic, Spain’s second city has a reputation for being a pricey place to visit. If you’re feeling cash-strapped this summer but want a taste of Catalan... Read Full Story

A Closer Look on Igor Mitoraj's Sculpture

A close look, a very close look in fact and I meant literally, not that I am going to make an essay on Mitoraj . I believe that I have said everything within my reach about this Polish-German sculptor in recent posts. I just wanted to experiment with this head called Polvere d'Oriente made in 1990. Seen from this angle it looks like some Pascua monolyth or ancient God. According to some sources this man represents Buddha . Here is a different angle in a wonderful picture via M.C. de la Oliva... Read Full Story

A Dalinian Friend: Portrait

A friend of mine, while we were having dinner at one of those tourist packed terraces in front of Barcelona marina. I don't remember the name of the restaurant, maybe the Rey de la Gamba or similar. The point is that he was sitting next to my daughter, laughing and joking and suddenly gave me this stern look, with his peculiar moustache and I couldn't help thinking of that famous Dali portrait . Portrait photography is not one of my gifts so I try to learn about the light, the focal length... Read Full Story

A New Way of Looking at La Sagrada Familia

From:  travelogged.com
The first time Malena Georgieva saw photos of Gaudi 's  La Sagrada Familia , she was eight years old and her father had just returned from a trip to Barcelona. Over the years, she has seen many pictures of Gaudi’s famous unfinished church and was very excited to finally see it in person this past November. "I so was worried it would be like one those movies that all your friends tell you is fabulous, and then by the time you actually see it, you are inevitably disappointed," Malena... Read Full Story

A Purple Fantasy: Bubbles at CosmoCaixa, Barcelona

Purple or magenta, the point is that this image is to be regarded more as an abstraction. I decided to follow one of those typical bubbles inside a lava lamp, you know, the ones that hypnotize and make you look like an idiot. The place CosmoCaixa again. This is more some sort of experiment and not exactly a lava lamp I guess but it reminds me of the old fashioned contrivance. A Brief History of the Lava Lamp by Spacehopper. How to make your own Lava Lamp barcelona barcelona+photoblog... Read Full Story

Abedesign

Abedesign Ismael Abedin Ingelmo Design Diseno Disseny Photography Fotografia Foto Photo Interior Design Interior Architecture Diseno Interior Arquitectura Decoracion Escaparatismo Graphic Design Diseno grafico, Logo Poster Publicidad Advertising Imagen corporativa Fashion Moda Cultura Culture Musica Music Cool Escuela de Arte de Salamanca Escuela de arte Numero 4 Madrid IED Istituto Europeo di Design Barcelona BCN UB Universidad de Barcelona CCCB Centro de cultura contemporanea de Barcelona... Read Full Story

Almond Tree Flowers in the Early Spring

© All Rights Reserved To start the new week a refreshing image of the fast upcoming spring: an almond tree as taken yesterday somewhere in Catalonia. Notice that the flowers are not mere blossoms but they are fully grown. It has been a spring day, a hot spring day in fact as I had to wear a T-shirt for a while. I hope these almond tree flowers give those of you enduring a bad weather something to dream on in the meantime. Hey, this is intended to make you happy not to make anybody feel... Read Full Story

Amazing Gaudi Architecture Design

My first sight of the architecture of Parc Guell - as designed by Gaudi. more detail Read Full Story
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