Tomorrow Tour in Barcelona.
Posted by Barcelona Guide Bureau | Jul 8th, 2009
For the second time in its history Tour de France stops in Catalonia. The sixth and the seventh stages will be finishing and starting in Barcelona.
Oprah Winfrey visits Barcelona with BGB
Posted by Barcelona Guide Bureau | Jul 6th, 2009
Last month Oprah Winfrey started a cruise in the Mediterranean around some European countries, starting in Barcelona, to celebrate her 55th birthday. Over 1.723 celebrities have been invited on this cruise with the Norwegian Gem Company visiting the major cities of the Mediterranean.
The 157th aniversary of Gaudí
Posted by Barcelona Guide Bureau | Jul 1st, 2009
The 25th of June it was Gaudi’s birthday. The Catalan genius was born in Reus, Tarragona, a village in south Catalonia. He came from a coppersmith family and the passion for this metal we see reflected in his later work on several buildings in Barcelona. He studied in the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura in Barcelona, and in the early years he stood out among the students as a very imaginative and innovative architect. That’s how Eusebi Güell, a wealthy Catalan bourgeois and an art lover, became his patron helping him to construct most of his buildings in the Catalan capital.
