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This July, Michael and I went on a rather spontaneous trip to escape Barcelona for a night. As we have started loving a very special Spanish hotel chain called "Paradores" I checked for one of their locations not too far away from the city. The "Paradores" are a collection of historic hotels, often housed in …
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Wow, we visited another astonishing building of Antoní Gaudí, Barcelona's greatest architect of all time. Torre Bellesguard is located in the neighbourhood of Sant Gervasi, an absolutely off-the-beaten-path area of the city. We booked a guided tour that was very informative. Between 1900-1909 the famous Catalan architect was commissioned by Jaume Figueres to build this …
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From Buenos Aires we travelled on to São Paulo in January 2025. It was our second time after 2010 when we were on our around the world trip. But back then we nearly saw nothing of the city as we met our ex-colleagues. Also we were invited to several social events. So there was not …
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The Palau de la Música Catalana is undoubtedly one of the most stunning concert halls in the world. We've already explored the grand architecture of this masterpiece in detail in a different blog post, but we want to reiterate how much we recommend visiting it. This is truly a Barcelona highlight you won't want to miss! There …
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Read more about our previous destination, Rio de Janeiro, in the following blog post: Around the World Trip: Exploring Rio de Janeiro's Icons We landed safely in Vitória after a short flight. Gustavo's sister came to the airport and picked us up. The other half of the group stayed with Gustavo's friend from Madrid. She …
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Modernism - or in Catalan Modernisme - is an art and literature movement that was primarily connected to Catalonia and Barcelona in the period from approximately 1880-1915. In the context of the rapid development and urban changes during the industrial revolution the Catalan elite - politicians, bourgeoisie and rich entrepreneurial families - intensified their efforts …
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