Author guided visits of Barcelona
Ancient Barcelona
Intelligence
In search of the vestiges of ancient Barcelona. We will examine the history of the first millennium of the city.
Includes the visit to the Temple of Augustus, the Roman aqueduct, the walls, the necropolis, the old town, the apse of the Sant Llàtzer chapel and the Monastery of Sant Pau del Camp of the Raval neighborhood.
- Does not include tickets for museums, churches and monuments.
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Prestigious Barcelona
Triumph
The exploration of the golden periods of Barcelona. Commerce, cultural, architectural and artistic splendor during the middle and late nineteenth century.
We will also discuss some intriguing elements of the history of the best-known families of Barcelona. Includes the guided visit to the Gothic quarter, Santa María del Mar, Santa Eulalia Cathedral and Santa María del Pi, Las Ramblas and the modernist houses of “the block of discord” of the Paseo de Gracia.
- Does not include tickets for museums, churches and monuments.
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Barcelona and its identity
Grace
Political, philosophical and economic history of the Catalonia thought during the last three centuries.
The “seny” and the “rauxa”, the Apollonian and the Dionysian: We will deconstruct the “Born Cultural Center and the memory”. Origins, basis and evolution of the myths and the foundations of the Catalan nationalism.
It includes a guided visit at the public space of the Born Market, the convent of Sant Agustí Vell and the Parc de la Ciutadella.
- Does not include tickets for museums, churches and monuments.
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Revolutionary Barcelona
Justice
Barcelona during the 30’s. Lights and shadows of an upset city. Causes and consequences of the Spanish Civil war.
Guided tour to the Ciutat Vella outdoor spaces to discover the revolutionary and violent Barcelona through the words of Federico García Lorca, Mercè Rodoreda, Andreu Nin, George Orwell and other historical, political and artistic figures.
- Does not include tickets for museums, churches and monuments.
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Barcelona and the Aesthetic
Wisdom
The influence of nature, design and emotion: postmodernism and the Barcelona’s contribution to contemporary aesthetics and spirituality, with some of our interpretations of Eckhart Tolle to understand Antoni Gaudí and his later influences.
External visit of La Sagrada Familia: Gaudí versus Subirachs, originality versus imitation; Auditori de la música, Teatre de Cataluña, Plaza de las Glorias, Ildefons Cerdá project center, Design Museum and Torre Agbar, a paradigm of the contemporary architecture, to discuss the city at the 21st century.
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- Does not include tickets for museums, churches and monuments.
