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The Jews, the Call from Barcelona
In medieval Barcelona we find people from all over the world: Occitan, Spanish, French, English, Italian, etc. Most are Christians, but there is an important Jewish community that lives in the “Call”. Their relationships used to be more towards coexistence than to the conflict, however, there were no specific outbreaks of anti-Semitism, which led to [...] Continue Reading -
The medieval Barcelona of the Ribera neighborhood
Come to discover the sounds, smells and colours of the medieval Barcelona on the neighborhood of La Ribera, where we will see the majestic Sta. Maria del Mar, discovers the "carasas" of the city, the magic sword of the Vilardell, why of the name of Argenteria to one of the streets of the neighborhood, what [...] Continue Reading -
Mysteries of Barcelona (III)
We continue to discover the most unknown history of the city of Barcelona, through its mysteries, its legends and its ghosts. On this occasion we will stroll through the neighborhood of La Ribera, where we will discover the House of Loving Souls, the House of Exorcisms, the Pº of the Inquisition, the ghost of the El [...] Continue Reading -
From the gardens of Gràcia to Lesseps: discovering Gràcia
Gràcia was born in 1626 when the novitiate of the Discalced Carmelites was established in the Convent of Our Lady of Gràcia, popularly known as Els Josepets because the dedication of the order was to San José, and the young novices. This walk starts at "Els Jardinets de Gràcia" and goes to the Plaça Lesseps, [...] Continue Reading -
Mysteries, legends and ghosts of Barcelona (IV)
In this route, we will discover the most unknown history of the city of Barcelona. We will go over this streets by the hand of the ballads and the chronicle of the city, with the writings of Joan Amades or Pellicer to know these illustrate characters even if they are not so well known, they [...] Continue Reading -
Modernism 1, “El Quadrat d’OR”
Today we offer the Vennmónians a tour of the most emblematic and significant modernism architecture in Barcelona. This tour will take place through the so-called "Quadrat d'Or". This tour explore modernism architecture, one of the most prolific artistic movements in the city. What does the price of the activity includes? The tour itinerary (not including [...] Continue Reading -
Poblenou, from the roof to the industrial archeology
On this route, we suggest you discover how this emblematic Barcelona quarter went from being a site full of orchards to an industrial area that ended up being known as "the Catalan Manchester". Cradle of workers' and trade unionist movements. Its streets hide more than one story to discover as some of the illustrious graves [...] Continue Reading -
Mysteries of Barcelona (I)
We propose a night out in which to know what happened on Estruch Street, one of the busiest places in the Middle Ages and most unknown today, we will reveal why we named Portal de l'Angel, the mystery of the church of Santa Anna, the energies trapped in the Plaza de St Felip Neri, where [...] Continue Reading -
Mysteries of Barcelona (II)
We propose you the second part of mysteries, legends and ghosts of the medieval Barcelona. Will take 1h30min in which we will discover the infernals wells, we will also discover the tale of the bad daughter, will look for the soul of Jordi's Nas, the masonic lodges, where it was situated the Irish medium, the [...] Continue Reading -
Convents, factories and indiana textile (Raval I)
The neighbourhood of “Raval” is situated in the left side of the Rambles of Barcelona, limited by the Parallel and the Ronda Sant Pau and Sant Antoni, as well as for the street Pelai. The current configuration of the neighbourhood is intimately tied with to the roman domination, that determined the consolidation and new building [...] Continue Reading -
Raval II : “Terracotta and ornamental irons”
The neighborhood of “Raval” is situated in the left side of the Rambles of Barcelona, limited by the Parallel and the Ronda Sant Pau and Sant Antoni, as well as for the street Pelai. The current configuration of the neighbourhood is intimately tied with to the roman domination, that determined the consolidation and new building [...] Continue Reading -
Women, factory and family (II)
Factories, shops, the architecture of the houses and public spaces adapt to changing social trends while the Industrial Revolution was already a fact. This tour aims to show the changes in a new concept of urban planning firm, visit the Colonia Guell touring the beautiful and unique buildings created by architects of the modernist era [...] Continue Reading -
Woman, factory and family (I)
The industrial revolution of the XVIII and XIX century changed deeply not only the city of Barcelona, but also his society, specifically the role of the woman in the familiar core. Today we will resort the Neighbourhood of Sant Pere, to recognise these changes that still visible on the city. State: DONE Date: 23th November [...] Continue Reading -
The wall of the 13th century enclave and mysteries
The Mysteries of the first medieval wall of Barcelona. Starting from the Plaza de Catalunya we will discover the hermit that found the Moreneta in Montserrat. We will go down the Ramblas, stopping at each of the medieval doors of the 13th century wall and the bridges with which the Riera de Mallá was raffled. [...] Continue Reading -
Paths of slaves
There are two stages of slaves in Barcelona. One in the Middle Ages, when the slaves meant 10% of the city's population. The other is linked to the commercial activity that was generated with the American colonies at the end of the s. XVIII and in which the figure of "negrer" arose, who captured the [...] Continue Reading -
Sounds, smells and colors of the medieval Barcelona
An itinerary that will re-learn our city, take a language immersion and strengthen emotional ties between all participants. We propose a tour of the scents, colors and sounds of medieval Barcelona, a city that tries to schedule an urban rhythm placing the first public clock. Do you want to know where? Discover the Square cabbage [...] Continue Reading -
History of Barcelona II
Exploring the history of Barcelona II We will leave the historical point from where we left, just at the end of the Muslim occupation in 801 a.C. In this second tour we will talk about how a new country called Catalonia was formed. We will talk about the special role of two women, Ermesenda [...] Continue Reading -
History of Barcelona (I)
We propose you a walk in several stages (several days) where you will know the history of Barcelona walking among the different monuments and vestiges that explain it. We will try to follow a chronological thread, but it will not be quite possible since the monuments, of course, are not located in chronological order. Barcelona [...] Continue Reading -
Modernisme 2, “Left extension 1”
Status: DONE Date: July 23th, 2017 Hours: 10:30 to 12:00h Price: 10 € Capacity: 12 people Language: Catalan and Spanish Meeting point: Fnac, El triangle placa Catalunya 4. Barcelona Modernism is much more than an aesthetic trend, this first period is characterized by an occupation of space, dominated by an expanding residential character with low density and [...] Continue Reading -
The Masonry
In this cultural route will discover the Barcelona masonry, as much interesting as little knowing. We Will see many buildings that was made on the 20th century have the mason symbology, will discover the meaning of this symbols, the influence of this movement on the society in different historical periods as well as historical characters [...] Continue Reading