news in the city
Harbour Palace Apartments
Barcelona Apartments - Autumn discounts with amazing views
Barcelona Ramblas Clock Apartment
New ADSL Wi-Fi Internet Connection in the Ramblas Clock
Barcelona Apartments in Born Area
Harbour Palace apartments in a building with views over the Marina Port Vell
Winter special discounts on Barcelona apartments
Autumn in Barcelona with special discounts
Barcelona apartments in Gracia
Vila Gracia Barcelona flats building, short and long term rentals
Works in the City Center Penthouse apartments City Block
Construction of a Municipal Parking, Gymnasium and Pre-school building
Plaza Real in Barcelona
Popular Square at the side of the famous Ramblas with nice bars and restaurants
Las Ramblas
Popular street in Barcelona to stroll from Port Vell to Plaça Catalunya
Barcelona Bus Turistic - Tourist Bus
An interesting way to discover the most important sights of Barcelona
Specchio Magico in Barcelona
Italian Atmosphere Restaurant in Gracia Neighbourhood
Modernisme Walking Tour
A Stroll to discover Barcelona's Catalan Modernist Style Architecture
Homenatge a Picasso (Tribute to Picasso in Barcelona)
Antoni Tàpies Sculpture at the passeig Picasso close to the Parc de la Ciutadella
Barcelona Aquarium
Moll d'Espanya del Port Vell de Barcelona
Roman Barcelona – Barcino
Conjunt Monumental de la Plaça del Rei - Gothic Neighborhood
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Catalan modernist Hospitalary complex by architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner
Cerveceria El Vaso de Oro
First-rate Tapas Bar and good Chilled Beer in the Barceloneta Neighborhood
Plaça Catalunya Barcelona Square
Plaça Catalunya, large square in between Ciutat Vella and the Barcelona Eixample
Kiosko Universal in the Mercat de la Boqueria
Seafood and fresh fish restaurant in Boqueria Market
Mercat de la Concepcio, Eixample Neighborhood
Oldest fresh food Market in the Eixample Neighborhood
Enchanting Barcelona Tours
A different way to discover Barcelona
About Barcelona
In About Barcelona we have information of things that are happening in the city, events, fairs, congresses, or popular events that will take place together with Festivals and Concerts, Sporting Events and Art Exhibitions. Also information on interesting places to vist and what we like to call our favourite places, museums and outdoor sculptures. And if you are interested, we can provide your Barcelona Accommodation for your stay during the events, congresses or Festivals you are willing to participate.
We hope that our Barcelona apartments will suit your needs during your visit to the city.
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Paul) has become the most significant civil architecture in Catalan modernisme. Build between 1901 and 1930 in the neighborhood of El Guinardó, Barcelona, is a hospitalary complex designed by Catalan modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, actually a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.
It is a highly complex hospital that dates back six centuries, founded in 1401, when six small hospitals merged into a big Medieval Complex called Hospital de la Santa Creu build in the Raval...Antoni Tapies - Nuvol i Cadira
Antoni Tapies designed this surprising sculpture called Nuvol i Cadira (Cloud and chair) to crown the old modernist building from architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, former Editorial Montaner i Simon (publishing house) and current headquarters of the Antoni Tapies Foundation. It was also the intention of the artist to mark the place as a space for reflection, sitting down from the height of infinite space to watch the little things of no importance that happen on earth.
The big winding sculpture made of anodized aluminum tubes and stainless steel mesh, 12.7 x 24.0 x 6.8 m, occupies...Palau de la Musica Catalana
Sant Pere, Sta. Caterina i La Ribera - Gothic Neighbourhood
The Palau de la Música Catalana (The Catalan Music Palace) is a masterpiece of the Catalan Modernisme period. The concert hall designed by the architect Lluis Domenech I Montaner, and build in between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society, leading force in the Catalan cultural and political independence movement known as Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth).
The architectural decoration in the concert hall is a work of art of creativity and imagination. The rich decoration of the façade of...