On the grandest stretch of Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia — a boulevard so thick with Modernista jewels that locals call it the Block of Discord — one building stops every passerby cold. Casa Batlló shimmers like a living creature: scales of iridescent ceramic, a roofline that breathes, skulls carved into stone balconies. It was commissioned by a wealthy textile magnate, transformed by a visionary architect, and completed in 1906 as a statement that would redefine what a city building could be. This is its story.
Barcelona is a very pleasant city in terms of temperature, but when the winter comes and the cold weather is hard, it is time to look for plans and activities to do. The sun is no longer as strong as in the summer, but what can you do when the days are getting shorter and the leaves fall and the wind blows? Very easy! Do everything we don’t do in summer. I assure you that we have many options…