As [email protected] currently grows as a hot technological and innovation center in the Poblenou area, remnants of the former industrial hub still stand. And Museu Can Framis preserves that memory. What was once was a textile factory is now a renovated museum of contemporary Catalan art. The museum opened its doors in 2009. Before that, it was two…
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Supersize It: Playing Big at Parc de Francesc Macià
Let’s say you want to feel tiny — just for fun. I’m talking “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” tiny. Well there’s a spectacular park in Catalonia where little ones (and big ones) can pretend they’re as big as their thumb. It’s at the Parc de Francesc Macià in Malgrat de Mar. It’s just one hour away…
The Ostentatious and Decorative Streets of Festa Major de Gràcia 2015
Hi, everyone! July robbed August of all of the heat, so it seems we have a mild and rainy August. I’m not complaining. It’s perfect for being outdoors in the city! Also, you cannot miss the Festa Major de Gràcia in Barcelona. It’s the neighborhood festival of concerts, films, workshops, eating, drinking beers, and more…
Getting Morbid at Museu Blau
Located at Barcelona’s modern Parc del Forum, the Museu Blau’s other moniker is the Museu de Ciencies Naturales (Natural Science Museum). The new museum, which found its new home in 2011, is in a massive space of 9,000 square meters. The permanent exhibition of Museu Blau is Planet Life, which explores all past forms of life: the…
Parc del Clot and Its Magnificent Arches
If you want to feel wistful and romantic on your afternoon stroll in Barcelona, there’s a special park for you. No, it’s not Parc Güell. It’s Parc del Clot in Sant Martí. And it will bring you back to the nostalgic Roman ages. To me, this park makes me revisit the town of Segovia and…
Barcelona’s Non-Traditional Nativity Scene: Yay or Nay?
My family and I arrived at Plaça Sant Jaume to check out an awesome annual Christmas tradition in Barcelona. That would be the city’s official pessebre vivent, or living Nativity scene. It’s usually an extensive and elaborate pastoral landscape framing a grand moment in history — the birth of Jesus 2,000 years ago. We were looking forward to…
Handmade Love at Museu Marítim
It was a long two days. I had two kids at home with crusty eyes and goopy snot coming out of their noses. I was the official booger wiper, mess cleaner, and at-home entertainer. This was Thursday and Friday, and I was getting some major mommy cabin fever. When Saturday rolled around, my husband could…
Christmas Market at the Sagrada Familia
Spain is a late-to-bed, late-to-rise kind of country. There are times when you can take advantage of this — especially when trying to enjoy crowded events when you need a little more elbow room. We did this by hitting up the Fira de Nadal de la Sagrada Familia early in the morning (And by early here, I mean…
Christmas at the Santa Llúcia Fair
The month of December is chock full of holiday-inspired activities in Barcelona. The downside is that you have to pick and choose which are worthwhile events because it’s impossible to fit them all in your agenda! Me, I never miss the yearly Fira de Santa Llúcia (Santa Lucia Fair) in the plaza by the Barcelona cathedral. This…
City of Lights
Barcelona at night is glistening right now. With all its holiday lights illuminating the streets, the city was beckoning us to come out and enjoy the Christmas glory. We intentionally left at late afternoon and waited for dusk to set in to see them turn on. And as soon as it hit 6pm, the city…
