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Top Five: Modernista Marvels in Barcelona…

…not created by Gaudi. Although you might find it hard to believe, given the column inches dedicated to our Antoni, Modernisme in Barcelona was far from a one man show. The style was a joint effort by late 19th Century Catalonia’s finest minds to create an aesthetic unique to the region: a style of architecture [...]

Ex Tourism: Jetting Out of Dumpsville…

Valentine’s breaks, romantic getaways and honeymoons: love has often inspired us to travel but – thanks to the turbulent lives of tacky celebs – we’ve recently seen how the end of a relationship is in fact the best time to get away from it all… Urban Travel Blog explores travel therapy for the broken-hearted.
It was [...]

The Juice: Barcelona

Modernista masterpieces, medieval streets and Mediterranean sands. Duncan Rhodes reveals the colourful character of the Catalan capital.
If Barcelona were a woman she would be a ravishing but rebellious Miss World misfit, one who regularly neglects her beauty sleep for debauched nights out that can leave her looking distinctly worse for wear. The city’s best features, [...]