Tagged With "Colonia Guell"
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#51)
Congratulations to PortMoresby for recognizing Parc Guell in Barcelona. The full reveal will come tomorrow (Saturday) and a new Where In the World will be unveiled on Sunday.
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And life was never the same again: How Barcelona stole my heart
Can you recall a moment from your travels that has really shaken your soul? A moment that has changed you forever? Well, here's mine. As I sat watching that sun set over Barcelona from the incredibly beautiful Parc Güell earlier...
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Casa Batllo, Barcelona (Where Gumbo was #101)
Roderick Simpson and Dr.J have both correctly placed Gumbo as visiting Casa Batlló in Barcelona.Honorable mention goes to HistoryDigger for getting the city and architect. Designed by the premier Catalan...
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General Grant National Memorial, New York
PHeymont becomes one of this national monument's few visitors and finds out more about its history.
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Barcelona, wary of tourists, has more hidden gems
Barcelona, and its new mayor, have recently expressed worries about too many tourists, and about their behavior (see yesterday's NewsLink below), but the crowd is not likely to stop anytime soon. And if all the famous sights were not enough, a...
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A Neighborhood Market in Barcelona
DrFumblefinger visits and enjoys a small market in the Gracia neighborhood of Barcelona.
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Where in the World was Gumbo #51 - Park Guell Barcelona
Congratulations to PortMoresby for recognizing that this market place is in Park Guell in Barcelona. The park was designed by the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. He is best known for designing in the Modernisme style. One identifying...
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Spain worries about too many tourists and not enough
Spain worries about being swamped in tourism as other countries lose business, and also worries that the visitors are not spending enough.
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Barcelona's new plan: Spread out tourist housing
Barcelona is trying a new tactic to reduce tourism impact: a plan to spread tourist accommodations around the city and reduce the number in the center.
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'Uncomfortable memory' tour faces Barcelona slave history
Barcelona, and other cities, confront the 'uncomfortable memory' of slave-built fortunes that paid for many of their famous sights.
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Barcelona Shoebox: the rest of the story
Beyond the most famous sights and names, Barcelona has a lot more to see and visit. Have a look!
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Palau Güell, Barcelona (Where Gumbo was #170)
Gumbo was visiting on of Gaudi's first home projects, Palau Güell, in Barcelona. See the fine architectural details of this interesting home.
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Best Places to Visit in Europe
Soon Europe will be ready for tourists again. Lee has some suggestions on places you should consider visiting (sponsored content)
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From Where I Sit: A Gallery of Benches
In a recent Gumbo blog , Jonathan L. pointed out that travelers (and locals) need a place to rest from time to time while visiting or going about daily life...and part of the need is what's called—logically—street furniture. (Above,...
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Barcelona: Painting the town white?
University researchers are pushing a plan that would help lower city temperatures by painting roofs white to reflect heat away from buildings.
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Gaudi in Paris
A special exhibit at the Musée d'Orsay spotlights not only Gaudi's development from his student days on but the breadth of his design interest
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Casa Vicens: Gaudi's first big project
The earliest, and one of the most interesting of Gaudi's major works is well worth a visit to see his genius at an early stage.
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The Wonderful World of Park Guell
One of Gaudi's Barcelona masterpieces is the hillside park that started out to be a suburban real estate development.
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Experiencing the Interior of Sagrada Familia
The interior of Sagrada Familia, only opened after more than a hundred years of construction, is a breathtaking experience
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Insights from the Sagrada Familia Museum
The museum on the lower levels of Sagrada Familia offers a fascinating look at Gaudi's methods, and his hopes for the basilica's future
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Reconsidering Palau Guell
PHeymont returns for another look at one of Gaudi's earliest major projects and finds his views shifting
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A Rambler in Barcelona
PHeymont shares images and memories of walking and wondering in one of his favorite cities
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Barcelona's hiding a bus route
Barcelona has taken a bus route off transit maps, hoping to make it less crowded for locals