Travel for Life

The Poble Espanyol (literally, Spanish town ) is an open-air architectural museum in Barcelona . Built for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition , the museum consists of 117 full-scale buildings representing fifteen autonomous communities of Spain. It is set out like a life-size small town and includes many of the features and infrastructures you would expect to find in a town of its size. It is home to: A number of artisans who work to manufacture blown glass, leather goods, wooden carvings, Spanish guitars, ceramics, jewelers, and other traditional goods.  A number of cultural activities throughout the year; ranging from theatrical performance to electronic music festivals. Photo Gallery On Saturday, December 21, 2019, I embarked on a cultural adventure in Barcelona, visiting three iconic landmarks: the captivating  Poble Espanyol , the renowned  National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) , and the mesmerizing Magic Fountain Show . To e...

Placa d'Espanya is one of  Barcelona 's most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929  International Exhibition , held at the foot of  Montjuïc  and leads to the Palau Nacional through Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina , which houses one of Catalonia's finest museums, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) . It was designed by Josep Amargós . [1] Night view from  Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina  towards Placa d'Espanya National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya is the national museum of Catalan visual art located in  Barcelona , Spain. Situated on Montjuïc hill, the museum is especially notable for its outstanding collection of romanesque church paintings, and for Catalan art and design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the winter of 2019, I've visited MNAC twice on different days.  For the entrance, I need to pay on the first ...

Perched on a hilltop,  Pals  ⭐was built around a fortress and has kept its medieval look so well that a visit to Pals is like travelling back in time.  Its surroundings include unspoiled beaches, dunes, wetlands and rice fields―all part of a natural park.  It may worth a visit on your next  Costa Brava  holiday. The Gothic Quarter of the town has been substantially restored and there are cobbled streets interrupted by semicircular arches, façades with pointed arched windows and stone balconies. [3]  The town wall contains four square towers which date from the 4th century. The  Mirador d'en Josep Pla  viewpoint, the Plaça Major, the tombs in the Carrer Major and the Romanesque church of Sant Pere are other features of the town. [2] Strong wind blew flags into irregular shapes  Weather In Pals, the summers are short, warm, humid, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the ...

www.paresbalta.com Organic and Biodynamic Farming Parés Baltà is a family-owned winery whose origins go back to 1790. They produce high-quality wines and cavas (or sparkling wines from Spain) with grapes that come from their 5 estates, located in different altitudes, from 170m to 750m above the sea. Therefore, they have a huge variety of soils and microclimates which give personality to their wines. They cultivate the vineyards in an ecological way since the origins and in a biodynamic way since 2012. They have a flock of sheep which gives them natural fertilization for the soil and bees that help them to pollinate and to bring the essence of the Mediterranean ecosystem to their grapes. Abbey of Montserrat Full-Day Tour of Montserrat and Cava Trail On 12/19/2019, I have joined a full-day tour provided by  Explore Catalunya , which visited Abbey of Montserrat first and then  Parés Baltà  Winery. After watching the performance of...