Tag: Historic Landmarks
How to visit the Gran Teatre del Liceu - Opera nights, the Hall of Mirrors and what to wear
It burned down twice and survived an anarchist's bomb. Each time, the city paid to bring the music back.The Gran Teatre del Liceu is...
Madrid, Spain’s capital of art and late nights - A royal palace, three great museums and tapas till midnight
Here, dinner rarely starts before 9pm and the streets are still buzzing long after midnight. Adjust to Madrid's body clock and the city will...
Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava - A walled old town, hidden coves and Chagall’s blue bay
In 1934 Marc Chagall spent a summer on this bay and called it his blue paradise. More than ninety years on, the water is...
Casa Milà, Gaudí’s stone quarry in Barcelona - Warrior chimneys, a whale-ribbed attic and rooftop nights
What do a Rolls-Royce, a lawsuit over unpaid fees and a rooftop guarded by stone warriors have in common? One apartment block on the...
What to see in the Gothic Quarter, Barcelona - Roman columns, a shrapnel-scarred square and Gaudí’s lamp posts
Look up as you pass under the little stone bridge on Carrer del Bisbe. Somewhere in its carvings, a skull pierced by a dagger...
Is Sacromonte worth visiting? Cave houses, zambra flamenco and the best views of the Alhambra
For centuries, people here didn't build their homes. They dug them out of the hillside, whitewashed the doorways and lit the lamps for a...