Category Archives: History

by Julie Sheridan | February 10, 2013

Coasting the Costa Brava

Of all the reasons behind my move to Barcelona, being close to the coast was perhaps the most pressing. Having the sea on your doorstep is something I’d grown used to, having spent most of my life on one Scottish … Continue reading →

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by Julie Sheridan | August 14, 2012

Barcelona’s bomb shelters – Refugio 307

Spend any amount of time in Barcelona and the chances are that beneath the Mediterranean façade of frolics and frippery, you will pick up on a much darker side of its history. This is, quite literally, under the surface – … Continue reading →

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by Julie Sheridan | July 6, 2012

Day tripper options from Barcelona

If you’ve had enough of the city (and in clammy July, who hasn’t?), you might like this guest post I’ve written recently on easy day escapes – Montserrat, Sitges, Tarragona and Girona. Here’s a snippet about Sitges: “Every time I’ve … Continue reading →

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by Julie Sheridan | April 30, 2012

Ley lines of Barcelona – the church of Sant Pau del Camp

It’s fair to say that the church of Sant Pau del Camp (Saint Paul of the Countryside) ranks pretty far down most visitors’ ‘to see in Barcelona’ lists, if it features at all. Sitting smack-bang in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Tagged as churches, Guifré, Romanesque, Saint Paul Barcelona, Sant Pau del Camp, Templar

Category Archives: History

Coasting the Costa Brava

Barcelona’s bomb shelters – Refugio 307

Day tripper options from Barcelona

Ley lines of Barcelona – the church of Sant Pau del Camp

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