BARCELONA: THE MONOCLE TRAVEL GUIDE SERIES

DISCOVER THE CATALAN CAPITAL

ITS UNIQUE PERSONALITY FINDS EXPRESSION IN EVERYTHING FROM THE FAIRYTALE ARCHITECTURE OF MODERNISME PATRIARCH ANTONI GAUDÍ TO THE NEIGHBOURHOODWIDE STREET PARTIES CELEBRATING THE LIKES OF LOCAL SAINTS AND A LOVE OF READING.

HERE'S TO A CITY OF EFFORTLESS CHARM, A COASTAL GEM BLESSED WITH AN AGREEABLE CLIMATE AND BEAUTIFUL BEACHES. BUT BEFORE YOU GET LOST IN THAT GLASS OF VERMUT, LOOK AROUND. THERE’S MORE TO THE CATALAN CAPITAL THAN SUN, SEA AND SAND – STARTING WITH ITS DIET-DASHING FOOD SCENE AND LIVELY HOSPITALITY OFFERINGS. BARCELONA BOASTS A SINGULAR CHARACTER, PROUDLY GUARDED AND SHAPED OVER THE CENTURIES.