Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
The Palau de la Musica and the Hospital of Sant Pau, designed in the Catalan Modernisme style by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, are Unesco World Heritage sites.
The Seven Wonders of Spain
Whenever we're asked what is our favorite place we've visited, the answer is always Spain. There are many reasons, including friendliness of the people, the food, the natural beauty, and the cafe culture of the cities. But when I try to rank Spain's attractions, I always come back to its man-made wonders.
Window Light, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
This is what windows are supposed to be like. I visited the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona the first time in 1975. Hard to believe it's been 40 years since this place basically [...]
Stay and Eat in Barcelona, Girona, and Madrid
Exterior tiles of a restaurant in Plaza Santa Ana, Madrid This trip to Spain was unusual for us. It was fast, it was pre-planned, and it was with four others, Tom’s two brothers [...]
Carved Crucifixion, Museum of Catalan Art, Barcelona
One of my favorite museums in all the world is the Museum of Catalan Art in Barcelona. They've taken an old palace and filled it with the artifacts and frescoes from the crumbling 1000-year-old churches [...]