Xavier Nogues

Art and about in Barcelona

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December 2nd 2012
On our last full day in Barcelona we decided to be a bit cultural. First of all we walked from our hotel to the Arenas de Barcelona shopping centre. Ok, not very cultural you may think, but being a Sunday all of the shops were closed and we were there to see the giant Miro statue in the park next door. It's also really good to go up onto the roof of the old bull ring (now the shopping centre) ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more