Renowned for its architecture, food, fashion, and music, it’s easy to see why Barcelona is one of Europe’s top destinations. Its buildings, especially Gaudi’s modernist mastepieces, are unfogettable. Its art, particularly the collections at the Joan Miro, Contemporary Art, and Picasso museums, will inspire you. Its sun-soaked food and wine will leave you blissful and content. The rhythm of this Mediterranean city will have you dancing in the streets.
Gaudi Art and Wine Tour:
Discover the secrets behind Barcelona’s most outstanding buildings and savor the excellent local wines during your private wine tasting. Your “Art and Wine Gaudi” private tour will start with a walking tour of Gaudi’s modernista houses. This is your chance to find the lesser known catalogued buildings, not listed in most guide boks. The tour will continue with your choice of a gourmet meal with wine or a private tasting of four wines and will finish with a guided visit to Gaudi’s “Casa Milà”, also called “La Pedrera”.
Flamenco Dinner Show:
The Tablao de Carmen, now in its 18th year, has always been known for a quality show. The 75-minute show, dynamically presents several of the most important styles of flamenco allowing the spectator to discover the wealth and variety of this ancient art. As an authentic tablao show has no formal choreography, each artist individually interprets his or her number and the rest follow the beat, marking the rhythm, accompanying it and straightening it. This improvisation constitutes a key element of flamenco and is directly related to the communication between the artists and the audience and ensures that no two shows are ever the same.
As published in Art du Voyage’s Travel Notes, Spring 2008
Filed under: Europe, Food, Spain, Travel | Tagged: architecture, barcelona, dance, flamenco, gaudi, pedrera, Spain, Travel, wine
Wow, I’d never even heard of that Flamenco show and I live here, how did you find out about it?? I’m definitely going to have to have a look… Thanks for the blog post!