Barcelona Street Art, Shutter Art and Garage Door Graffiti

Barcelona’s Shutter Art and Garage Door Graffiti, Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Barcelona street art, shutter art and garage door graffiti abounds in the capital of Catalunya. While you can check it out on a self guided stroll through the Barrio Gótico or Gothic Quarter, these days there are an array of other ways for you to enjoy this dynamic urban art. Barcelona Street Art, Shutter Art and Garage Door … Read more

Local Knowledge: Sergio from Barcelona

Local Knowledge – Sergio Raventós, Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

“I love working with people, having a common goal, and seeing the evolution of the project,” our Local Knowledge expert Sergio from Barcelona tells us as we soak up some sunshine with his friends at a café terrace opposite his home in Gracia. “And then at the end of the project when everyone goes away, … Read more

Gins and Cocktails in Barcelona

Gins and Cocktails, Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

After learning that the much-hyped Inopia Classic Bar, owned by superstar chef Ferran Adrià’s brother, was closed for a private function earlier this week, we went across the road to what we thought was just an average neighbourhood bar in what is a fairly nondescript neighbourhood in Barcelona. Bueno, we were certainly in for a … Read more

Barcelona’s Charming Old Shop Fronts

Barcelona's Charming Old Shop Fronts. Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

In Barcelona, like Rome and Paris, the antique façades of the shops and cafés are just as easy on the eye as the goodies inside. These are some of my favourites that I’ve spotted over the last 10 days. They’re in El Born and the Barri Gotic, but you’ll find beautiful antique shop fronts all … Read more