Culture
Gaudí’s Casa Vicens celebrates 5th anniversary of opening to public with 500 tickets at €5
Cheaper passes and new information about restoration to be released November 16
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Culture
Solsona restores its first baptismal book, that dates back to 1565
Life & Style
Barcelona’s Gaudí-designed La Pedrera shows its restored façade
Culture
Poblet Monastery shows its restored 14th century cloister
The Cistercian monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and receives around 130,000 visitors a year. It has had an 800,000 euro renovation of its cloister. Lasting 7 months, the task was funded by the Catalan savings bank ‘La Caixa’. The work was unveiled last Saturday by the Catalan Minister of Culture, Ferran Mascarell.
Culture
Girona recovers one of its Romanesque jewels: a tapestry from the 11th century
The restoration of the one-thousand-year old ‘Tapís de la Creació’ reveals its original colours. Renovation works of this Catalan Romanesque tapestry have continued longer than expected due to the delicate nature of the reparation. Now it is on show again in the Girona Cathedral, with improved isolation and lighting conditions.
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The medieval castle of La Fosca beach in the Costa Brava town of Palamós is to be re-opened to the public late next year
The works to the monument, which dates back to the 12th century and is at risk of ruin, have been delayed two years over a dispute with owner. The Castle is located over the beach of La Fosca, in Palamós. This town is at the centre of Catalonia’s Costa Brava and it is an important tourist centre.
Culture
Restoration work at the Empúries Roman Forum reveals more information about the ancient city centre
The revamped 10,000 square metre site allows visitors to understand what it was really like in Ancient Times. Empúries is one of the largest archaeological sites in Catalonia, with well-preserved ruins from Greek and Roman towns.