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The Monocle Travel Guide to Barcelona

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Here’s to a city of effortless charm, a coastal gem blessed with an agreeable climate and beautiful beaches. But before you get lost in that glass of vermut, look around – there’s more to the Catalan capital than sun, sea and sand.

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Barcelona

5 July 2024

With a vibrant blend of architecture, dining and culture on the shores of the Mediterranean, it’s not just elite yachtspeople and amateur sailors flocking to Barcelona for sailing’s biggest race.

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Spring fever

17 May 2018

Barcelona’s beachside bash Primavera is going from strength to strength.

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Food & Drink

27 June 2024

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Culture

26 June 2024

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You could say that Barcelona is too famous for its own good: a reputation for tapas, football and raucous parties attracts blinkered visitors by the busload. But there’s much more to Barna – as it’s affectionately known …

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Gaudí regalvanised

14 December 2017

The architecture of Antoni Gaudí has branded this city but until now this masterpiece has been off-limits. As it finally reveals its secrets, it’s caught up in a Catalan identity crisis.

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Three amigos

15 September 2016

The trio behind Servicio Continuo have hit the spot for convivial late-night grazing.

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34. In good hands

21 January 2021

Rural retreats don’t have to be stone cottages. There’s room for sophisticated buildings that complement their surroundings too. Seeking inspiration? Barcelona-based architecture firm Mesura will have you breaking new…

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Nose for business

25 May 2023

Fragrance and fashion firm Puig has become a powerful luxury group. Its CEO reveals how he discovered the sweet smell of success.

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Fashion

26 June 2024

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Lost in space

19 June 2014

Ricardo Bofill’s utopian vision for social living found form in the cubist heights and halls of Walden 7. Monocle discovers a community-minded building that turned science fiction into harmonious fact.

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On the floor

21 April 2022

Just like the striking rugs that they produce, Nani Marquina’s team at the namesake firm she runs in the Catalan capital is tightly knit.

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Domestic harmony

19 January 2023

A power couple of Catalan design has commissioned a new home – and the result is a celebration of their scene and its people.

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Art

26 June 2024

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Street smarts

27 June 2024

Founded ahead of the 1992 Olympics as part of Santa & Cole’s remit to regenerate Barcelona, Urbidermis is setting the blueprint for enhancing cities with innovative and sustainable urban furniture, while harnessing the…

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Living image

25 January 2024

The power of a good rebrand can never be underestimated. Meet the designers bringing fresh visions to old ideas.