At the foot of La Rambla, near Barcelona’s bustling port, rises the Mirador de Colom, a 60-meter monument honoring Christopher Columbus. Built for the 1888 Universal Exposition, it commemorates his return to the city after his first voyage to the Americas and stands as a symbol of Barcelona’s maritime heritage.
Founded in 2010, Casa Gracia is situated in a renovated modernist building in one of the most chic neighborhoods in the city. Offering both private and shared rooms, the accommodation lies adjacent to the modernist masterpeice Casa Fuster.
Nacho González, founder and CEO of Mailtrack and Àlex Rodríguez of Startup Grind BCN
Yogaroom offers a quiet and intimate space with 2 shalas, where you can learn and practice a fluid and strengthening style of hatha vinyasa yoga. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, there are classes for everyone.
The iconic El Palace Hotel opened in 1919. Characterized by it’s a neo-classical façade and grand public areas, the hotel recently completed a two year €20 million restoration.
The striking neoclassical building occupied by the 5 star Grand Hotel Central was constructed in 1926 by the renowned architect Adolf Florensa, who drew inspiration from Chicago architecture of the period.