Read The Shadow of the Wind

Visit Barcelona, capital of Catalonia in Spain. See the Sagrada Familia (Antoni Gaudí's unfinished basilica with intricate facades and towering spires), stroll down La Rambla (tree-lined pedestrian street with street performers and La Boqueria market), explore Park Güel (Gaudí's whimsical public park with mosaic-covered structures and city views), and admire the Gothic Quarter (medieval streets with the Barcelona Cathedral and Roman ruins).

Experience Barcelona's famous food market

Visit the Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí's unfinished basilica in Barcelona. Marvel at its intricate facades (Nativity, Passion, Glory) and the towering interior inspired by nature. Construction began in 1882 and is expected to be completed by 2026.

Experience the world's most intense football rivalry live: El Clásico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Feel the electric atmosphere at Camp Nou (Barcelona's 99,000-seat cathedral of football) or the Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid's iconic stadium with a capacity of 81,000). Witness legends like Messi, Ronaldo, or today's stars battle for supremacy in La Liga.

Gaudi’s hillside park of mosaic dragons, twisted stone colonnades and a serpentine bench overlooking Barcelona.

Gaudi’s dragon-backed house on Passeig de Gracia — bone-like balconies, a scaled roof and not a straight line inside.

Orwell fights in the Spanish Civil War, is shot through the throat and sees the revolution betrayed.

A mother loses her son and goes to Barcelona to find his father; Almodovar's women.