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Posts Tagged ‘el Born’
Unique Sneaker Shops in Barcelona
Find the best sneaker shops in Barcelona Barcelona is an extremely multicultural and cosmopolitan city. You can tell this without even taking your eyes away from the floor, and just looking at the shoes people are wearing, from British tourists wearing their quintessential white trainers, to local kids wearing all sorts of flamboyant sneakers, as [...]
Santa Maria del Mar – Cathedral of the sea
Discover the original Cathedral of the Sea Ildefonso Falcones’ book Cathedral of the Sea (orig.: La Catedral del Mar) is based upon the construction of a church in Barcelona. Inspired by Santa Maria del Mar located in the district La Ribera next to the Ramblas del Born, Falcones’ intricately plotted novel which was published in [...]
Find Maneki Neko cats in Japanese shops
Maneki Neko and Japanese Shops in Barcelona Maneki Neko (or Manekineko) are Japanese handcrafted ceramic (or porcelain) sculptures which have existed for over 150 years in Japan. Their precise origin is unknown but there are several legends about it. Maneki Neko literally translated means “Beckoning Cat” and they have the same function as mojo. They [...]
