A Journey Through Barcelona’s History

The founding of Barcelona is lost in the mythical mists of time; perhaps the half-god Hercules was the founder when the Barca nona (the ninth boat) arrived at the coast.

Hércules founder of Barcelona

Through the centuries, the Romans, the Goths, and the Muslims lived in the city. In the Middle Ages, Barcelona was the head of a powerful kingdom that dominated the Mediterranean Sea.

Romans, Goths and Historical heritage in Barcelona

In the XVIII and XIX centuries, industry and commerce changed the old city, and the Eixample (the enlargement of the city) was born with the genius of Ildefons Cerdà.

But it was especially in 1992, with the Olympic Games, when Barcelona opened the Olympic Village ( Vila Olímpica ) and the classic silhouette of the city changed. The relationship between Barcelona and its sea was definitively complete

Barcelona Olympic Games

The density of the quick lives, the intensity of the agitated days, the inspiration of the fashions blowing up new styles, and the ambition of the outstanding fellows sharing the centers of Barcelona and the main streets.

Barcelona Diagonal

Streets that every day are smaller and bigger at the same time, that every day are the same but different…