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A House of Concrete I-Beams and Steel Girders

Anton García, an Madrid architect shares the house with his partner, Débora Mesa, an architect who worked on the design, and his children, Antón, 8, and Alejandro, 1. Anton has designed his place that is built out of infrastructure pieces. See the slideshow on the Nytimes: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/11/greathomesanddestinations/20101111-location.html?ref=greathomesanddestinations

Barcelona’s hidden gardens

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Michelin star chefs in Catalonia

Ferran Adrià has been recognized in the last years as the best chef in the world. His legendary talent, creativity and gastronomic innovations have inspired chefs and food-lovers around the world for many years, and make Restaurant El Bulli what it is today.  

Absinthe and Atmosphere

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Valencia: City of Arts and Sciences

The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, is a unique complex devoted to scientific and cultural dissemination which is made up of five main elements: the Hemisfèric (IMAX cinema and digital projections), the Umbracle (a landscaped vantage point and car park), the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum (an innovative centre of interactive science), the […]