Barricades, the sacking of tombs, the burning of religious grounds and the death of many: the events marking the day of strikes which descended into one of the most tragic and transcendental weeks in Spanish history, ‘la semana tragica’ (tragic week).

A corner of Barcelona that recalls the Civil War: San Felipe Neri square. A little history, some curious facts and a brief description of this very individual part of Barcelona

In 1908 Ricardo Baños was smart enough to make a movie on Barcelona on a tram. 100 years later fotosdebarcelona.com has transformed this movie and filmed the same streets that you see in the old version…