Montserrat

Macizo de Montserrat

Montserrat es un macizo rocoso considerado tradicionalmente la montaña más importante y significativa de Cataluña (España). Está situada a 30 km del centro de Barcelona entre las comarcas de la Anoia, del Baix Llobregat y del Bages. En esta montaña se sitúa el santuario y monasterio benedictino de Montserrat, dedicado a la Virgen de Montserrat.

La palabra mont significa monte y serrat significa serrado en catalán. Tal nombre le viene dado a causa de su peculiar morfología, en la que parece como si se hubiese intentado serrarla con una sierra gigante. Tanto la palabra serrat como serralada (cordillera) provienen de serra, derivadas de la palabra latina serra, nombre que recibe el instrumento para serrar. En las representaciones heráldicas, Montserrat aparece como un grupo de montañas de oro sobre campo de gules con una sierra de oro que la corta por encima.

El Fossar de la Pedrera

                                                          El Fossar de la Pedrera


Lluís Companys Tomb at the Fossar de la Pedrera.
The Fossar de la Pedrera (lit. Cemetery of the Quarry) is located on Montjuïc hill in the Sants-Montjuïc district of Barcelona. Forming part of the Montjuïc Cemetery, it was used as a mass grave for 4,000 victims of Spain's White Terror.[1] There is now a little-known memorial on the site.[2][3]

Since 1985, the area also houses the remains of Lluís Companys, the 123rd President of Catalonia, who was executed there by the Francoist regime on 15 October 1940.[4] His death is commemorated annually by Catalan politicians and civilians, who lay a wreath in memory of the president.

History Edit

In 1985, a memorial designed by architects Beth Galí, Marius Quintana and Pere Casajoana was opened, comprising a set of columns with the names of the victims, a large garden with tombstones, and the mausoleum of Lluís Companys. The inscriptions on the entrance were written by Maria Aurelia Capmany: one refers to the victims of repression, another victims of fortune, and includes the names of those who died reprisals after the war, whether they had been buried there as or not. The memorial was inaugurated on 27 October 1985 by President Jordi Pujol, the mayor of Barcelona, and relatives of Lluís Companys.

There are also a number of other memorials on the site, including a tribute to the victims of Nazism opened on the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II, a bronze figure in memory of all those executed by Franco's regime, and a memorial to CNT members who died in defence of freedom.

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Sightseeing in Barcelona

                                      

             Sightseeing in Barcelona

1º the best way to do sightseeing in Barcelona is taking a taxi; here I    show some good examples:

                                                   
                                                   First day

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                     From Plaza Cataluña to Sagrada Familia    9 €-ish

              From Sagrada Familia to Parque Güell          9 €-ish

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                 From Parque Güell to casa Milá and Batlló    10 €-ish

casa Milá

                                                casa Batlló

-         From casa Milá you must go on foot to Gothic area and there you must visit The Palace of the music, the cathedral, historic museum (mancomunidad Catalanoaragonesa) ancient Roman city which is just behind of the cathedral.

-         After all that you must cross via Laitana Street to go to Picasso museum which is in the Borne area to 5 minutes from the Gothic area on foot. In a few steps from Picasso museum you will find a beautiful gothic church (Santa Maia Del Mar) and now is time to have a good diner in any restaurants in the down town.   

                                         Second day

-         Take a taxi form plaza Cataluña to plaza España    5€-ish

-         There you will see San Marcos towers, the magic fountain which only works some nights, the National Palace which contains a beautiful Romanic exposition, Albeniz Palace and El pueblo Español.

-         In the same area you will find the Olympic stadium, Miro museum and the castle which you can arrive by cable car.

You must know that the price is approximately to that because it could be a little different in the rush hour. 

                                       
                                       Third day  

                    You must rest and enjoy the city.


                                        Last day

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