Hispanophiles Podcast
Travel In Spain With Only Half A Brain
A Podcast about Spain and all things Spanish. In each episode, the Hispanophiles explore their adopted home one topic at a time with thought provoking discussions and plenty of laughs.
From biographies of some of Spain's most famous men and women to comprehensive city guides via the essential dos and don'ts of travel in one of the world's most popular destinations, the Hispanophiles bring you as close to the land of sun, sea, siesta and Sangria as possible through your smartphone!
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Hispanophiles Podcast
Inside Barcelona's Gingerbread House
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The Casa Vicens is the private summer house commissioned by stockbroker and merchant Manuel Vicens i Montaner in the charming, alternative neighbourhood of Gràcia. Now open to the public, Vicens gave young local architect Antoni Gaudí his first opportunity to explore ideas and concepts that would later define much of Barcelona's fabulously idiosyncratic modernist architecture. And while Gaudí experimented wildly from room to room, the common colour scheme of the building's exterior gives the Casa Vicens the impression of being one giant gingerbread house!
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