The Museu de Barcelona (MUHBA) has just launched an exciting new online tool visually mapping how the Catalan capital has evolved over almost 22 centuries. This historical map of Barcelona shows how the city has grown, from the foundation of Roman Barcino, up until today. By scrolling through a timeline of the major dates in the city’s growth, the user can observe the progressive expansion of the city walls of Barcelona from Roman to medieval times, the gradual emergence of villages outside ...

The Generalitat of Barcelona (local government) has declared las Casas Cerdà in Barcelona to be Bien cultural de interés nacional (BCIN) , which means that they are buildings of historical and cultural interest and as such are protected from damage or redevelopment. Las Casas Cerdà are a set of three buildings at the intersection of Roger de Llúria and Consell de Cent in Barcelona’s Eixample, though originally there were four. Their name comes from the landowner and businessman who ...

The fact that Barcelona is such a safe and peaceful city earned it a top ranking in this week’s Economist Magazine’s study ‘The Safe Cities Index 2015’, ranking 15th in the world, and beating the Spanish capital Madrid which came in at number 21. Asia triumphs in the study, with Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka taking the first three places. The study looks at 50 of the world’s most important cities and gives a position to each city based on four criteria. These are: Personal ...