What’s in a name? When it comes to Grand Hotel Central, everything. The 147-room Barcelona property is certainly grand. A 1920s-era edifice reborn as a boutique hotel, it succeeds in balancing the ...

This was the style that appealed most to Francesc Cambó, a wealthy politician and philanthropist who commissioned the architect Adolf Florensa to design a seven-storey building on Barcelona’s Via ...

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Almost a century ago, the politician and businessman Francesc Cambó—whose devotion to preserving Catalonia’s unique cultural and linguistic contributions saw him become one of the great arts ...

In the Catalan capital, the best hotels compete for the best views of Gaudí's masterpieces and the most Michelin stars.

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Sitting by the rooftop infinity pool at Grand Hotel Central, Barcelona, watching the evening light disappear, we feel serene and just a little smug. Surely no one else in this crowded city can be ...