Articles in ‘Animals in Barcelona’

The Barcelona Photographic Archive has just released a hundred or so photos taken between 1907 and 1908. They were taken by Frederic Ballell, one of the pioneers of Catalan photojournalism, who delighted in documenting the daily life of the city. Above a goat herder passes by Palau Moja, below a puppy seller. From La Rambla, hace un siglo

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Animals in Barcelona, El Raval, History of Barcelona, Las Ramblas, Photography exhibitions in Barcelona | Tags: Barcelona in 1907, Barcelona Photographic Archive, Catalan photojournalism, Frederic Ballell, Frederic Ballell photographs, old images of Barcelona, old photos of Barcelona, Old photos of Les Rambles, Palau Moja|

One of many people’s favourite piece of public art in Barcelona is The Cat by Fernando Botero. The cat has moved several times around the city, but seems finally to have decided to settle down here in the Raval del Raval. It was originally bought by the council in 1987. I love watching people interact with it. Children like to (try to) climb it. Old men like to slap it. There’s another sculpture of a horse by Botero at the airport.
Animals in Barcelona, Art, El Raval, Places in Barcelona, sculptures in Barcelona, sighteeing in Barcelona, street art in Barcelona | Tags: Botero horse Barcelona airport, Botero in Barcelona, Cat sculpture in Barcelona, cat statue in Barcelona, El Gato de Botero, Fernando Botero, gato de Raval, statues in Barcelona|
I love the idiosyncrasy of many of the small shops in Barcelona. One of my recent favourites is a lovely little shop selling dairy products in the centre of Gràcia, in Carrer Torrijos, just up from the market. The establishment was last functioning dairy (vaquería) in Barcelona. Changes in public health laws took away the cows some 25 years ago, but the old livestock stalls can still be seen today amongst the clutter of the shopkeeper’s storeroom. Many Barcelonans over thirty odd can still remember going with their mothers to buy milk fresh from the udder right in the centre of the city. In my mind, the place should be protected as part of the city’s heritage, but is under threat from the owners of the building.
Animals in Barcelona, Gràcia, Interesting shops in Barcelona, Shops | Tags: Carrer Torrijos, cows in Barcelona, dairy products in Barcelona, different shops in Barcelona, historia de vaquerías en Barcelona, local shops in Barcelona, Photos by Mónica, unusual shops in Barcelona, última vaquería de Barcelona, vacas en Barcelona, vaquerías de barcelona|
Barcelona is failing to reduce its superpopulation of 256,000 pigeons in the city. Hordes of elderly protectors feeding them bread have ensured that despite large figuers being spent on their erradiction, the number of pigeons has increased from 180,000 in 1991. There is currently no city bylaw against feeding them.
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Animals in Barcelona, Briefs, News | Tags: cuántas palomas hay en Barcelona, pigeon bylaws, pigeons in Barcelona, superpopulation of pigeons|
We came across this remarkable scene of Rafael and his flock of six goats in the Turó de la Rovira park, El Carmel last Sunday. The police have told him officially to remove his animals but seem to be turning a blind eye as long as he keeps them on this wilder side of the park. Photos by Mónica.


Animals in Barcelona, El Carmel, Parks of Barcelona, Weird in Barcelona | Tags: cabras en Barcelona, farm animals in Barcelona, goats in Barcelona, Photos by Mónica, Turó de la Rovira, Turó de la Rovira park|