Gaudi’s Barcelona Catalan Art Nouveau At Large While gazing up the Sagrada Familia I couldn’t help myself from thinking what an ingenious mind its architect must have been. We’re standing in front of the largest …
How To Spend Half A Day in Lisbon
How To Spend Half A Day in Lisbon It happened a few times now, actually almost upon every trip we take. Arriving to a new place – country, city, you name it – and we …
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Alicante – Art a Few Steps Away from the Beach
Alicante – Art a Few Steps Away from the Beach Alicante is one of the Spanish cities with the oldest history to look back on. Surely no coincidence, given its excellent Mediterranean location combined with possibly …
Valencia’s Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias – The “Mini-City” in Pictures
Valencia’s Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias The “Mini-City” in Pictures Valencia’s Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias looks like something you’ve never seen before. It is a …
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Keukenhof, Tulip Fields and Dutch History
Keukenhof, Tulip Fields and Dutch History Spring is almost here and there’s really no better place for observing it in its full bloom than at the garden of The Netherlands, Keukenhof. It’s not an excursion we …
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10 Facts You Should Know About Friesland – This Year’s European Capital of Culture
In 2018 not one city, no a whole province is one of the European Capitals of Culture. This European Capital of Culture 2018 is one of the most northern provinces in The Netherlands, namely the …
The 2018 Museum Challenge
Happy New Year to you all! A new year has started again and likely some new year’s resolutions have also crossed your thoughts. Of course, I also made some new promises for this year and …
The Wanås Konst Sculpture Park: The Most Interactive Sculpture Park In The World?
The Wanås Konst Sculpture Park The Most Interactive Art Park In The World? It is one of the questions I asked myself when leaving Wanås Konst at the end of a sunny Sunday afternoon in …
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Arken, the Art Island of Denmark
Arken, the Art Island of Denmark Located in the southern suburbs of the Danish capital, the Arken Museum has come a long way since its opening in 1996. From the beginning the museum …
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Paris’ La Defense District: Home to the Largest Open-Air Contemporary Art Space in France
Paris’ La Defense District Home to the Largest Open-Air Contemporary Art Space in France As soon as we stepped out of the metro into the bright sunlight La Grande Arche was rising in front of …
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Which Spanish City To Visit: Barcelona or Madrid? How to choose
Which Spanish City To visit: Barcelona or Madrid? How to choose Have you ever contemplated over which of these two popular Spanish cities to visit? Should you go to the Mediterranean Barcelona or to the …
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Art Nouveau in Riga – Heritage From a Golden Era
Art Nouveau in Riga Heritage from a Golden Era Latvia’s capital Riga has many reasons for priding itself as a city of culture and good looks: it has one of the best-preserved and most charming …