Hotels with history

La marquesina del hotel. © Pulitzer
Hotels with history

The Hotel Regina and the year that says it all

Javier Ortega Figueiral
Some buildings in Barcelona have a healthy habit: displaying their year of construction. It's healthy especially for observers and flâneurs who can answer a frequent question at a glance, "When was it built?". In the case of hotels, there are some examples: the Majestic displayed it for twelve months upon...
Casa Fuster, un hotel con mucha historia
Hotels with history

Casa Fuster: the most expensive in Barcelona

Javier Ortega Figueiral
At the end of the 19th century, the smell of chocolate was intense on the corner where Passeig de Gràcia turns into Gran de Gràcia. Oleguer Juncosa's factory was there. It had 500 workers, a 25-horsepower steam engine, and was capable of producing five million bars annually under the La...