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Restaurant Enoteca Ferrara Rome

Mónica Boixeda

With the best wines from select Italian vineyards to sample and buy, and a unique restaurant service.

Il Pentagrappolo Rome

Mónica Boixeda

Quality and sophistication are guaranteed at this place. As well as music, you can also enjoy the dinner or the lunch menu.

Elysean Theatre Rome

Mónica Boixeda

One of the most important theatre halls in the Italian capital.

A.W.S. Bici In Milan

The Only Team

The best way to see Milan is by renting a bicycle.

Festival of Lights in Berlin

Mónica Boixeda

During the second fortnight in October, Berlin shines with this spectacular festival of lights.

On the night of August 12 1961, in one of the most secretive missions carried out in history, more than four thousand Soviet troops converted what had been an imaginary dividing line through Berlin into a very real line. The next morning incredulous Berliners, on both sides of the East-West divide, woke up face to face with the wall that was to keep them divided, both politically and physically for the next four decades. During those early days the wall was just a fence, heavily guarded by well-armed soldiers. It was not unknown for these soldiers to escape to the West side themselves. The first one on record was 19 year-old Hans Conrad Schumann who threw away his gun and ran to the other side when his comrades were distracted. He became famous for being the first deserter of the Berlin Wall. The wall was built quickly and efficiently. It soon became an impregnable border, dividing Berlin in two, splitting apart families, lovers and friends. Several gates were fitted to allow entry to authorized military personnel and international ambassadors. Each of these entry points was named after a letter: A (Alpha), B (Bravo) or C (Charlie). In Friedrichstraße was the letter C: Checkpoint Charlie. The name of this gateway was all over the media in October 1961, when Soviet tanks faced off against American tanks, both sides with their fingers on the trigger and about to start World War 3. Although that particular moment of crisis was resolved, there were many more tragedies which occurred around the wall. The documentation centre in Potsdam states that a total of 120 people died. Other sources cite twice...

Enric Sagnier in Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda

Until the 8th of January, you can discover the history of the social life of Barcelona and how it related to the development of the city, through an exhibition of the life and work of Catalan architect Enric Sagnier at the CaixaForum – called La ciudad de Sagnier. Modernista, ecléctica y Monumental. The exhibition hopes to establish the nexus between the local bourgeoisie to which Sagnier belonged, and the stamp on architecture and its effects on the overall design of the city. To these ends, the show is presented via photographs of the buildings; photographs of an era which demonstrate the relations between the bourgeoisie and the development of the city. Enric Ferran Josep Lluís Sagnier i Villavecchia, marques of Sagnier, was born in Barcelona in 1858. Due to his social standing, he was always associated with high authorities, a position which was initially considered important for the development of architectural projects for the city. It was Sagnier who developed the vast majority of key works in the Catalonian city. With a classic style, which a touch of eclecticism which also placed him near to modernism too, it marked a trend in the era, for its functional quality which broke away from the oriental and Arabic-inspired fashions. Sagnier´s works are clearly dividable into stages. His first stage, which goes up until 1900, is characterized by a monumental eclecticism which expresses youthfulness, and the pursuit of transcendence through work. The second stage goes up until 1910, at which point he became profoundly influenced by his travels to Paris, and the rest of Europe, and the works during this phase are...