Secret Barcelona (Jonglez Guide Style)

Step beyond the Sagrada Familia and away from Barcelona's crowded boulevards, and a different city entirely starts to reveal itself, one shaped by hidden gems, forgotten histories and unexpected discoveries most visitors, and even many locals, never stumble across. This guide unravels the lesser known stories behind Gaudí's masterpieces, leads readers into a surprising network of miniature trains concealed beneath the city's main station, and tracks down a mysterious sculpted hand with a story few can properly explain.

Elsewhere it steps inside a forgotten anatomical amphitheatre once used to push the limits of medical science, uncovers a hidden Civil War air raid shelter preserved beneath the streets, and finds a museum tucked so far into the back of an ordinary shop that most passers by would never know it was there. Secret Masonic symbols scattered throughout the city are traced, along with the emblem of FC Barcelona hidden within the walls of Santa Maria del Mar.

Written by local experts, this isn't the postcard version of Barcelona. By day or night, the city only gives up its secrets to those who already know where to look, and this guide is built entirely for that kind of traveller, whether visiting for the first time or the fifteenth.

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