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Hi, I am Ioana, and I like to travel. Over the years, I have called ‘home’ several cities across Europe including Lisbon, Bilbao, Amsterdam and Milan, until I fell in love in Barcelona, where I am based for the third time now. I have a twelve-years background in architecture, and I like to capture nice stories, patterns and colours around me. And to live by the sea. The idea of Rutes de Barcelona is to design and customize routes of the city that mix and match architecture and lifestyle, art and food, past and present. Google maps coming up soon!

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Magic. #Montserrat . . . #mountain #topview #clouds

Feeling like kids unable to decide which icecream to pick, while having a... hummus tasting. These are the "cucuruchos de hummus" - tasty cornets with avocado, beetroot, chickpeas and lentils. At @vivantbar. . . . #taste #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #healthy #hummus #dinner

I love early mornings in the city. This is Barna Dawn, a city portrait created by Dutch artist Yvonne Michiels. She went up to the Bunkers, one early morning, to take photos of the city and then created this beautiful collage. Barna Dawn is part of Michiels' City Lights series including portraits of London, Milan or the NYC. . . . art by @yvonne_michiels gallery @villadelartegalleries . . . #see #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #photography #art #collage #portrait #barna #dawn

What does freedom mean to you? 4000 photos answering this question form a sensual mural in the heart of Barcelona's Gothic quarter. Link in bio for the full story. . . . #see #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #fontcuberta #mosaic #photo #collage #mural #visual #art #gothicquarter

Umami and other tastes of Honest Greens 🌿 On Rambla de Catalunya, right between Gran Via and Plaça de Catalunya, Honest Greens is one of my favourite places to go for lunch. Head to the link in bio for the full post on the blog 👆 . . . #taste #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #honestgreens #umami #salad #tuna #tataki #healthyfood #green #foodie #rambladecatalunya

#mediterranean #mood

It was known as 'the big house' or the 'Rothschild house', and it was the first in Barcelona to be built with a reinforced concrete structure, in 1927. The developers were marquis (Pobla de Claramunt, Balbina Mas and Antoni Miquel i Costas) and the house was, for many years, Hotel Diagonal Tuset. The proportions are monumental, recalling the French Beaux-Arts style. The interior offers a splendid oval patio with Ionic capitels, classical sculptures, cast iron railings and is crowned by an oval stained glass skylight, while the entrance is designed in Modernista style. The house is designed by Domènec Sugrañes i Gras, architect who frequently collaborated with Antoni Gaudí even though their styles were quite different. . . #see #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #diagonal #edificimasdemiquel #architecture #beauxarts #style #interior #design #noucentista #stainedglass #skylight #modernista #entrance

Built in 1898 by architect Antoni Rovira i Rabassa, Casa Codina stands on Passeig de Gràcia right between Gaudí's La Pedrera and Antoni Rovira's other jewel, Casa Ramon Casas, built in 1894 and source of inspiration for Codina. Today the house, which belonged to a relative of Ramon Casas, engineer Josep Codina i Prats, is the store of @rabatjewellery. Head to link in bio to read more. #see #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #casacodina #passeigdegràcia #antonirovirairabassa #architecture #facade #lookingup #modernist #10modernistbuildingsyoushouldknow

a summer state of mind #see #enjoy #discover #mediterranean #sea #blue #horizon #light #summer

one of my favourite coffees, in one of my favourite areas in the city. @cafeselmagnifico in #elborn . . . #taste #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #arouteinelborn #cafe #elmagnifico #specialtycoffee #specialtycoffeeroasters #coffee #flavour

a beautiful store on two levels in a completely restored modernista house, and with a charming and generous interior patio: the 'massimo dutti' store is a must stop on passeig de gràcia. it is definitely on my list of favourite houses in barcelona! formerly the residence of catalan painter ramon casas, designed by architect antoni rovira i rabassa in 1894, this architectural jewel offers a carved stone facade with exquisite details and an interior where all the original finishes, including mosaics, columns, ironworks and sgraffito, have been beautifully restored. . . . read all about the ramon casas house on the website, on the #10modernistbuildingsyoushouldknow route. . . . #see #enjoy #discover #barcelona #rutesdebarcelona #passeigdegràcia #casaramoncasas #modernist #architecture #design #lifestyle #fashion

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