{"id":102093,"date":"2017-03-07T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.imbookingsecure.com\/?p=102093"},"modified":"2017-03-07T14:02:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:02:36","slug":"a-guide-to-picassos-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/a-guide-to-picassos-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to Picasso\u2019s Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many reasons why travellers choose to take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/\">holiday in Spain<\/a>; everything from the fine weather to the glorious coastal resorts of Catalonia. However, Spain, and Barcelona in particular, is also known as being a top vacation destination for art lovers, who flock here to get a feel for Picasso\u2019s Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Although Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga in the south of Spain and spent much of his life in France, it is widely reported that he considered Barcelona to be his true home. The Picasso family decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/\">buy a house in Barcelona<\/a> at a time when the city was ready and willing to start embracing some of the more radical movements, and Cubist Picasso easily found his place here, essentially launching his career in the city.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-73150\" src=\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/a_10.jpg\" alt=\"a_10\" width=\"2010\" height=\"1340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picasso\u2019s art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Picasso underwent his famous \u2018blue period\u2019 in Barcelona, and many of his blue-tinted artworks are inspired by his life in the city. One of his most well-known depictions of Barcelona is, of course, Les Demoiselles d&#8217;Avignon (currently on display at New York City\u2019s Museum of Modern Art), which shows the more sinful side of historic city life. The street depicted in the artwork, Carrer D&#8217;Avinyo, is still around, and you can easily visit it from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/\">Barcelona villa<\/a> in the beautiful, cobbled Barri Gotic neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100448\" style=\"width: 1274px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100448\" src=\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/TeresaElRomeu-141.jpg\" alt=\"Castle-like interior of one of our villas\" width=\"1274\" height=\"849\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castle-like interior of one of our villas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Picasso Museum &amp; other areas of interest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Opened in 1963, the Picasso Museum has a great, central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/\">location in Barcelona<\/a>, and displays 4,251 pieces of Picasso artwork. However, there are many more Picasso-related sights and attractions in the city. The Barcelona Ceramics Museum houses a few pieces, while the National Museum of Catalan Art houses <em>Woman in Hat and Fur Collar<\/em>, which is one of many paintings Picasso did of his mistress, Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Walter. Finally, it\u2019s well worth stopping for lunch at the 4 Cats Tavern, which is where Picasso held his very first exhibition. 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