Barcelona - Redux

The monastery of Montserrat, near Barcelona.

The monastery of Montserrat, near Barcelona.

The famous Black Madonna at the monastery of Montserrat, near Barcelona.

The monastery of Montserrat, near Barcelona.

Placa de Sant Felip Neri, Barrio Gotico neighborhood of Barcelona. In 1938, a bomb dropped by Franco's air force exploded in this square killing 42, m...

Barcelona Cathedral in Barrio Gotico neighborhood in Barcelona.

Barceloneta district of Barcelona with a wide sandy stretch of beach.

El Cap de Barcelona sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein, in Barcelona.

Hotel Majestic rooftop bar in the Eixample district of Barcelona.

Casa Armirall, a vermouth bar in El Raval neighborhood, Barcelona.

A skateboarder in a plaza at night in Barcelona.

Gipsy Lou, alive music venue in El Raval neighborhood in Barcelona.

Tourists inside the Casa Batllo, a building designed by Antoni Gaudi, in the Eixample district of Barcelona.

Casa Milr (aka La Pedrera), a building designed by Antoni Gaudi, in the Eixample district of Barcelona.

Exterior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona.Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Exterior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Ministry of Culture building in the Barrio Gotico neighborhood of Barcelona.

Barrio Gotico neighborhood of Barcelona.

Barrio Gotico neighborhood of Barcelona, near the Cathedral de Barcelona.

A woman feeds pigeons in Pla?a de Catalunya, in Barcelona.

La Pla?a Reial, in the Barrio Gotico neighborhood of Barcelona.

A busy sidewalk in Barceloneta neighborhood in Barcelona.

Barceloneta district of Barcelona with a wide sandy stretch of beach.

Barceloneta district of Barcelona with a wide sandy stretch of beach.

Inside the Casa Batllo, a building designed by Antoni Gaudi, in the Eixample district of Barcelona.

Playing basketball at night near a cathedral in El Raval neighborhood in Barcelona.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

Interior of Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona. Construction started in 1882, and it is still unfinished.

University of Barcelona at Jardin de Rubio. This used to be the medical campus of the old university, which has since moved to another location.

Street art at the Rambla del Raval.

A chestnut street cart in El Raval neighborhood.

A functioning Ocupa in the El Raval neighborhood (a squat/social center) that commemorates the memory of Juan Andres Benitez, killed by police in 2013...

A man takes a selfie with a sculpture by Fernando Botero at the Rambla del Raval.

A couple walks at night in the El Born neighborhood of Barcelona.

Quimet y Quimet, Barcelona's most iconic tapas bar that's over 100 years old.

Quimet y Quimet, Barcelona's most iconic tapas bar that's over 100 years old.

The facade of La Carboner?a, a former Ocupa - squat and social center - that functioned from 2008 to 2014 when the squatters were evicted by the polic...

A man walks his dog in El Raval neighborhood.

Bodega 1900, a tapas and vermouth bar in Sant Antoni neighborhood of Barcelona, started by Albert Adria, brother of Ferran Adria.