First stop today was the Sunday morning traditional sardana dance in front of the cathedral. The dancers are accompanied by a cobla, a traditional Catalan ensemble with Catalan shawms and other instructions. (Wikipedia article on the cobla)
Cobla de Cambra de Catalunya
Next stop was Montjuic, where we walked through the Fundació Joan Miró and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
Pintura (Eo guant blanc)
Joan Miró, 1925
Chanson sur fond blanc
Joan Miró, 1966
National Art Museum of Catalonia
National Art Museum of Catalonia
No gelato stop today (saving room for dinner), but here’s the random church photo for the day:
Santa Maria del Mar
Last but not least, we signed up for a food and wine tour. I’ve learned to eat about half of every dish that we are offered on these tours!
Clockwise from bottom left:
- Catalan tomato bread (olive oil, garlic, & tomatoes)
- tortilla de patatas
- Basque pintxo with ham
- Basque pintxo with pâté
- Catalan bomba (meat & mashed potato-filled croquette, served with aioli and paprika mayo)
- Seafood paella with noodles
- Coca pastry
- The paellas
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