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Sally Davies

@allthingsbarna.bsky.social
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'Barcelona's foremost foam analyst' – Bloomberg. 'Credulous' – El Temps. Sketches of Spain for Time Out, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Indy, Nat Geo & oh loads of others.

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
LEGO Lets You Build Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in Its Largest Set Ever
openculture.com
LEGO Lets You Build Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in Its Largest Set Ever
When work on the Sagrada Família first began in 1882, the original architect could hardly have imagined that, 144 years later, the ambitious undertaking would still be underway. Yet here we are.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just been at a (very nice) restaurant where we felt obliged to speed up and leave at 11pm because all the other diners were foreign and left at 10pm. Obviously this is much nicer for the staff but also, on a Friday night, it kinda sucks.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is the answer to 'why are Spanish restaurant kitchens closing earlier' not simply 'because they now have to open two hours earlier or lose the tourist dollars'? The language shift in any dining room between the first and second sitting is striking.
elpais.com
El fin de las cenas a las 10: por qué España abandona una de sus costumbres menos europeas
La última comida del día se adelanta en las reservas de los restaurantes, y también en las casas. ¿Por qué cenábamos tan tarde y por qué estamos dejando de hacerlo?
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Planning entire trip to Asturias around the GIANT SQUID MUSEUM
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Extraordinary graph showing number of heatwave days in Spain.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is great. H/T @essentialbcn.bsky.social
flamencomanuscript.substack.com
Entre dos aguas
Flamenco's biggest hit was a rumba and the rumba came home on a boat. On cantes de ida y vuelta and Latin American roots of the guitar .
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Aw. A retvrn movement called Save Europe Act held a demo in Barcelona today. A couple of fash supporters showed up and then all these other people came to tell them what they could do with their massive carpet. Must have taken them ages, too.
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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We are pleased to announce that our online shop is now shipping to EU countries. All EU orders are 20 per cent off until 28 August with the code ‘EU20OFF’. fitzcarraldoeditions.com?utm_source=b...
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is quite the image.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Come to Spain and enjoy a refreshing standalone leisure drink in the Plaza Mayor.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Sixty-seven people have died as a result of a campaign of misinformation on social media. That's the story here.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Some things I saw today. And ate today.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Can a three-course menú del día for €11.90 be any good? Let's find out.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Unexpected ceiling.
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 15/07/2026
Is Spain really Europe’s progressive poster child? 🇪🇸🏛️ Across Europe, Spain is seen as proof that progressive politics can still succeed and govern with confidence. But the reality behind its image as the continent’s left-wing darling is more complicated.
ftm.eu
Podcast | Special: Is Spain really Europe’s progressive poster child?
For many observers across Europe, Spain has become a rare success story – offering hope that progressive politics can still succeed, govern, and project confidence on the world stage. But the reality ...
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In the UK, where my 'Because it's the 100th anniversary of the death of Gaudí; no, it's still many years from completion; it's not the cathedral actually, that's a whole other building" t-shirt answers a lot of questions I was getting really tired of answering tbqhwy.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Absolute solidarity with anyone who blew hard-earned cash on Primavera Sound last night. Rain happens but it sounds like a complete shitshow.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
TFW you check into a hotel late at night on a nondescript stretch of street and then fling open the windows first thing and OH HELLO
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Morning.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This is an absolutely mad story. (The documentary mini-series Abandonados comes out on Disney today.)
theguardian.com
Three abandoned children, two missing parents and a 40-year mystery
The long read: Elvira and her brothers, Ricard and Ramón, were left at a train station in Barcelona aged two, four and five. As an adult, when Elvira decided to look for her parents, she discovered a ...
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
theguardian.com
‘It’s a world heritage site, but it’s my home’: a long-time resident of Casa Milà on life in Gaudí’s masterwork
Ana Viladomiu has been a ‘privileged’ resident of the once derided, now revered Barcelona apartment building for almost 40 years
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Casa Batlló looking radiant and bedecked with roses ready for Sant Jordi tomorrow. That's right, I did just say bedecked. #bedecked
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Yes yes it's now the tallest church in Europe and yes yes everyone's favourite pope is coming to officiate in June but more importantly the Sagrada Família peregrine falcon chicks have hatched. Live feed is here:
sagradafamilia.org
Falcons pelegrins - Sagrada Familia
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Weirdly fascinated by this. The mighty Ebro. Galicia and all its little tributaries.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I'm on my train nonsense again
telegraph.co.uk
The 10 most scenic rail journeys in Spain
Rolling through olive groves, past vivid blue lakes and across mountain viaducts, trains may be the best places to admire Spain’s landscapes
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Mikel López Iturriaga @mikeliturriaga.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
El restaurante en cuestión es Hofmann, pero todos los abusos que están saliendo a la luz en este tipo de establecimientos de alta cocina han sido justificados históricamente por personajes como Ferran Adrià y otros chefs "estrella", como parte de la "formación" de los cocineros.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“If you feel something really strong near the coast, don’t wait for the alert… move inland or up. Even a first floor can be enough.”
theguardian.com
Not if, but when: how Spain’s coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis
In the holiday hotspots of the Costa del Sol, the risks are rarely mentioned. But in neighbouring Cádiz, the country’s first tsunami-ready town is leading by example
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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This is a great read on the story behind Tesco’s cheap Spanish wine and what you’re actually getting for your money.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Catalunya: hold my beer
barcelonasecreta.com
Rodalies will remain free: the Catalan government extends free train tickets
The Catalan government will maintain the measure for an additional month to compensate for the rail disruptions caused by Storm Harry and ensure users’ mobility.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I'm sorry but this is very funny
theguardian.com
Morrissey cancels Valencia concert after being left in ‘catatonic state’ by city noise
After latest concert cancellation, singer also describes Valencia hotel as ‘indescribable hell’ that will require ‘one year to recover’ from
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Я @gertiewentworth.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Joan Miró on His House Roof Montroig, Spain 1948 • Irving Penn
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Stephen Burgen @stephenburgen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
theguardian.com
‘A joyful day’: final piece of Sagrada Familia’s central tower put in place
Completion of glass cross brings Antoni Gaudí’s church to maximum final height of 172.5m, 144 years after work began
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Lennart Jonasson @lennson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Seriously guys I will translate this stuff pro bono just to not have to look at it every day
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
"…and the trains will be free for a month" – this is how you run a rail service that's had a really rough week.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Just a few of the superb things I ate at Casa Fiero today. What a find. #Barcelona
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Despite everything that's going on, it is nice to feel that there are some adults in the room after all.
youtube.com
BREAKING NEWS: Spain Rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as EU Pushes Back at Davos | AC1Z
YouTube video by DRM News
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Coneixo cap periodista d'art de Barcelona (English, català, español)?
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Spain loses a national treasure.
europapress.es
Muere Cecilia Giménez, autora de la restauración del 'Ecce homo' que dio la vuelta al mundo
Cecilia Giménez, la pintora aficionada responsable del fenómeno viral del 'Ecce homo' de Borja, con el...
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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition.
surinenglish.com
High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition | Sur in English
The national market and competition regulator (CNMC) reveals that the arrival of Iryo and Ouigo drove passenger numbers to record highs, while rail outstrips air travel o
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I think this a gift link, LMK if not and you'd like to read it.
telegraph.co.uk
Nazis, artists and the Holy Grail: The fascinating 1000-year history of Spain’s Montserrat
A millennial monastery, a miraculous Madonna and a dramatic landscape make ‘saw-tooth mountain’ one of Catalonia’s most powerful symbols
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Whitney Trettien @whitneytrettien.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
Full-color image of the Cathedral of Barcelona, composed on a typewriter by Montserrat Alberich Escardívol. Image from WikiMedia.
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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
“Between 2020 and 2025, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment rose by 59% in Madrid and 47% in Barcelona” @brendanboyle.bsky.social
open.substack.com
Spaniards split from their city centres
What's a city without citizens?
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Ah, lovely. Madrid regional govt is bunging Woody Allen €1.5 million to film there and include the word 'Madrid' in the title – cf Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which had the same deal. H/T @ianmount.com's excellent Bubble newsletter.
media.tenor.com
a man wearing glasses says stop me before i make a complete imbecile of myself
ALT: a man wearing glasses says stop me before i make a complete imbecile of myself
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"Hi, I'm Graham off the Internet" 🔞🦀 (Crab Verified) @ipsumlorem.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
1906.
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Things are kicking off on my street #barcelona #halloween #totssants
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Did everyone but me know about this? If you can't make it to/afford In-Edit, apparently lots of the music docos come out on this afterwards, and there's tons of good art and photography docos (plus some great films). All free.
caixaforumplus.org
CaixaForum+, la plataforma de streaming de cultura y ciencia - CaixaForum+
Todo el contenido audiovisual de cultura y ciencia. La plataforma de streaming que estabas esperando. Acceso gratuito y desde...
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Sally Davies @allthingsbarna.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
My friend is about to get on a flight from Barcelona with a troupe of castellers.
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The Up Front @theupfront.media · 04/09/2025
It sounds like Spanish national airport operator AENA is very much over Ryanair and MOL. Haven’t seen something this… forthright in quite some time, and goodness me, forthright it is. www.aena.es/en/press/sta...
Screenshot: Statement by the Chairman and CEO of Aena, Maurici Lucena, on the announcement by Ryanair
It would be hard to find in contemporary business history another case such as Ryanair where the dissonance between a company’s operational excellence and the dishonesty of its communications policy is so striking.

Ryanair's impertinence and uninhibited public demands on democratic governments in countries where it operates its flights with the aim of obtaining economic advantages, shed light upon two deep-rooted and unedifying characteristics of this airline company. The first is that Ryanair has a disturbingly plutocratic idea of the political system, i.e. it seeks to intimidate public opinion by slashing its flights, calls for the resignation of ministers from half of Europe and the president of the European Commission, mocks democratically elected politicians, and calls for laws to be changed in its favour because it believes that government decision-making should bend to the interests of the most economically powerful companies such as Ryanair, instead of protecting the "general interest". The second characteristic is Ryanair's communications and institutional relations policy, which is in permanent and deliberate conflict with objective facts and truthfulness. Here are a few examples:
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