Categoria: Hidden History of Cities

I arrived in Santiago at dusk, bags by my feet and a map full of notes. The city’s plaza felt alive and calm at once. I could sense how stone and song held stories here. I set out along coast roads where the Atlantic Ocean carved cliffs and opened views that framed each stop. My…

I arrived with a small notebook and a hunger for stories. Walking from one courtyard to the next, I felt how 800 years of history stacked like pages in a book. In each city I toured, fortress walls, palaces, and quiet towers revealed layers of change across time. I remember pausing on a terrace where…

I wrote this guide after walking the lanes where Barcino first stood two thousand years ago. I wanted a clear, practical route that links the small hill of Mont Tabor to the visible traces under the modern grid. My aim is to show how the city layers its past into daily life. I trace spots…

I start on the untold side of the city, tracing layers under familiar avenues and linking today’s plazas to medieval watchposts and local legends. I offer a compact guide that moves beyond tourist hotspots to reveal hidden gems—from street art in Lavapiés to the Temple of Debod and the Fountain of the Fallen Angel. The…