Return to Barcelona 2017! La Merce with Urban Sketchers Barcelona

April 16, 2018

Return to Barcelona 2017! La Merce with Urban Sketchers Barcelona

One evening of La Merce I met Urban Sketchers Barcelona to sketch at The Casa Amatller, and the adjacent Casa Batlló, designed by Antonio Gaudí, part of the "mansana de la discòrdia" or block of discord of Barcelona, so-named because it features buildings in sharply contrasting styles. We were invited to sketch at this historic location by the organizers of the festival and so we did, after which we were treated to private tours of both! What a treat it was! I had visited Casa Battló the year before and had not planned to do it again but it was a delight to see it in the evening and to go up on the rooftop as well, with lights strewn across the expanse and a special evening event going on at the same time.