Author: LOST iNBarcelona. You picture Gaudí, crowded beaches and familiar plazas. But that’s just the surface. Locals know a different city: the skateboarding capital of Europe, a vanguard of food and drink, an art scene with graffiti outlaws and manipulated media. You’ll meet the fifth-generation wine celebrity paving the way for female sommeliers. The stage director who built an indie fashion hub. The nightclub that liberated the city. Along the way, step inside a culture of secret speakeasies, surrealist dance parties, hidden restaurants and a festival that literally sets the streets on fire. We’ll even peek inside the city’s most surprising design statement: wildly theatrical bathrooms. One even doubles as a disco.Go deep with long-form interviews featuring a Sommelier of the Year, the top street art curator and a culinary icon ranked among the most acclaimed chefs of all time. Meet the Gauche Divine, the glamorous 1960s rebels who challenged social norms and became the country’s first influencers. Step inside the city’s most surreal design stars – ultra-chic bathrooms – that include a co-ed space that doubles as a late-night disco. Go undercover at the city’s best speakeasies, from the world’s former No. 1 bar to a newcomer inspired by the dark world of Edgar Allan Poe. Witness the takeover of a museum courtyard that helped turn Barcelona into the skateboarding capital of Europe.ISBN 9781965941065. Lost In Guides. pb. 75 pages. 21 x 16 cm.available
