Barcelona’s slave trade history revealed on new...

April 13 2016 , Written by Ola Fagbohun

Barcelona’s slave trade history revealed on new walking tour https://t.co/T7je6gPVqZ
Ola Fagbohun (@DiverseTraveler)April 13, 2016

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Barcelona's slave trade history revealed on new walking tour

Modernisme, Catalonia's stunning take on art nouveau, is as important to the Barcelona brand as Barça striker Lionel Messi. The work of Antoni Gaudí in particular defines much of the city centre but few locals, let alone the tourists queueing to get into world-famous sights such as Palau Güell and Park Güell, know their dark secret: many were built with money made from the slave trade.

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