The nickname, La Pedrera (meaning "the Quarry"), is appropriate for Antoni Gaudí's stately, fortress-like Casa Milà. Bobbing around the corner of Passeig de Gràcia and Carrer de Provença ...

Casa Mila helped me better appreciate and understand Gaudi, the architect whose fingerprints are all over Barcelona. It gave me a glimpse into how people lived, worked and played in Spain in the ...