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Spain Travel Podcast with Mateo Herrera · August 3 · 9 min

August in the Old City, Sun and Shadows

Mateo escapes the Circuit crowds for the Gothic Quarter's quieter corners, watches the city's resident rhythm, and savours a long sobremesa. He also cracks a chunk of the NIE puzzle and mulls the coming eclipse. Episode 3 of Spain Travel Podcast with Mateo Herrera. Mateo Herrera is in Barcelona, Spain. Places in this episode: Palau de la Música Catalana, Picasso Museum, La Lolita Barcelona, Port of Barcelona, Barceloneta beach, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera. Covered: Gothic Quarter and El Born, Picasso Museum, Festival crowd dynamics, Cost of living basics, NIE and padron progress, Barceloneta and port. Chapters: 00:00 Palau de la Música Catalana 02:21 Museum echo 03:54 Harbour 04:54 La Lolita Barcelona 06:27 Casa Batlló 07:30 Quiet room A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #BarcelonaAugust #GothicQuarter #PicassoMuseum #BarcelonetaBeach #NIEProcess #ExpatLife #BarcelonaTravel #TapasTour #Modernista #Sobremesa #CityBreak #LGBTQTravel #CircuitFestival #Barcelona2026 #SlowTravel #CatalanCulture https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/spain/

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Mateo escapes the Circuit crowds for the Gothic Quarter's quieter corners, watches the city's resident rhythm, and savours a long sobremesa. He also cracks a chunk of the NIE puzzle and mulls the coming eclipse.

Episode 3 of Spain Travel Podcast with Mateo Herrera. Mateo Herrera is in Barcelona, Spain.

Places in this episode: Palau de la Música Catalana, Picasso Museum, La Lolita Barcelona, Port of Barcelona, Barceloneta beach, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera.

Covered: Gothic Quarter and El Born, Picasso Museum, Festival crowd dynamics, Cost of living basics, NIE and padron progress, Barceloneta and port.

Chapters:
00:00 Palau de la Música Catalana
02:21 Museum echo
03:54 Harbour
04:54 La Lolita Barcelona
06:27 Casa Batlló
07:30 Quiet room

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#BarcelonaAugust #GothicQuarter #PicassoMuseum #BarcelonetaBeach #NIEProcess #ExpatLife #BarcelonaTravel #TapasTour #Modernista #Sobremesa #CityBreak #LGBTQTravel #CircuitFestival #Barcelona2026 #SlowTravel #CatalanCulture

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/spain/

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