Samantha & Julien

The place

Barcelona & Catalonia

Gaudí’s city by the sea, the coves and fishing villages of the Costa Brava, and vineyards and old stone farmhouses inland.

July works here with a little planning.

The light

How the light falls there

Barcelona’s coast faces south-east, so the sun rises out of the sea and sets behind the hills — dawn on the beach, and the evening from a hilltop over the city, are the moments to plan for. Spain keeps Central European time, so in summer the light lasts late by the clock. On the Costa Brava the coves catch the morning, and the old villages glow in the evening.