El Raval is not a comfortable neighborhood. It is a lively neighborhood. And it is where Barcelona concentrates the greatest number of contemporary cultural institutions per square meter. If your date with the artist wants to wake you up, not comfort you, this is the neighborhood.
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Contemporary art + free archive-library on floor -1 with 30 years of catalogues.
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Beastly temporary exhibitions. Look at the agenda. Sign up for Kosmópolis.
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Beautiful brutalist building by Mateo Arquitectura. Classic film programming. Session at 5:00 p.m. any weekday.
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Bookstore in an old 18th century chapel. Look at the vaulted ceiling before looking at books.
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Specialized in travel and geography. Spend an hour traveling with your fingers on your back.
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Romanesque church from the IX, one of the oldest in the city. Small, almost empty.
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Botero's cat at the end. Walk the promenade and look at the terraces of Barrio Real.
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Former 15th century hospital where Gaudí died. Today library and cultural centers. Interior patio.
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Opened in 1860. Vermouth with lid, marble table, 19th century mirrors.
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Go up to the hotel's upper terrace (free access with a drink). 360° view of Barcelona.
How to build your appointment with the artist from this list
Julia Cameron's rule about the appointment with the artist It's simple: once a week, two hours, no phone, no goal. You don't have to visit all 10 sites on this list. You have to visit UNO, and dedicate two hours to it. The difference between tourism and an appointment with the artist is exactly that: slowness.
This week, choose one of the locations above. Block two hours on your calendar on a specific day. Bring a notebook and pen. Go. Stay. Look. Writes. You come home with creative material you didn't have before. That's the promise of Julia Cameron's method, and it works.
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