The current Barcelona is not the same city than the medieval Barchinona, or the Roman Bàrcino or the Iberian Barkeno. Or maybe it is. There are many threads that weave the identity of a city, a land or a country. It is a braid of landscapes, ...

The current Barcelona is not the same city than the medieval Barchinona, or the Roman Bàrcino or the Iberian Barkeno. Or maybe it is. There are many threads that weave the identity of a city, a land or a country. It is a braid of landscapes, traditions, events and habits throughout the centuries that shape the citizen until the present moment. Discover in this book the name of the first person from Barcelona, the plagues suffered in the city, the walls that surrounded it or the day that Barcelona died. 38 historical, shocking stories told with an agile and amusing rhythm, a neat prose and sense of humour.