Healed by a Barcelona Sunrise

📍 L’Estel Ferit | The City’s Silent Landmark At 6 AM on Barceloneta Beach, I was unexpectedly healed— Not just by the Mediterranean light, But by a rusted, crooked sculpture standing guard over the sand: L’Estel Ferit ("The Wounded Star"). Like stacked scrap metal, it never shouts— just faces the sea, silent, for thirty years. 📖 Its Story Created by artist Rebecca Horn for the 1992 Olympics, these four tilted steel cubes symbolize: Eroded urban edges The neighborhood’s forgotten past Now, it’s a photographer’s muse at dawn. 🌅 Sunrise Guide 📍 Find it: Metro L4 (Barceloneta) → 10-min walk Taxi (affordable!) → Pin "L’Estel Ferit" ☀️ Check sunrise time (bring water + a snack—cafés open at 7). When light hits the sea, it also touches this quiet iron— not with metal’s coldness, but with a gentle reminder: "You don’t need to shout to be seen." Sometimes, travel surprises you. You come for the light, but a silent object lights up your soul. #SlowTravelHeals #BarcelonaSunrise #SpainDiaries