{"id":3792,"date":"2014-06-18T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T02:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2014-06-18T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T06:26:56","slug":"caelum-heavenly-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/caelum-heavenly-made\/","title":{"rendered":"CAELUM, HEAVENLY  MADE"},"content":{"rendered":"BARCELONA| Since the Middle Ages, at convents, enclosed nuns make excellent pastries and sweets to contribute to the domestic economy of the religious orders.\u00a0 In the kitchen nuns mixed the Arabian, Jewish and Christian traditions. The calm cloisters ensured these secret recipes were preserved and passed onto \u00a0the next generation of nuns, who also added their own variations to the recipes. The hands of the nuns produced the most exquisite pastry, using basic ingredients such as\u00a0 flour, eggs, milk, almonds and honey or sugar to sweeten up their creations.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"nextgen_pro_blog_gallery\" id=\"displayed_gallery_3798\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"width: 750px\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/born-misc\/Caelum-Web-res-1010530.jpg\"\n\t\t   title=\"CAELUM BARCELONA\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/born-misc\/Caelum-Web-res-1010530.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/born-misc\/thumbs\/thumbs_Caelum-Web-res-1010530.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"2471\"\n           data-title=\"CAELUM BARCELONA\"\n           data-description=\"CAELUM BARCELONA\"\n\t\t   class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"3798\">\n\t\t   \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"CAELUM BARCELONA\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-alt=\"CAELUM BARCELONA\"\n                width=\"563\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/born-misc\/Caelum-Web-res-1010530.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"CAELUM BARCELONA\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"CAELUM BARCELONA\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/born-misc\/Caelum-Web-res-1010530.jpg\"\n          width=\"563\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\r\n\r\nIf walking down \u00a0the Ramblas,\u00a0 first escape the bustle \u00a0and head to the nearby Bas\u00edlica de Santa Maria del Pi. A good preface to your next stop: \u00a0<a title=\"Caelum official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caelumbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>CAELUM <\/b><\/a>(Heaven in Latin), \u00a0a store exclusively \u00a0selling the products made in\u00a0 Abbeys and Convents. Like the Clarisas of Siruela, Santa In\u00e9s of Sevilla, Carmelites of Calahorra, among others.\r\n\r\nThe names of the pastries \u00a0recall \u00a0the traditions of\u00a0 past centuries: Heart of Marzipan, Almond moon, Saint\u2019s bone, Ring of San Blas, Pastry filled with angel\u2019s hair.\u00a0 Sweet wines of the abbeys, honey and handmade jams.\r\n\r\nDo not leave Caelum without visiting La Cripta (The crypt), the ancient Jewish baths for women, dating back to the 14 C.\u00a0 This place is a little oasis where to stop for a short rest while tasting the delicacies\u00a0 sold in the shop, sampling\u00a0 a sweet wine, or having\u00a0 a coffee, a tea or a hot chocolate.\r\n\r\nEach Friday at 8.30pm o\u00b4clock, La Cripta hosts music concerts or poems readings. A celestial experience.\r\n\r\n<b>CAELUM<\/b>\r\n\r\nCalle de la Palla, 8\r\n\r\nBarcelona - Spain\r\n\r\nSee on Google Maps.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA| Since the Middle Ages, at convents, enclosed nuns make excellent pastries and sweets to contribute to the domestic economy of the religious orders.\u00a0 In the kitchen nuns mixed the Arabian, Jewish and Christian traditions. 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