Me and my gf booked a trip to Barcelona for the first time but we didnt check the hotel prices at all before booking.
What would be a good affordable in the vicinity place where we can just take the train everyday into the city but also worth the visit itself?
We will be staying 03-09.06.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I’ve been reading Iain McGilchrist, who suggests that before the Industrial Revolution people may have worked fewer hours (sometimes even claiming ~180 days off per year in pre–French Revolution Europe), and that working conditions worsened significantly afterward.
- How accurate is this from a historical perspective?
Specifically:
- How many days/hours did peasants or artisans typically work in pre-industrial Europe?
- Did people really have that much “free time,” or is that misleading (e.g., due to seasonal labor or religious holidays)?
- Did the Industrial Revolution actually make working life worse overall, or is the picture more mixed?
I’d appreciate any sources or historian perspectives.
Many thanks in advance.