{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Free Tour Barcelona","provider_url":"https:\/\/freetour.barcelona\/en\/","author_name":"freetour","author_url":"https:\/\/freetour.barcelona\/en\/author\/admin\/","title":"The History of Barcelona's La Merc\u00e8 Festival - Free Tour Barcelona","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RmazmgFmVA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freetour.barcelona\/en\/the-history-of-barcelonas-la-merce-festival\/\">The History of Barcelona&#8217;s La Merc\u00e8 Festival<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/freetour.barcelona\/en\/the-history-of-barcelonas-la-merce-festival\/embed\/#?secret=RmazmgFmVA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The History of Barcelona&#8217;s La Merc\u00e8 Festival&#8221; &#8212; Free Tour Barcelona\" data-secret=\"RmazmgFmVA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/freetour.barcelona\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/freetour.barcelona\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gigantes-La-Merce.webp","thumbnail_width":1282,"thumbnail_height":838,"description":"Barcelona wouldn&#8217;t be Barcelona without La Merc\u00e8. Every September, the city transforms into a spectacle of light, music, tradition, and joy. But did you know that this festival has centuries of history and an origin deeply linked to faith and the protection of the city? Today we&#8217;ll tell you all about the history of La..."}