Catalonia’s Amazing Tower of People contest
One of Catalonia’s most unusual traditions, seen above, is the ‘Concurs de Castells’ in which teams of up to 500 members compete to form the
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One of Catalonia’s most unusual traditions, seen above, is the ‘Concurs de Castells’ in which teams of up to 500 members compete to form the
Huge marches in Barcelona and other Catalan cities yesterday—Catalonia’s ‘national day’—showed a continued demand for independence from Spain, but the pro-secession groups that won a
At least that’s so at one cafe at a Catalan beach resort, where coffee is priced according to how you ask for it. As seen
As three of our readers (SSF, GarryRF and Traveling Canuck) correctly guessed, last week’s mystery location for Gumbo was Girona, Spain. For one of the
I majored in Spanish Language and Literature at UCLA, and throughout my studies I also took Catalan language and literature classes. When people asked me
I’ve been to Barcelona a couple of times in the past, and it never really made a great impression on me. Until now.
The last fortified hill town remaining on the coast of Catalonia, Tossa de Mar is a beach town, popular with visitors from Girona and Barcelona. The old town (vila vella in Catalan) lies within 12th-century walls just adjoining the beach. The hill on…
Almost everyone who visits Barcelona goes knowing a little about Antonio Gaudi, the “moderniste” architect of the Sagrada Familia basilica and a host of unusual early 20th century buildings. Those who don’t soon find out that Gaudi…
One of Catalonia’s most unusual traditions, seen above, is the ‘Concurs de Castells’ in which teams of up to 500
Huge marches in Barcelona and other Catalan cities yesterday—Catalonia’s ‘national day’—showed a continued demand for independence from Spain, but the
At least that’s so at one cafe at a Catalan beach resort, where coffee is priced according to how you
As three of our readers (SSF, GarryRF and Traveling Canuck) correctly guessed, last week’s mystery location for Gumbo was Girona,
I majored in Spanish Language and Literature at UCLA, and throughout my studies I also took Catalan language and literature
I’ve been to Barcelona a couple of times in the past, and it never really made a great
The last fortified hill town remaining on the coast of Catalonia, Tossa de Mar is a beach town, popular with visitors from Girona and Barcelona. The old town (vila vella in Catalan) lies within 12th-century walls just adjoining the beach. The hill on…
Almost everyone who visits Barcelona goes knowing a little about Antonio Gaudi, the “moderniste” architect of the Sagrada Familia basilica and a host of unusual early 20th century buildings. Those who don’t soon find out that Gaudi…