More than half a million people have rallied in Barcelona on a day of demonstrations by Catalan nationalists wishing to break with Spain. Police say 540,000 people turned out in the capital of Catalonia, a region in north-east Spain, while four other Catalan towns also held demonstrations… http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37334382
With everything from Michelin-starred restaurants to beachside fish shacks, this year’s ‘European Region of Gastronomy’ is the ideal setting for a gourmet road trip https://www.ft.com/content/ebc1bdf2-7355-11e6-bf48-b372cdb1043a
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Catalonia on Sunday to support a break from Spain which local leaders want to deliver for next year in spite of legal blocks by the central government. Catalans gathered in five cities across the northeastern region, including Barcelona, and waved yellow banners in time to …
Barcelona (CNA).- “A crisis can end, a terrorist attack can be overcome, but Spain’s dissolution is irreversible”, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel García Margallo, stated this Saturday. At a meeting of the governing People’s Party (PP) in the North of Spain, Margallo assured that Catalonia’s pro-independence process is “the most important defiance” that …
‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’ is a negro spiritual song written by a freed African American slave sometime in the 1860s.
The song was written by Wallace Willis, a black slave of a Choctaw Indian… Continue reading
When you think of the Vikings, do you envision savage brutes wielding swords and shields while wearing helmets with pointy horns? Well, part of that is true… Continue reading
Expats under 30 struggle with the loss of their support system the most. People in India say finding a partner is particularly difficult and Traveling Spouses don’t like being dependent on their partner… Continue reading
Neus Català, the only living Catalan survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Ravensbrück and a symbol of anti-fascist resistance, turns 100 this Tuesday… Continue reading
The combination of history, luxury and affordability is irresistible so, as part of a walking holiday in Catalonia, a pal and I have scheduled a night at the Parador de Cardona, where rates start at 90 euros a night. These days Cardona, about 80 kilometres north-west of Barcelona, is a sleepy regional town. But the fortress castle, rising seemingly organically from the top of the only hill for miles, hints at a more illustrious past… Continue reading
Winemaker Albet i Noya hopes 2015 will be a vintage year for Catalonia.
The roots of the vines surrounding the Albet i Noya winery on the western slopes of Catalonia’s Ordal mountains penetrate deep into the earth, clawing their way through clay and calcareous stone. Continue reading
Tate Modern is currently hosting the exhibition ‘The World Goes Pop’, with artworks from Catalans Mari Chordà, Eulàlia Grau and Joan Rabascall being presented together with sculptures, paintings and audiovisual works… Continue reading
Writer Judy Cantor-Navas recently moved to Barcelona, Spain, an area dominated by Catalan culture. Ahead of Catalonia’s parliamentary election Sunday, she shares some distinctively Catalan music with us. Continue reading
Barcelona is one of the best-known cities in the world, yet visitors expecting to practice their Spanish can often be surprised when they hear Catalan spoken in the streets. The language has had a troubled history, but is a key marker of identity in Catalonia, a region where many hope for independence from Spain… Continue reading
Catalan people will vote on independence next 27 September using the regular Autonomous Community elections. Unlike the cases of the UK with Scotland, or Canada with Quebec, the Spanish Government does not allow Catalonia to vote this issue in a referendum… Continue reading
Geography is hard. Even for those of us who grew up eating every meal over a Rand McNally world map placemat, there are a lot of terms to remember. And confuse. Often, it seems people may not be aware they are using a specific term incorrectly… Continue reading
The British Museum and ‘La Caixa’ Bank Foundation, which is the section dedicated to social and cultural initiatives of the biggest bank in Catalonia, will collaborate to organise four big projects between 2016 and 2020… Continue reading
Learn how to make your own British beverages at home with Anglophenia’s Kate Arnell… Continue reading
Sam Cookney makes the five-and-a-half hour trip to the British capital several times a month, and financially is still ahead… Continue reading
One of the most puzzling conundrums of the modern era is what a parody news site last year dubbed “Schrodinger’s immigrant”… Continue reading
The three brothers behind the world’s best restaurant – El Celler de Can Roca in Girona – explain what makes the region’s food so special… Continue reading
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