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PODCAST: Sweet heritage - Chocolate art and the mona de Pasqua

Barcelona

April 19, 2025 10:04 AM

In this week's podcast we discuss Catalonia’s Easter traditions, meet some prominent pastry chefs and try their chocolate creations

The Sweet Symbol of Easter in Catalonia: Mones de Pasqua

Gigi Giulia van Leeuwen | Barcelona

Traditional Easter cakes are a Catalan cultural cornerstone, varying in shapes, sizes, and designs

April 19, 2025 10:32 AM

Rune overcomes Alcaraz in tense Barcelona Open final

Gigi Giulia van Leeuwen | Barcelona

Young Dane silences the home crowd with straight-sets win over Spain’s tennis star (7-6, 6-2)

April 20, 2025 07:24 PM

Hailstorm in Lleida area damages up to 50,000 hectares of crops

Alcarràs/Lleida

Farmers ask government for protection nets to counter climate change effects

April 20, 2025 02:34 PM

Easter eggs with a twist: Master chocolatier Lluc Crusellas' 'mones de Pasqua'

Lorcan Doherty & Gigi Giulia van Leeuwen | Vic

Traditional Catalan Easter treat inspired World Chocolate Masters winner's passion for chocolate

April 20, 2025 11:04 AM

Easter processions, Chocolate workshops, tennis tournament: what's on this weekend

Barcelona

From concerts, exhibitions, festivals, and family-friendly events, there are always plenty of things to do in Barcelona and the surrounding area

November 4, 2022 04:35 PM

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500 PortAventura workers demonstrate outside theme park with 80% strike participation, unions say

Vila-Seca

April 19, 2025 10:59 AM

Employees call the opening of the park "reckless" and demand improved working conditions

Global talent and Catalan tennis heritage at Barcelona Open 2025

Gigi Giulia van Leeuwen | Barcelona

April 17, 2025 06:45 PM

The tournament's final will be played on Sunday April 20 at Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona

Man arrested on AP-7 highway with body of dead woman in trunk of car

Barcelona

April 19, 2025 11:49 AM

Arrested man approached police officers patrolling highway

'Holidays are mandatory' - Catalans ready to jet off for Easter break

Barcelona

April 17, 2025 06:06 PM

Barcelona airport sees one of its busiest days of the year with over 1,000 flights scheduled

PortAventura halts ticket sales for Easter Saturday, coinciding with workers' strike

Barcelona

April 17, 2025 01:28 PM

Catalonia's most famous amusement park will open its doors, but "cannot ensure" quality service

Coffee and cocoa feared to become luxury products due to price increases

Barcelona

April 18, 2025 12:03 PM

Costs of both products have soared over 30% in three years due to climate change and market trends

Timber rafters celebrate record female participation in latest river descent

Coll de Nargó

April 18, 2025 03:41 PM

Ancient Pyrenean tradition declared UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022

Foreign affiliates to Social Security increase by 5% in Catalonia

Barcelona

April 16, 2025 11:34 AM

Of 675,032 foreign workers, 192,132 come from the EU, while 482,900 are from non-EU countries

Catalan High Court suspends decision excluding Spanish as instruction language in Catalan schools

Barcelona

April 16, 2025 10:33 AM

Instructions for 2022-2023 course from Department of Education excluded Spanish as language of instruction

Judge annuls ban on vapes on Barcelona beaches

Barcelona

April 17, 2025 12:58 PM

Catalan High Court partially accepts appeal against local legislation in force since July 2022

FC Barcelona and Dragon Ball most popular Easter ‘Mones de Pasqua’

Barcelona

April 15, 2025 09:37 AM

Average spending per family around €35, as bakers expect similar sales numbers as 2024

Baqueira Beret ski resort records 40 centimeters of snow before Easter holidays

Barcelona

April 16, 2025 04:37 PM

Masella ski resort extends season until April 27

Story of longest-serving Catalan president's 'fall to hell' arrives in cinemas

Barcelona

April 16, 2025 12:52 PM

Fictionalized 'Parenostre' follows former 23-year term leader Jordi Pujol and his family hours before announcing Andorran bank account

Traffic jams on AP-7 highway averaged over 10 hours every day in 2024

Barcelona

April 17, 2025 09:53 AM

Authorities registered 699 accidents causing injuries, but a lower death rate

Barcelona subcontracts flock of sheep as part of forest fire prevention efforts

Barcelona

April 18, 2025 10:46 AM

Mayor guarantees Collserola park is ready to face summer heat but calls for increased forest cleaning

Sant Jordi outside of Catalonia: 80 events, 60 cities, and 30 countries

Barcelona

April 16, 2025 02:16 PM

Paris, New York, Panama, Singapore, and Tokyo are among host cities of Catalan culture and literature celebrations

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Easter eggs with a twist: Master chocolatier Lluc Crusellas' 'mones de Pasqua'

Barcelona subcontracts flock of sheep as part of forest fire prevention efforts

Global talent and Catalan tennis heritage at Barcelona Open 2025

Scraping the clouds: New contender among Barcelona's tallest buildings

Back to the roots: rural farming in Barcelona's Collserola hills

Barcelona's rooftop farms: growing both plants and community

Convenient collection lockers arrive in rural western Catalonia to boost local commerce

Drawing on ‘emotional honesty’ to understand human existence in new Chris Ware exhibition

Study warns that TikTok and Instagram affect girls' psychological well-being more than boys'

‘Uncertain Times. Interwar Germany’ - new exhibition exaimes Weimar Republic turbulence

Oldest flea market in Barcelona continues to attract over 50,000 monthly visitors

PODCAST: Small villages, big challenges - A closer look at Catalonia's micropobles

Micropobles: the fight to keep Catalonia's smallest villages alive

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