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Catalonia lands strongly at San Sebastián Film Festival with record-tying 28 productions

Barcelona

Two Catalan productions will compete for top prize at one of Spain’s most prestigious festivals

Catalan National Theatre director opens Comédie-Française season in Paris

Paris

Carme Portaceli says it is "a dream" to stage Jean Genet's classic The Maids at the theatre where it premiered in 1947

A complete guide to La Mercè 2026: what to see, when and where

Barcelona

Barcelona’s biggest public street festival returns from September 23-27

Barcelona creates fund to buy 'emblematic and strategic' businesses at risk of disappearing

Barcelona

Mayor says effort will help preserve longtime neighborhood stores and could launch by year's end

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3D Incubator and Barcelona hospitals join forces to boost healthcare innovation

Barcelona

Printed parts will be used for patient care, training, and virtual simulation

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Live Music Market, Festival·B, and Gallery Weekend: what's on this weekend

Barcelona

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

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Catalan National Theatre director opens Comédie-Française season in Paris

Catalan-language school network in France marks 50 years

Barcelona has 'extraordinary opportunity' with AI, says EU official

Trial against officers who shot independence activist's eye out on referendum day gets underway

Catalonia's highest-altitude construction project aims to restore Pica d'Estats mountain path

45,000 gather in Barcelona for National Day 2026 pro-independence demonstration

Harvest season turns into immersive tourist experience in the world of cava

New film Operation Cronos revisits 2017 Barcelona terror attack and aftermath

Watches and perfumes overtake tobacco as top contraband at Andorra border

President meets with Zelensky in Kyiv to convey Catalonia's 'solidarity' with the Ukrainian people

Catalan industry looks towards defense: 'Tank and car maintenance are not that different'

Urban music groups incorporating more instruments in bid to refresh live performance setup

Saving Sabadell's disappearing shop signs

Barcelona unveils permanent memorial to victims of femicide

Tarragona launches clean-up operation after severe storm and hail

Catalonia's oldest woman turns 112: 'When I was little, there was only one man with a car in Olot'

'The platform is like death' - public transport users suffer in heat

‘Déu-n’hi-do’, ‘badar, and ‘biaix’: most-searched words on Diccionari.cat revealed

Sheepdog competition gathers 1,400 to see eleven shepherds work with their animals

Visitors delight in 'beautiful and innovative' Festes de Gràcia decorations

Catalonia witnesses its first total solar eclipse in 121 years

Heatwaves and homelessness: 'Many die from the heat'

Royal guards, 18th century maidens, and horses fill Girona for filming of Disney's live-action 'Tangled'

Vall d'Hebron Hospital performs Spain’s first transplant between two HIV-positive people

Learning Catalan to make friends, discover culture, and speak to a dog

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'Gaudí - Miró - Gomis: Deconstructed' opens at Casa Batlló Contemporary

Sagrada Família, Park Güell, Casa Batlló and more: A guide to Antoni Gaudí's architecture

Barcelona and Lausanne castellers groups build highest altitude human towers in history

Sagrada Família: timeline of a temple under construction for 144 years

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One dead as heavy rain hits Catalonia

Barcelona

1,116 calls to emergency telephone number to report 687 incidents

Catalan firefighters protest in Barcelona for better working conditions

Barcelona

Demonstrators demand fair pay and adequate resources

€1.76bn investment planned for Barcelona airport expansion

Barcelona

Total of €1.96bn planned for Catalan airports as Aena unveils five-year spending plan

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Spanish Supreme Court rejects amnesty for Puigdemont after EU court ruling

Madrid

Judge says July's CJEU ruling does not alter argument concerning personal financial benefit

Barcelona has 'extraordinary opportunity' with AI, says EU official

Barcelona

European Commission's Daniel Calleja says "there is no need to be afraid" and that "laboratory solutions should be transferred to the real economy"

Tarragona and Mérida join forces to promote their Roman heritage

Barcelona

Tarragona's Tàrraco Theatre and Mérida's Roman Theatre strengthen ties as Catalan president visits Extremadura

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Catalan-language school network in France marks 50 years

Perpignan

La Bressola, which runs nine Catalan-language schools in Northern Catalonia, says its finances have stabilised and it is seeking funding to open a new high school

Camp Nou to host 2029 UEFA Champions League final

Barcelona

Renovated FC Barcelona stadium will stage European showpiece for first time since 1999

Dalí Cybernetic Boulevard offers immersive walk through artist's visionary universe

Barcelona

Digital art and virtual reality explore relationship between science and technology at Casa Amatller

Catalonia records 43 drowning deaths this summer, highest total since at least 2014

Barcelona

Twenty-seven people died at beaches, 11 in swimming pools and five in inland waters during the 2026 bathing season

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