Liceu turns 175: highlights from the anniversary season of Barcelona’s opera house
Program includes works by Strauss, Debussy and Mozart, interpreted by top contemporary artists like Anna Netrebko or Gustavo Dudamel
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Tourism, concerts, local festivals: How will summer 2021 look?
Catalan Tourism Board director expects visitors to return this summer, while festivals will likely look different to normal
Vetusta Morla, Nathy Peluso and Love of Lesbian to headline Vida 2021
No social distancing at festival from July 1 to 3 after success of Palau Sant Jordi concert
Festival Grec 2021 puts emphasis on local creators
Theatre, dance, music, and circus festival will feature around 100 shows with an international offering of African artists
Primavera Sound 2022: two weekends and over 400 artists
Barcelona’s biggest music festival had hoped to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2020 but called the edition off
Girona gears up for its springtime flower festival, Temps de Flors
Northern city's streets will be in bloom from May 8 to 16
New exhibition places audiences on stage in Liceu opera house with VR technology
Symphony takes spectators on an emotional journey through music and its history
A successful Sant Jordi, despite the pandemic
Book and rose vendors pleased with sales as good weather brings people out to celebrate
Book recommendations for Sant Jordi? We asked a hundred Catalan personalities
Javier Cercas, Irene Solà, Jaume Cabré, and Yuval Noah Harari top the list of most popular authors
Barcelona’s florists rosy regarding return of Sant Jordi
After a dire year, historic flower stalls on the Rambla re-open as new online sellers also continue to grow
Poopers for sale: first shop selling Catalan ‘caganers’ opens in Barcelona
Caganer.com team gather at long-awaited launch, after nearly 30 years of making and selling traditional Christmas figures
Catalan literature's international reach grows with boom in English translations
Institut Ramon Llull director Iolanda Batallé Prats on literary diversity, the London Book Fair and the joy of picture books
Sagrada Família stretches 11 meters higher into Barcelona skyline
Shaft piece added to tower of the Virgin Mary, due to reach 138 meters on completion by December 2021
Sant Jordi map: where to enjoy the festival of books and roses
Hundreds of stalls, eleven hotspots spread across Barcelona, and tight Covid-19 controls
Guide to celebrating Sant Jordi across the globe
Check out main events organized by Catalan communities abroad, foreign ministry or DIPLOCAT
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