Catalonia's oldest man turns 110: 'I played football in the middle of Gran Via, a car would pass every 20 minutes'
Joan Escudé still cooks at home, forages for mushrooms, and remembers his years as a Republican soldier in the Civil War
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Board game sales give toy makers 'golden' 2025
Catalonia sees nearly a third of total turnover in Spain, majority coming during Christmas season
First prize in Three Kings lottery, 06703, goes to a dozen Catalan town
Second prize, 45875, falls partly in Barcelona, and third, 32615, bypasses Catalonia
Three Kings defy cold, frost, and snow across Catalonia for parades and presents
600,000 turn out for Barcelona cavalcade featuring Tour de France procession and debuts of Balthazar and toy floats
Epiphany holiday marked by extreme cold with temperatures as low as -12ºC
Inland regions woke up to below 0º, with harsh winter landscape in places like Espinelves
Hundreds brave waters in New Year's Day swims in Sitges and Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Locals and visitors kick off 2026 with a splash in Catalonia's coastal towns
115,000 gather in Barcelona to ring in 2026
Montjuïc Magic Fountain flows again at New Year's celebrations after drought
Catalan retiree transforms his home with 13 elaborate nativity scenes
Albert Gomis spends the year building intricate Christmas displays with lights, music and pooping caganers
Learning Catalan as a Way to Belong
Club del Català reinvents language learning through community
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Canelons: Catalonia's classic post-Christmas comfort dish
Traditionally made from Christmas Day leftovers, Catalans eat around four million cannelloni during the holiday season
Panettone madness in a tiny Pyrenean village
Ricolta bakery in a town with 17 residents has already sold over 500 cakes this Christmas
Films to get to know Barcelona and Catalonia better
A selection of movies with scenery or themes that can offer a deeper understanding of Catalan society
'Dream of a lifetime,' say ticket sellers after selling millions worth of Christmas lottery prizes
Catalonia sees over €12.5 million in winning tickets spread across several municipalities
Museums in Barcelona welcomed 3.8 million visitors during 2025
Picasso Museum ranks 1 with over 1 million people
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