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What makes Catalan Christmas markets different from other European ones
Santa Llúcia Christmas market prides itself on the amount and variety of traditional Christmas decorations
Music, food, and friends: not a festival but the Gran Recapte food drive
Banc dels Aliments food bank organizes initiative with hundreds of volunteers classifying donations
Tradition, festive atmosphere, and good value: the Fira de l'Avet Christmas tree market
The 41st edition of the holiday fair in Espinelves is underway with decorations and ornaments on offer
Pyrenean ski stations open ahead of early December holidays
Over 7,300 flights from Barcelona and 800,000 available seats for medium and long-distance trains
What to do this Christmas in Barcelona and Catalonia
Festive fairs, ice skating rinks, and merry markets are to be found up and down the country this holiday season
Uncharted dark ride roller coaster coming to Port Aventura in 2023
New season's big attraction is based on box office hit film starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg
Christmas in Catalonia, a marathon not a sprint
Food and family are the key words over the holiday period, when Catalans face two weeks of feasting before they finally get their gifts
Barcelona switches Christmas lights on
104 km of decorations consume 31% less electricity than in 2021
First Sunday of open shops in Barcelona ahead of Christmas festivities
Black Friday offers lead way for new seasonal campaign
'Trans', 'feminicidi', 'resilient' - new words added to Catalan dictionary
Institute of Catalan Studies incorporates 21 new words and 640 modifications to language
Sagrada Família now has two more completed towers
Barcelona's famed Basilica plans to finish two more in 2023, with central tower of Jesus expected for 2026
Palau de la Música and Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau to sell tickets at reduced price
Barcelona institutes celebrate 25th anniversary of declaration of UNESCO World Heritage sites
14th edition of Gran Recapte food drive begins in Catalan supermarkets
18,000 volunteers in campaign for food and financial donations as "more help is needed than before"
Interactive map: all 53 Michelin-starred restaurants in Catalonia
Territory awarded 69 stars in the 2023 edition of the prestigious gastronomic guide
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