‘Exciting’ hugs with family and friends return to Barcelona airport
Loosened pandemic restrictions allow for non-passengers to enter the facility for the first time in more than a year
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Catalan Wine Week returns October 18-24 with 130 events across Catalonia
Guide to the literary, musical and gastronomic highlights of the second annual celebration of Catalan wine
Barcelona restaurant Disfrutar named world’s 5th best
Copenhagen’s Noma tops the list and equals elBulli’s record as global leader on five occasions
Open-air food festival returns to La Rambla
From September 30 until October 3 top chefs will fill the famous street for 7th Barcelona Gastronomy Week
Barcelona launches rapid XPRESBus X1 line connecting opposite ends of city in 20 minutes
New high-frequency route with few stops between Francesc Macià and Glòries
What is it like to learn Catalan?
Catalan News takes this question to academics and foreign speakers of the language
Teaching the Catalan language abroad
Catalan is taught in over 100 universities around the world, including Harvard, UC Berkeley, and Cambridge
57 sea turtles born on Arenys de Mar beach
23 of the newborns entered the sea directly with the rest being taken care of by CRAM Foundation
Hydraulic tiles, once a staple of Modernist architecture, are having a comeback
A 108-year-old workshop in central Catalonia has kept the original manufacturing technique alive
Top Catalan influencer quits social media to prioritize mental health
Dulceida: "I feel lost and need to find my way back to happiness"
Straw maze built by teens hopes to attract visitors to small town
More than 400 people have already enjoyed the initiative in Sant Ramon
Barcelona gears up for Sants neighborhood festivities amid Covid-19 fears
Organizers confident safety measures will be heeded days after large crowds gather in Gràcia
Catalan beaches see record number of endangered loggerhead sea turtle nests
Phenomenon appears to be linked to climate change and the warming of traditional reproductive regions
Traditional dancing giants in rural Catalonia in line for €5,000 makeover
“Gegants” are an expression of identity in Catalonia often seen in local festivities
How Catalan gastronomy took over the world
Top chefs reflect on the gastronomical revolution that, coupled with a rich culinary tradition, catapulted Catalan restaurants to stardom
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