First snow falls in Catalonia, with more on the way
Catalan Pyrenees awoke on Thursday to the first snowfall of the year, making ski resorts "very optimistic" about the imminent new season
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What to do in Catalonia in November
Music festivals are hugely popular in November across Catalonia as is Barcelona’s independent film festival
Calling all sweet tooths: it’s that special panellet time of the year again
Catalonia expects to sell 262,000 kilos of All Saints’ Day marzipan cakes
20 languages? Not enough! The polyglot adding Catalan to his résumé
“I go running, I’m listening to the history of Catalonia in Catalan. Life couldn’t be better”
Get your skates on - it’s running season in Catalonia
Here is a rundown (pun intended) of races in Catalonia over the coming months
Best Chef Awards: Catalans win big
El Celler de Can Roca and Disfrutar restaurants win three prizes, with their cooks among the five best in the world
Barcelona hosts Best Chef Awards with Catalans in the spotlight
Gastronomy experts vote for the best culinary talents in the world at third edition of annual prizes
Girona's Can Roca restaurant becomes a canvas for street art
Eatery of the celebrated Roca brothers just one of the venues in the northern city's annual Milestone Project festival
September marks beginning of Catalonia’s grape harvest season
Penedès, home to cava sparkling wine, is largest Catalan winegrowing region
Relive the ‘Glory Days’ as video released of third Catalan Bruce Springsteen festival
More than 1,200 people congregated for some mass karaoke to pay homage to ‘The Boss’
September: what to do in Catalonia
Festivals, fairs, walking tours and more
Barcelona’s Festa Major de Sants: streets filled with color, music, food and fun
Annual community celebration takes place from August 24 to September 1
Hotel overnight stays in Catalonia up 2.5% in July on last year
July’s tally rose above 8 million for the first time
Meet Catalonia’s oldest person, a 112-year-old
Maria Branyas was born in 1907 and still remembers World War I
New funicular and attractions at Tibidabo theme park
The new funicular will open in late 2020 and will also act as an entertainment and educative installation
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