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Catalan ski resort Baquèira Beret aims to attract one million skiers within three years

January 14, 2011 09:27 PM | CNA / M. Lluvich

The ski resort is one of the most popular in the South of Europe, with more than 120 kilometres of ski slopes. Skiing is one of the main economic activities in the area of Vall d'Aran, in north-west Catalonia.

Aranese language becomes the 3rd co-official language in Catalonia

September 23, 2010 01:35 AM | CNA

The Catalan Parliament approves a law that recognises Occitan language, called Aranese in the small Aran county, as co-official in Catalonia. It will also be the preferred language in the Aran county, in Western Catalan Pyrenees. The top representative of the Aranese county, Francesc Boya says it is a “historic day” and warns that Aranese language is in an “intensive care unit”.