vilafranca

Castellers competition on All Saints in Vilafranca del Penedès is one of major events in the calendar

'Verds' build structure with three tiers of extra support to base for first time ever

Biggest day in quintessential Catalan tradition for three years as groups steadily return to old shape

With some Covid-19 restrictions eased last month, festive markets return and cultural spaces reopen

Pro-independence National Day demonstrations decentralized in several locations while doctors advise against "mass" events

Vilafranca 'castellers' group brings long-standing Catalan tradition to Golden Gate Bridge

Spanish Legion confirms incident in Catalan city that went viral on social media and insists weapons were not loaded

Saint Felix celebrations sees Catalonia's top four tower-building ‘colles’ attempt daring ‘castells’

Vilafranca del Penedès hosts one of the season’s top events with four of the best groups

UE Sant Andreu and Vilafranca go head to head to claim the Copa Catalunya trophy on May 1

One of the most important days for this centuries-old competition is celebrated in Vilafranca del Penedès

“Strength, balance, courage, and sanity” are the four key elements that guide the new Human Tower Museum of Catalonia in Valls, 100 km south of Barcelona. This ambitious project, aims to become a reference for the human tower world. All that is on show at the moment is indoor equipment with the most spectacular set ups: latest videos, support tools, and interactive games. The aim of its creator, Ignasi Cristià, who has designed the space for both experts from the ‘castells’ world and for the more inexpert public as well, is to create a new space for explaining human towers.

‘Barcelona Catalonia Culture Week’, the first Catalan cultural week organised in Shanghai awoke the interest of 73,000 people. Coinciding with the 10^th anniversary of the Catalan Society ‘Casal Català de Xangai’ and 15 years since the twinning of Barcelona and Shanghai, China’s financial capital hosted more than 30 activities to present Catalonia’s cultural heritage to the local audience. International icons such as surrealist painter Salvador Dalíand architect Antoni Gaudíwere the centre of some of the art exhibitions. Another key point of the programme was the participation of ‘Castellers de Vilafranca’, whom displayed Catalan human towers all around the city. “This initiative introduces Catalonia to China’s collective imagination”stated the Catalan Institute of China’s President, Alexis Roig, and is the result of “a joint effort from civil society, companies and the Catalan institutions”.