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Barcelona – The city of Counts

Barcelona is know to many Catalans as La Ciudad Condal and the Count of Barcelona was the major ruler in Catalonia from the 9th until the 17th century.

15Mar2010 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

World Press Photo 2009 Exhibition in Barcelona

“Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness”. That quotation by American photojournalist, war photographer and artist [1918 – 1978] highlights some of the forces of reportage photography: its value as a historical document for information and power to change the [...]

10Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

El Cirque du Soleil is coming to Barcelona

In Italian a “saltare in banco”, literally means “to jump on a bench.” A Saltimbanco is a street artist that perform acrobatics to dazzle their spectators. The Cirque du Soleil is coming to town and it is coming to Barcelona.

7Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park in Olot – Photos

The Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park is a protected natural area covering a Holocene volcanic field (also known as the Olot volcanic field) in Catalonia, northeastern Spain. The volcanos, of which there are about forty within the park, are no longer active, with the last eruption (Croscat) occuring about 11,000 years ago.The region however, is [...]

29Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Punto y Raya Festival Barcelona

Punto y Raya or Dots and Lines in English is an abstract art festival in Barcelona which will take place on 25th – 29th of November. This wonderful event will help you discover the creative possibilities of dots and lines in different areas of science, art and communication. The exhibition has more than 76 pieces [...]

24Nov2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

Man dies trying to flee from fire in El Raval in Barcelona

A 32 year old man died last night falling from a balcony trying to escape a fire in his flat in Calle Robador in Barcelona. The victim, a Pakistani man was on the fifth floor balcony trying to escape the flames when he fell. Apparently he was trying to reach the roof to escape the [...]

16Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Is that clown called Laporta a good candidate for independence?

Barça’s president, Joan Laporta, has been invited to head up the electoral list of a Catalan separatist party. Reagrupament, a group that has split from Esquerra Republicana has asked the Barcelona boss to be their first candidate in next year’s Generalitat election.

1Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

10 hot tips to help stop being mugged in Barcelona

I happen to work near the port of Barcelona in one of the tallest buildings in the area near the metro station Drassanes and thought I’d put a small guide together to help the tourists of this great city to be safer.

12Oct2009 | Steve | 2 comments | Continued

Red Bull Air Race Barcelona 2009

Come to Barcelona and enjoy the magnificent men in their flying machines as the Red Bull Air Race World Series 2009 takes to the skys.

30Sep2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Trip Advisor, Catalan and xenophobia

I was reading El Periódico newspaper this morning and a letter caught my eye which I thought would be good to relate. Apparently this Catalan guy called Joan M. Serch wrote some kind of review on Trip Advisor about his stay in La Seu d’Urgell, Catalonia.

24Sep2009 | Catalonia | 7 comments | Continued