Bring August to a rousing close at the Festa Major (Main Town Festival) of Manresa, where you’ll find culture, tradition and an ex...
The Festa Major (Main Town Festival) in Vilafranca del Penedès, held in honour of Saint Felix is one of the most special and parti...
“Lie down, Coloma”, “Away!”. If you’d like to hear these commands in the flesh, head to the sheepdog trials of Castellar de n’Hug,...
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The highlight of the year for enthusiasts of pottery art and culture in Catalonia is upon us once again: Argillà Argentona, the in...
Mercat d’inspiració marinera al Passeig Marítim, amb artesania, gastronomia i comerç local, coincidint amb les Festes del mar. Un ...
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Very close to Barcelona you will find a great many examples of modernista works created between the 19th and 20th centuries. Urban palaces and holiday homes, churches and hospitals, warehouses and gardens, factories and cellars, all with the signature of the great architects of the movement in Catalonia: Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch, among others. To commemorate this cultural trend, different towns and cities are organizing festivals and fairs to recover their aesthetic quality. Want to find out more about them?
Strength, balance, courage and common sense, the four key concepts of human tower building, repeated like a mantra by its practitioners. For spectators, the most appropriate words might be thrills, nerves, suspense and joy. Without a doubt, to experience a human tower building event is to navigate a sea of sensations. So it’s no wonder that UNESCO inscribed this Catalan tradition par excellence on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
One of the most typical ways to relive the Middle Ages in Catalonia and Barcelona is to explore their vast Romanesque and Gothic heritage. But you may not know about the many mediaeval fairs that can be enjoyed throughout the year in several towns close to Barcelona.
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