Although Easter is no longer celebrated with the religious fervour of bygone times, the passion for all things sweet remains intact, if the myriad traditional desserts prepared at this time of year are anything to go by. Some are staples throughout Catalonia, while others are only made in certain towns or regions. However, they’re all cheap and easy to make, as well as being delicious. Do you fancy tasting them?

It is easy to talk about sustainability, but it is sometimes harder to put it into practice. When making plans for the weekend or a longer getaway, you might not know where to start looking. With this in mind, today, we would like to tell you about some of the best options for responsible tourism in the county of Vallès Oriental.

Alguns dels millors escriptors i poetes de les lletres catalanes van néixer, van viure o van morir a les comarques de Barcelona, i van estimar tant els seus racons que aquests van acabar immortalitzats en les seves obres. Paratges naturals, cases encantades, mercats a l'aire lliure i carrers empedrats que ara pots recórrer tu també gràcies a tot un seguit de rutes literàries molt bé senyalitzades. T'animes a viure una experiència turística inoblidable?

World Book Day or Sant Jordi on 23 April is the perfect time to explore the amazing Art Nouveau heritage of the regions around Barcelona. Using roses as our inspiration, we suggest a tour of five places that are a must-see if you love Catalan Modernisme, floral motifs and legends. 

Are you an adventurer and over 125 centimetres tall? Do you like travelling on two wheels, pedalling tirelessly and discovering nature at your own pace? You can do just that with an electric bike! In the regions around Barcelona, many centres rent them and offer GPS-guided tours. Enjoying the most impressive rural landscapes has never been so easy!

Already you know what have to make if sometime, while you stroll for the forest, find you a turtle wounded? Then the same that if voices a dolphin too close up of the beach: call immediately at any one of the centres of recovery of fauna loomed that there is at Barcelona's regions. But, to make it, will have to know which are, no? It tracks reading!