Valladolid Street wins Sants neighborhood decoration contest
More than 11 streets and squares are decorated with different themes across the Barcelona neighborhood
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'Correfoc' themed Carrer Progrés takes first prize in Festes de Gràcia decorations contest
Carrer Mozart comes second with 'La Jordina', Carrer Jesús in third with 'Cooltura Popular'
What do locals think of the huge crowds that attend the Festes de Gràcia?
Neighbours say essence of festival is 'changing', but anti-tourism graffiti and sentiment is ‘misdirected’
'Fast music, and a lot of dancing' at Brunch Electronik Festival 2025
Nina Kraviz, Adriatique, Jungle (DJ set), Purple Disco Machine, Ben Böhmer (live) among headline acts
Most common street names in Catalonia: From Montserrat to pines and nightingales
Natural landmarks and elements such as the Ter River, Tramuntana wind, roses, and trees also inspire many street names
'Gypsy chapel' murals uncovered at Barcelona's La Model prison
Paintings by Romani artist and prisoner Helios Gómez honor inmates and Our Lady of Mercy
Rosalía publicly condemns 'what's going on in Palestine' after fashion designer backlash
Singer urges pointing out "those with decision-making power," following Miguel Adrover's refusal to collaborate
Fashion designer rejects Rosalia collaboration for not publicly supporting Palestine
"Silence is complicity" says Miguel Adrover in social media post
Barcelona artists find community through experimental theater
Spaces like Antic Teatre and Sala Beckett encourage creativity and help resist gentrification
Aragonese technicians enter MNAC to study transfer of Sixena paintings
50 pro-independence protestors gather outside museum to protest against removal of artworks
From Pau Casals to Marie Curie: The historical figures most celebrated on Catalan street names
Eight out of ten popular street names honoring people or saints are dedicated to men, with women significantly underrepresented
The origins of street names and how they are chosen today
Early street names were natural descriptions, while modern ones often reflect political and social events like the Catalan independence referendum
Picasso Museum Barcelona explores painter's family life in 'intimate' exhibition
For the first time in Spain, a large dedicated space is devoted to the work of Françoise Gilot
Judge gives MNAC seven months to return Sixena frescoes to Aragon
Court in Huesca grants Catalan museum 10 days to propose an alternative timeline for transfer
Isabel Coixet to premiere latest film at Toronto International Film Festival
Three Goodbyes is based on posthumous, semi-autobiographical book by feminist activist Michela Murgia
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