Social media challenges and funny videos keeping Catalan celebrities sane during isolation
Sportspeople and artists are also confined to home, and are finding interesting ways to keep entertained
March 22, 2020 10:59 AM
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Calçot season abruptly interrupted due to coronavirus
Winter barbecue-style celebrations suspended as farmers estimate that a quarter of such scallions will be lost
March 18, 2020 10:56 AM
Booksellers postpone traditional Sant Jordi's Day celebrations
Health crisis impacts Catalonia's annual celebration of books and romance on April 23
March 17, 2020 07:17 PM
Barcelona shops set up network to get supplies to at-risk customers
Businesses in two city center neighborhoods launch scheme in which volunteers safely deliver shopping to people confined to their homes
March 17, 2020 12:52 PM
Oldest person in Catalonia celebrates 113th birthday
"For her, it's as if the years don't pass by," says head of Olot nursing home where Maria Branyas has lived for past 20 years
March 4, 2020 06:36 PM
What's the point in learning Catalan?
Catalan News talks to a number of Catalan-speaking foreign residents who share their thoughts on learning the language
February 21, 2020 01:23 PM
Catalan idioms, a tough nut to crack
The weird and wonderful expressions pose a challenge to any language learner but one well worth the effort
February 19, 2020 06:26 PM
The Catalan language: the soul of Catalonia
If you wonder where and when it came from, how many people speak it, and where you can learn it, then read on
February 17, 2020 07:39 PM
Hundreds flock to western Catalonia to see almond trees in bloom
Arbeca countryside, near Lleida, allows visitors to take in flowered landscapes
February 16, 2020 05:12 PM
080 Barcelona Fashion introduces new formats for ‘new ways of understanding fashion’
For the first time, the contest will feature ''80 Capsules Day'', with firms such as Avellaneda, Lagaam and Juanjo Villaba
January 31, 2020 02:17 PM
Peak of calçots season kicks off with hope to sell 18m
Catalan onion tradition celebrates big day in Valls, with tens of thousands attending
January 26, 2020 04:04 PM
Catalonia's smallest town, more typical than you think
With just 27 inhabitants, Gisclareny is only one of many rural municipalities around the country at risk of depopulation
January 18, 2020 11:53 AM
'Fruitourism', the best tourist experience in Catalonia
Catalan authorities award 2019 tourism prize to popular attraction in Aitona that shows off its landscape of flowering peach trees
January 9, 2020 12:48 PM
Round-the-world cruise ship sets sail from Barcelona port
MSC Magnifica brings over 2,000 passengers on a trip around the globe beginning and ending in the Catalan capital
January 7, 2020 06:49 PM
Thought the holiday season was over? Three Kings is just around the corner
Epiphany, celebrated on January 6, marks the Wise Men's arrival in Bethlehem after Jesus' birth
January 5, 2020 02:29 PM
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