Wine tasting competition gets underway in spirit of 'resistance'
The Vinari awards will judge 900 Catalan wines but expansion plans hit by Covid-19
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Up, up and away: 25 hot air balloons take flight in tribute to Igualada health workers
City that suffered one of Europe's most severe Covid-19 outbreaks hosts 24th European Balloon Festival
PortAventura reopens doors with temperature controls and mandatory masks on rides
5,000 visitors on first day of theme park's 25th anniversary season
PortAventura will reopen on July 8 at 30% capacity
Theme park invests €4m in safety measures with masks obligatory on rides
Pride 2020: No parade, a protest, and a special celebration online
A march celebrating LGBTQI history and future will take place on Sunday after concert performances on Saturday night
Closed beaches but plenty of food and drink: Sant Joan during coronavirus
Catalonia’s biggest nocturnal festival of fire and food will look different due to Covid-19 but will still be celebrated
Major seaside towns to shut beaches for Sant Joan to avoid crowds
Barcelona, Badalona, Tarragona, Sitges, Mataró, or Castelldefels ban June 23 festivities by the sea
What will this year’s ‘different’ Sant Joan celebrations look like?
Barcelona beaches will be closed, fireworks will be allowed but groups will have to be of maximum 20 people
Limited capacity and regulated access points coming to Barcelona beaches
City council plan to control the number of people visiting the beach with sensors and ‘traffic light’ system
Sagrada Familia works halted until ‘stable number’ of visitors can enter
The board of the illustrious cathedral has made 40% of its staff temporarily redundant
Lloret de Mar to divide beach into sections for different groups
The hugely popular tourist town is preparing itself for the summer season and welcoming visitors again
Catalan landmarks pay homage to #GivingTuesday
Sagrada Familia and Hospital Sant Pau join global initiative to raise awareness for community day
Getting through coronavirus lockdown with 11 children
Home quarantine poses an extra challenge for large families, from a lack of space to sharing computers to multiple shopping trips
Celebrating an 'alternative' Sant Jordi's Day
April 23 honors Catalonia's patron saint, and while the health crisis means public gatherings are banned, there are ways to mark this special day
Easter Monday: finding alternatives to keep the 'mona' cakes tradition alive in lockdown
Godparents forced to order delivered specialities to godchildren as sales set to drop by half
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