Magic Labyrinth of the Pyrenees expands offering with new workshops and visits
Rocaviva open-air museum boasts hundreds of stone sculptures and plans to link them with other artistic disciplines
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Bosch workers protest plans for Castellet i la Gornal plant closure
Demonstration held ahead of negotiations with company on Monday as employees at two nearby factories could share same fate
alt-J and Vetusta Morla added to Vida 2021 festival lineup
More acts are expected to also join the lineup which keeps most of the names that were due to play the 2020 edition
Health department proposes only allowing Girona and Central Catalonia to enter Phase 3 on June 15
Alt Penedès and Garraf counties to remain in Phase 2 with rest of Barcelona metro area and Lleida
September: what to do in Catalonia
Festivals, fairs, walking tours and more
Earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 felt around Catalonia
With its epicenter in western Alt Urgell area, tremors were noted as far away as Barcelona
Bringing new life to a Catalan ghost town: the first road to Àrreu
An abandoned village in the northwest of the country is set to be accessible by car, as well as to get new electricity and water
Pyrenees vineyard prepares for harvest
Alt Urgell county contributes to the over 300 hectares of high-altitude viticulture in Catalonia – which is expected to become more widespread due to climate change
New Catalan cheese on the market
A cheesemaker in the Pyrenees has elaborated a product especially to melt in raclette dish
Operation underway to recover hiking trails in north Catalonia
Ten workers employed in Alt Urgell region to clean up paths to be included in walking route network
Towns call for disaster zone status following 'possible tornado'
Some areas are to apply for government aid after heavy storm leaves thousands of euros damage in its wake
Empordà Wine Appellation exported 13% more in 2012
The Empordà wine Appellation located in north-eastern Catalonia has seen a significant increase in its export levels in 2012. With more than 40 small cellars and cooperatives, Empordà has a large assortment of red, white and rosé wines. Garnatxa of Empordà, a sweet dessert wine is also a typical drink from this area of Catalonia located in the Costa Brava. The main destinations of Empordà exports were the United States, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and Canada. These exports increased by 13% over last year with more than 750,000 bottles sold abroad from the total 5 million bottles produced.
World premiere of an unfinished piece by the renowned Catalan composer Montsalvatge at the Peralada Festival
The Cadaqués Orchestra played ‘Concerto libero’, an unfinished work for piano and cello at the Peralada’s Carme Church, in northern Catalonia. The Costa Brava festival is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth whose works have achieved international acclaim. The world premiere of the piece by Xavier Montsalvatge was the highlight of the concert which was dedicated to the composer, one of the most prominent figures in Catalan music.