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Catalonia’s biggest nocturnal festival of fire and food will look different due to Covid-19 but will still be celebrated

Main 'casteller' event in Tarragona still not canceled as concerns about coronavirus crisis cast shadow over summer program 

Watch Catalan films, eat and even learn to cook Catalan food and witness unique Catalan traditions in Scotland to kick off the Winter season

Vilafranca 'castellers' group brings long-standing Catalan tradition to Golden Gate Bridge

Catalonia's unique custom of building 'castells' made of tiers of people the main feature on first Sunday of southern city's annual festivities

Saint Felix celebrations sees Catalonia's top four tower-building ‘colles’ attempt daring ‘castells’

Vilafranca del Penedès hosts one of the season’s top events with four of the best groups

Records and barriers (but no people) tumbled in the exceptional effort this weekend to mark International Women's Day

From fire running 'correfocs' to afrobeat, this year's Barcelona-wide festival has something for everyone

Castellers pull out of ad to help children with cancer after production company objects to their yellow shirts

One of the most important days for this centuries-old competition is celebrated in Vilafranca del Penedès

Relocation of six out of nine politicians imprisoned in Madrid underway; transferral of three others already approved

“Strength, balance, courage, and sanity” are the four key elements that guide the new Human Tower Museum of Catalonia in Valls, 100 km south of Barcelona. This ambitious project, aims to become a reference for the human tower world. All that is on show at the moment is indoor equipment with the most spectacular set ups: latest videos, support tools, and interactive games. The aim of its creator, Ignasi Cristià, who has designed the space for both experts from the ‘castells’ world and for the more inexpert public as well, is to create a new space for explaining human towers.

London’s Borough Market hosted the celebration of Sant Jordi’s Day in the British capital. Like all over Catalonia, stalls selling books and roses colored one of the most iconic spots in the city, complete with Catalan food tasting, storytelling, traditional human towers (Castellers) and a mix of both Catalan and English folklore. The Delegation of the Catalan Government to the UK and Ireland, together with the Catalan community in the UK, the Tourism Office, and Institut Ramon Llull London, which promotes Catalan culture and literature, also took part in the celebrations and had their own stalls at the market. 

Impressive aerial shots showing the riot of colour on display at the 26^th edition of the Castells Competition in Tarragona, southern Catalonia, have travelled around the world. Media outlets such as the BBC, Russia Today and The Los Angeles Times published videos, pictures and articles on the contest. Catalonia’s ‘human tower’ competition, ‘Concurs de Castells’, took place at Tarraco Arena Place, an old bullring, attracting 20,000 spectators and 32 teams. The biennial event saw one group, ‘Els castellers de Vilafranca’, secure its eighth title on the trot. However, one of the most applauded performances was that of the Chinese team ‘Els Xiquets de Hangzhou’, the first ever international team to compete at the contest. Around 380 professionals from 120 different media outlets covered the event on Saturday and Sunday.