Catalonia awakes to Sant Joan hangover
Bonfires and firecrackers light up Midsummer?s Eve and 'cava' and 'coca' are a must at every table. Sant Joan marks the beginning of the summer.
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Catalonia, haven for endangered tortoises
Ivars i Vila-sana, near to Lleida, will host the European pond terrapin tortoise, threatened with extinction. This semi-aquatic species is threatened by a recently introduced tortoise from North-America, which is stronger and competes in the same habitat.
The Sónar Festival, Europe?s cathedral of electronic music
The 2010 edition of Barcelona?s festival of ?advanced? music and multimedia art, Sónar, has been a huge success. A quality programme, combining big names with new bands, has congregated 84,000 people for a three-day dance party.
Disseny Hub Barcelona explores 3D digital manufacturing technologies
The European leading centre for design research and promotion presents a new series of events to overview 21st century changes in production processes. 3D technologies are said to become an essential tool for design professionals.
Photos from Franco?s dictatorship return to Barcelona streets
A street exhibition shows large scale pictures representative of Franco?s times in the same places in which they were taken. The photos focus on the political dimension of the dictatorship: Franco?s repression and the resistance movements.
Catalan popular culture on show on the streets of Berlin
The Carnival of Cultures at Kreuzberg plays host to over 70 nations