Construction companies have agreed to receive loans for some 3,000 million euros to develop what the Catalan Government considers “strategic” infrastructures. The Catalan Minister for Public Works, Joaquim Nadal, announced this agreement this morning and listed some of these works.
Catalan chef Ferran Adrià is stepping out of the kitchen to lend a helping hand to tourism. He has proposed a new touristic project for the Costa Brava town of Roses, where his world-famous restaurant El Bulli is located. The project includes a natural and gastronomic route through the village.
The Catalan Minister for Innovation, Universities and Businesses, Josep Huguet, has called out to tourist agencies, asking them to develop more creative touristic offers. His plea comes at a time when the tourist industry is rising. The month of August shows a 90% occupancy of the hotels along the Catalan coast.
Wine culture has taken roots in Catalonia. The Harvest Celebration and the Wine Museum of l'Espluga de Francolí (in Tarragona, south of Catalonia) are just 2 examples of this phenomenon.
The county of Garraf, 20 minutes South from Barcelona, has recently begun a new programme for tourists of the area, a route that combines elements of landscape, culture, and gastronomy. The itinerary includes panoramic views of the Garraf Natural Park and wine tasting, among other activities.
A new guide book has hit the shelves which maps out the bottom of the Illes Medes sea for potential scuba divers who wish to explore the area. The guide intends to give divers a preview of the seafloor, preparing them for their dives.
In Catalonia, there has been an annual growth in exports of 19.12% while the commercial deficit also rose by 39.22%.
Wine from Alella, in the northern coast of Barcelona, captivates the public and goes beyond borders in this time of economic crisis.
The country registers its highest inflation since 2008 and the highest monthly-rise of prices in all Spain, according to the data published by the Institute of Statistics
Fourteen Catalan producers of luxury gastronomic goods come together to present their companies abroad and to expand their presence in foreign markets
Catalan vice-president, Josep Lluís Carod Rovira, asks the Spanish Government to avoid obstacles and to join Catalonia in honouring president Lluís Companys by declaring the trial that condemned him to death null and void
A commemorative plaque is to honour Lluís Companys in the French town of La Baule in Brittany, where he was arrested on 13 August 1940, exactly 70 years ago.
As a result of the economic crisis, 56% of young people in Catalonia can be considered Neet
In June, up to 1,264 new businesses were started in Catalonia, according to official figures published by the Spanish Institute of Statistics
With a 15.5% stake in the Catalan infrastructure group Abertis, the private equity group CVC will become the company?s second largest shareholder