Cerdanya Hospital celebrates 10th anniversary of cross-border health center
Challenge of binational medical facility is having legislation recognizing its exceptionality
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Cerdanya Hospital: a unique binational health center in Europe
Opened in 2014, Cerdanya Hospital is managed by Catalan and French authorities in notable cross-border cooperation
First year of pandemic stopped depopulation 'in some towns'
Residents in western Catalan Pyrenees grow by 2% while Barcelona county's population drops by 1.5%
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
Cerdanya and Ripollès counties on lockdown as state of pandemic worsens
Restaurants, sports centers, cultural venues closed in Pyrenean areas from December 23, with gatherings limited to 6 on holidays
Covid concerns lead to tighter restrictions in Cerdanya, Pyrenees
6-person limit on social gatherings approved for all of Catalonia
Catalan government intends limiting social gatherings to 6 people
Health secretary wants to amend current cap of 10 people to limit Covid-19 spread
New project sees five short films developed in a week to be screened at Cerdanya film festival
About thirty people participate in the first Audiovisual Creation Laboratory, as part of the tenth edition of the contest
Masella ski resort launches night skiing season
Masella has committed itself to night skiing and has now become the resort with the highest number of illuminated ski slopes in the Pyrenees. Last Friday, it lit for the first time 13 slopes, which have a combined length of 10 km and offer 420 meters of vertical drop to skiers. The Catalan Minister for Business and Employment, Felip Puig, who officially opened the slopes, stated that “more winter tourism offers will increase the number of skiers, develop jobs and that it is very important in these times of crisis”. It is important that “private and public companies improve their facilities and thus extend the tourist winter season”, he added. According to the Director of the resort, 500 skiers have already bought the night pass for the entire season.
The poet Jordi-Pere Cerdà dies
Jordi-Pere Cerdà was awarded Catalonia’s highest distinctions, including the National Prize for Literature, the Cross of Sant Jordi and the Prize of Honour of Catalan Letters. He wrote under the pseudonym Antoni Cayrol and was one of the main Catalan voices of the Roussillon.
Lybica, the first artisan beer from the Cerdanya county
The former mayor of Llívia, Josep Pous, has left politics and dedicated himself to artisan beer with his microbrewery. Lybica is the first artisan beer produced in the Cerdanya county, in the Pyrenees. It joins the boom of artisan beers in Catalonia.
From 85% to almost full occupancy for the Puríssima holiday
During this week’s Puríssima holiday, most tourist accommodations saw 85% occupancy. The Girona counties of Cerdanya and Ripollès experienced the best results, with sold-out occupancy, 20 points higher occupancy than last year.