Tradition

13.05.2013 - 02.19 pm Girona welcomes Spring with thousands of flowers on every corner As has been traditional over the last 58 years, when spring arrives the city of Girona dresses up with flowers and colours abound during a week at...	22.04.2013 - 04.24 pm Sant Jordi: love, roses and books Saint George (Sant Jordi in Catalan) is the patron saint of Catalonia. Every 23rd April the traditional red roses and all kinds of books invade the...	20.03.2013 - 03.12 pm Montserrat mountain receives more than 2.1 million tourists in 2012 The Catalan multi-peaked mountain, which displays unique rock rounded shapes, received 3.7% less visitors than last year, due to a drop of local...	13.02.2013 - 08.15 pm Sitges celebrates Carnival in style with colourful and wild parades The Sitges Carnival is one of the best-known in Spain. Its spectacular nature, alongside with the crowded parades and the dedication of the entire...
21.01.2013 - 08.08 pm Horses, ponies and carriages brave the rain at Barcelona’s 'Tres Tombs' parade The 188th edition of the traditional ‘Tres Tombs’ animal parade, in honour of Saint Anthony the Abbot, took place in Barcelona last weekend. In...	04.01.2013 - 08.26 pm The most magical night for children in Catalonia All towns in Catalonia welcome the arrival of the Three Wise Men on the 5th of January. Children and parents gather on the streets throughout the...	17.08.2012 - 08.29 pm Gràcia Street Festival in Barcelona displays its creativity and community spirit Barcelona’s neighbourhood of Gràcia has started its annual street festival on Wednesday, a week long festival famous for its street decorations and...	17.08.2012 - 07.54 pm Bull festivities in Catalonia revive debate between tradition and animal rights After the Catalan Parliament’s ban on bullfighting approved in 2010, controversy between those in favour and those against bull festivities has been...
16.02.2012 - 08.18 pm ‘Carnestoltes’, an old but always eagerly awaited tradition Carnival celebrations in small towns around Girona remain a huge social event and a great occasion for having fun with friends. Throughout this whole...	05.01.2012 - 06.56 pm The Three Wise Men arrive in Catalonia carrying presents and causing excitement The night of January 5th is the most important and magical nights of the year for thousands of children in Catalonia. It is when the Three Wise Men –...	17.11.2011 - 07.12 pm Photography exhibition on Catalan human towers commemorates their first anniversary as part of World Cultural Heritage ‘Castells’ or the traditional human towers originally from Southern Catalonia and generally built during town festivals were included in the list of...	02.09.2011 - 09.06 pm Catalan traditions remain a mystery to tourists The CNA went to the streets to ask tourists what they thought of some of the traditions that live on here. Tourists appear unaware of Catalan culture...
26.08.2011 - 07.40 pm Cervera already has everything ready for the 34th edition of the Aquelarre party, the “witches' reunion” On the 26th, 27th and 28th of August the old streets of Cervera will be filled with mysterious figures, magicians and witches in a colorful dark-arts...	24.08.2011 - 10.46 am Saving Catalan traditional agriculture The project ‘Cultures Trobades’ has already avoided the extinction of 300 varieties of seeds, 50 ancient vineyards and the last living specimens of...	18.08.2011 - 07.42 pm The annual ‘Festa Major de Gràcia’ once again proves to be a highlight of Barcelona's summer The neighbourhood of Gràcia launches into its week long festival, with its famous decorations occupying streets and squares throughout the area. The...	17.08.2011 - 08.43 pm Catalan human towers embark on an educational trip to India The Castellers de Vilfranca, a group of Catalan tower-makers, will go to Mumbai to show-off their human towers that have earned them an international...