Catalan separatists increase majority in regional elections three years after bid to break away

Catalan separatist parties have boosted their parliamentary majority in a regional election three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain. Sunday’s vote was overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic with a low turnout as Spain continues to grapple with the third wave of infections. The vote in the wealthy northeastern region was held … Read more

The Catalan firework festival that will make your Barcelona camping holiday go with a bang

There can be few better holiday moments than the sight of one’s children screaming in terror as explosions light the air all around, followed by an evacuation sequence that brings to mind Saving Private Ryan. It had started tamely enough. While spending a week at the Vilanova Park campsite, about 30 miles south of Barcelona, … Read more