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FEATURE SUMMER FESTIVALS

Sounds and wine

Now in its 11th year, the Sons del Món Wine & Music festival has made a name for itself as one of the biggest summer festivals on the Costa Brava. The famous UK pianist and composer Michael Nyman will...

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Sounds and wine
Asian allies
Grec

Asian allies

This year’s El Grec Festival has an Asian flavour to it. While this provides a contrast to the festival’s western elements, it also establishes points of contact where the two traditions meet. The...

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Asian allies
Open for the holidays

Open for the holidays

The academic year is over but Catalonia’s universities offer the chance to improve your knowledge in the summer

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Open for the holidays
A healthy obsession

A healthy obsession

We are surrounded by a never-ending series of trends and fads telling us how we should be eating

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A healthy obsession
MEGACITIES of the future

MEGACITIES of the future

With the world’s urban population set to keep rising, among the many challenges facing megacities is achieving sustainable and balanced growth. Catalonia’s largest urban centres are aiming to deal with their growing populations by opting to strengthen local neighbourhoods and empowering the citizens who live there

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MEGACITIES of the future
Columbus’ Catalan origins

Columbus’ Catalan origins

Historian Jordi Bilbeny’s latest book on Columbus claims he was a Catalan noble born in 1414

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Columbus’ Catalan origins
Understanding Miró as a whole
Marko Daniel
Director of the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona

Understanding Miró as a whole

The new head of the Fundació Miró says he wants to “revitalise” the artist and show his work off the world

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Understanding Miró as a whole
Shakespeare’s counterfeiters

Shakespeare’s counterfeiters

For centuries theories have cast doubt over whether the plays attributed to the Bard were actually written by the Stratford playwright

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Shakespeare’s counterfeiters
Waco, post-truth

Waco, post-truth

Miniseries replays the tragic events that took place in Texas in 1993 from a viewpoint that challenges the official narrative

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Waco, post-truth
Learning how to teach languages

Learning how to teach languages

Avancem is an innovative pilot project involving the Catalan government and schools aiming to integrate language teaching and the coordination of language teachers with the aim of achieving true plurilingualism

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Learning how to teach languages