Features

Catalonia depends on power from abroad, but things are changing with more renewable energy sources

Universities have opened up their classes to the over-50s, with courses designed for the older generation

It’s September, and the beginning of the academic year, a period of transition and change that often feels more transcendental than the start of the new calendar year. To celebrate it, we look at different styles of education

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...

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...

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

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

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