Features

A new generation is rediscovering the pleasures of vermouth as the ritual of the aperitif has become fashionable

Number of newcomers studying Catalan falls by 44% in past five year with only 4.2% habitually using the language

The Lleida town's annual street theatre festival takes place in the second weekend of September with an accent on raising the international profile of local acts and artists

Tarragona has recently created a commission with the aim of making the work of the local Film Office easier in order to boost the shooting of international audio visual projects in the city

A round trip through the picturesque surroundings of La Garrotxa which boasts four well-preserved volcanoes and the magical beech woods of Fageda d'en Jordà

The coastal paths from Sant Feliu de Guíxols to S'Agaró or from Calella to Tamariu follow the seafront and allow visitors to enjoy the unique characteristics of the Costa Brava landscape

The coastal town of Alella combines a thousand-year tradition of winemaking with architectural highlights from the ancient, Romanesque, Baroque and Modernist periods

The county of Noguera in Lleida was on the front line in the conflicts of Christians against Moors, which can still be seen today in the large number of castles to be found in the area

Architect Antoni Gaudí's hometown of Reus has a museum devoted to the local genius and boasts a wealth of Modernist buildings designed by the likes of Domènech i Montaner