World’s top ‘castells’ competition won by Vilafranca with 10-tier human tower
The world’s largest ‘castells’ competition (‘human towers’) took place in Tarragona (Catalonia) on Sunday, with some 11,000 spectators packing the bull ring to watch the
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Madrid’s Prado Museum to investigate if art was confiscated during Franco regime
Madrid’s El Prado Museum is investigating the provenance of 62 works of art in its collection to determine whether some of them derive from confiscations
Sitges Film Festival to honour the Italian horror-suspense genre
The Sitges Film Festival in October will be welcoming the Italian director and producer Dario Argento, who will be receiving the Golden Honorary Award for his
Catalan drama ‘Alcarràs’, by Carla Simón, chosen as Spain’s Oscar entry
Spain has chosen Catalan director Carla Simón’s semi-autobiographical drama, Alcarràs, a film about a family of peach farmers fighting for their future, as its entry for the Best International
‘La Tomatina’ food fight fiesta returns to Buñol, Valencia, after 2 year absence
Thousands of people splattered each other with tomatoes on Wednesday in the town of Buñol, in the Valencia region, celebrating the return of the annual
‘Venus’, directed by Jaume Balagueró, to open Sitges Film Festival on 6 October
Jaume Balagueró’s latest and eagerly awaited film, Venus, will be opening the 55th edition of the Sitges Film Festival on 6 October. The Catalan director
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Creative Connexions Ireland: Sitges ’22 – Irish Arts Festival returns to Catalonia
The Creative Connexions Ireland: Sitges ’22 Festival is returning to Catalonia in full strength this year, with more than 60 musicians from Ireland travelling to Sitges
Spain’s €400 ‘Youth Culture Voucher’ officially launched
The Spanish government has this week officially launched the application process for its ‘Bono Cultural Jóven’, the Youth Culture Voucher worth €400, and which was first
Picasso sketch worth €450,000 seized by customs officials at Ibiza airport
Spanish customs officials seized a Pablo Picasso sketch worth over €450,000 from a passenger who arrived at Ibiza airport without declaring the artwork, the country’s
Spain honours Penélope Cruz with its National Cinema Award
Penélope Cruz has won one of Spain’s top film awards for her contribution to Spanish cinema, the country’s ministry of culture announced on Monday. The