7m roses expected to be sold on Sant Jordi’s Day
One of Catalonia’s most important dates of the year, 23 April, is the day it celebrates its patron, Sant Jordi (Saint George), and it does
Literature
‘FLIC’ arrives – Barcelona’s youth arts festival
The ninth edition of FLIC Festival, Barcelona’s literature and arts festival for young people and families, starts on 2 March. The festival aims to promote
Barcelona gets ready for Buenos Aires book fair
‘Barcelona, literary city‘ is the slogan under which the Catalan capital will take part in the Buenos Aires International Book Fair, which takes place from
Barcelona celebrates crime literature
Barcelona’s annual tribute to crime and detective literature, BCNegra, starts its 2019 edition on 24 January. Since it was created in 2006, BCNegra has welcomed
Madrid’s Children’s Book Fair gets ready for 42nd edition
On 12 December, the doors open on the 42nd Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Fair of Madrid (Salón de Libro Infantil y Juvenil de Madrid) the
Uruguayan poet, 95, wins top Spanish literary award
Uruguayan poet Ida Vitale, 95, on Thursday won the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world, Spain’s Culture Minister Jose Guirao