Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ to represent Spain at Oscars
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria), will represent Spain at the Oscars for Best Foreign Film. Members of Spain’s Academy of...
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Festa Major de Gràcia in Barcelona kicks off on 15 August
The Festa Major de Gràcia, one of Barcelona’s most popular, friendliest and wackiest festivals of the year, kicks off on 15 August and runs until 21 August....
Rototom Sunsplash reggae festival kicks off from 16-22 August
The international reggae festival of Rototom Sunsplash kicks off in Benicàssim (in Castellón) from 16-22 August. With an extraordinary choice of music and an environmental commitment to Stand...
Spain gears up for Midsummer, ‘San Juan’ and the ‘Nit del Foc’
Spain celebrates its fiestas and traditions like no other country – and the Feast of San Juan, coinciding with the Summer Solstice or Midsummer Night, is...
Get ready for Sónar+D: ‘Creativity, Technology & Business’
Sónar+D 2019 will bring some of the most creative and innovative minds to Barcelona once again for its 7th edition on Creative Technologies. It will...
Your ultimate guide to Primavera Sound
Primavera Sound 2019 gets underway this week, bringing hundreds of thousands of music fans to Barcelona’s Parc del Forùm to see headline acts such as...
Enjoy a long weekend of gourmet snails
One of the things that most attracts foreign visitors to Catalonia is its unique cuisine, from pa amb tomàquet and botifarra to escalivada and crema...
‘Westworld’ filming in Besalú, near Girona
The medieval town of Besalú, in the province of Girona in Catalonia, has hosted the first day of filming for the third season of HBO’s...
Moritz ‘Feed Dog’ Fashion Doc Fest kicks off
The Moritz Feed Dog Fashion Documentary Festival, the only festival in Spain dedicated to documentaries about fashion, kicks off today until 31 March 2019 in Barcelona. Born in...
Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’, a thinly disguised autobiography
Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria), Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar‘s new film about a melancholic filmmaker played by Antonio Banderas, opened in cinemas across Spain this...
