Vilafranca celebrates Sant Fèlix with human towers
In the region of Penedès, arguably the heart of one of Catalonia’s finest wine-growing areas, and where cava is not only a festive drink but a
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Tourism, jobs, pollution: the pros and cons of Barcelona’s 3m cruise ship visitors
Over 3 million visitors arrived in Barcelona on cruise ships in 2018, making the city Europe’s biggest cruise destination ahead of other top ports including
Travel: Catalonia’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites outside Barcelona
Catalonia boasts many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and although most are located in the city of Barcelona and get huge amounts of international attention, looking
Spain prepares for commemorative month of Gay Pride
Spain is one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world – and therefore also celebrates some of the biggest and liveliest Gay Pride events
Life after ‘Saloufest’ and Lloret de Mar’s ‘binge tourism’
For more than a decade, Salou, a former fishing village an hour south of Barcelona, turned into what locals often described as ‘a cesspit of
Morella, the Maestrazgo and beyond, in the steps of the young Picasso
Following in the steps of El Cid and the young Picasso, author Jimmy Burns discovered a magnificent landscape, picturesque towns and villages full of history and
‘Literary Tourism’ – Ernest Hemingway’s Cave
Many moons ago, when I was teaching at Duke University, I used to banter with my friend Allen Josephs (University of Florida) as to who
An epicurean cycle tour in northeast Catalonia
It is on the flanks of the Empordà, an exquisite corner of Catalonia, where Spain splashes up the side of the Pyrenees and rolls into the azure
‘Too much tourism’ on agenda at Madrid tourism fair
World tourism is going from strength to strength, but as the industry gathers for International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid, one of its largest fairs,
From Spain to the Caribbean – in a barrel
A 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to reach the Caribbean within three months, thanks to