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THE HEAT IS ON

Barcelona is a city that knows how to turn up the heat. In the clubs. In the politics. In the football. But come summer, it turns it up a bit too...

13.07.2025 1

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths

SMART BY NATURE

Catalonia is many things: sun-drenched beaches, precariously stacked human towers, football teams that induce spiritual devotion and restaurants so...

12.05.2025 1

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths

Sant Jordi’s: A Britalan’s Guide

In a column in this magazine some 20 years ago I coined the term “Britalan” to refer to those British people like myself who had taken up permanent...

07.04.2025 1

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths

THERE’S STILL TIME

The imminent demise of a language is never announced with an official statement. There’s no press conference where a solemn-faced government...

09.03.2025 1

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths