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Barney Griffiths

Catalonia Today

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MYCOLOGICAL MADNESS

Autumn in Catalonia means one thing: wild mushroom season. Or, as locals call it, bolet fever – a national pastime ranking somewhere between...

12.11.2025 3

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths

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 much...

14.07.2025 90

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 10

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...

07.04.2025 10

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...

10.03.2025 10

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths

MY MS ODYSSEY

Following my recent moan about local customer service, here’s something for balance. There’s an unspoken thrill in contacting Microsoft Support....

10.02.2025 3

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths