I’ve already written here about Madrid’s Michelin-starred restaurants. Well, Madrid isn’t the only centre of gastronomic ...

and culture. Few overseas were aware of the political tensions in the Catalan capital. However, that has all changed. On 1 October, a disputed referendum was held in Catalonia, asking whether the ...

What if Catalonia were to secede eventually - would it be able to stand on its own two feet? To the casual observer, Catalonia looks like it has already got many of the trappings of a state.

The tradition of building human towers, or “castells” in Catalan, dates to the 18th century and forms an essential part of Catalonia’s culture. “Colles,” or human tower troupes ...