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A MAN who was seriously injured in a rockfall while climbing mountains in northern Spain has succumbed to his injuries in hospital, medical officials have confirmed. The 30-year-old male was one of two climbers who were left in critical condition…
THE Sagrada Familia, the magnificent gothic basilica that looms over the Barcelona city skyline, has finally reached its peak height after workers laid the final piece of its central tower in place. At 11am on Friday morning, after several agonising…
A BRITISH teenager is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty while swimming at sea during a school trip to northern Spain. The 14-year-old girl was rushed to hospital in Lloret de Mar, Catalunya on Saturday morning after being…
THOUSANDS took to the streets across Catalunya on Thursday to celebrate the region’s national day, known as La Diada, but the estimated total turnout was the lowest on record as support for independence from Spain continues to plummet. Around 28,000…
A TICKET can normally set you back €30, but this September one of Spain’s most famous landmarks will open its doors for free. To celebrate La Merce festival, Barcelona’s annual public street party in honour of its patron saint, the…
A POPULAR town in northern Spain has embarked on a novel way of monitoring tourist numbers: a network of sensors that track mobile phone signals. Officials in the picturesque Catalan town of Girona have installed nine detectors throughout Bari Vell,…
THIS is the heartbreaking final photo of two British siblings who drowned off the Catalan coast on Tuesday. Ameiya, 13, and Ricardo Junior, 11 – known to friends and family as Maya and Jubs – tragically died off Llarga beach…
SUPPORTERS of FC Barcelona will have to wait even longer to roar on their side at the Camp Nou after the club suspended its return just three weeks after announcing a new homecoming date. Last month, the Catalan giants said…
