Twice a year, when the European calendar indicates it’s time to change the clock, all Catalans ask themselves the same question: “Do we get to sleep an extra hour or lose an hour?”—a question that has a 5...
When the cold begins to creep into the streets of Barcelona and the afternoons grow shorter, seeking refuge in the warmth of a good story becomes an almost instinctive need. In a city that is constantly c...
Barcelona is a mosaic of neighborhoods that pulse at different rhythms, united by streets and squares, but often separated by invisible barriers. Walking from the foothills of Collserola to the labyrinths...
Over the past few months, Barcelona’s great green lung has been breathing behind closed doors, plunged into an unusual slumber without the usual comings and goings of walkers, athletes, and families. Now,...
The sky over Barcelona has turned that leaden gray that signals it’s best not to leave your umbrella at home today. A new front of heavy rain has been battering all of Catalonia since Monday, October 19,...
Alarms are mounting in Barcelona. Everything was set for this Monday, October 19, at 10:00 a.m., when a large portion of Catalans were to hear the preventive emergency siren. However, Civil Protection has...
Barcelona is bracing for extreme weather this weekend. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) and the Catalan Meteorological Service (Meteocat) are forecasting episodes of heavy rain and thunderstorms th...
Storms, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, wildfires… the force of nature is unstoppable, and the most recent natural disasters have shown us that we underestimate its power and that, on many occasions, we...
There are buildings in Barcelona that not only hold stories within them but also fight tooth and nail to keep the residents who bring them to life. At 20 Llançà Street, the beautiful Modernist façade of t...
Next Monday, October 19, the usual sounds of our streets will give way to a rare but vital wail. Starting at 10:00 a.m., Civil Protection will carry out an unprecedented exercise: the simultaneous activat...