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Protesters storm real estate fair in Barcelona

Housing activists, environmental groups and unions mobilised in the wake of souring housing costs.

25/09/2024

Design

Key work on Barcelona's Sagrada Família to be completed in 2025

Work on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família’s Jesus Christ tower and Chapel of the Assumption aims for completion in 2025.

20/09/2024

Travel News

Spain is known for sun and sand - but beach erosion is changing this

Spain has an overtourism problem - but as its beaches slowly disappear, how long will it last?

14/09/2024

Travel News

Amsterdam to Barcelona sleeper train delayed for a year - here’s why

European Sleeper’s CEO says the company is hopeful for the future of the route, despite the setbacks.

13/09/2024

Travel News

A low cost train between Barcelona and Malaga is coming this winter

Spain’s new north-south train service will make sustainable travel cheaper and faster.

10/09/2024

Moments

I’ve lived in Barcelona for a decade - here’s how it’s changed

Barcelona is a city in flux: Here’s how it’s changed in the 10 years since I moved here.

31/08/2024

Spain

Authorities play blame game as Puigdemont escapes Spain again

The fugitive Catalan separatist leader shocked Spain by briefly appearing at a rally in Barcelona on Thursday and leading law enforcement on a search and arrest hunt that ultimately failed.

09/08/2024

Spain

Barcelona citizens take efforts to curb rise in pickpockets

Barcelona is a hugely popular tourist spot - but some of these visitors end up having their wallet, phone or passport pickpocketed. Spanish citizens are taking efforts to expose the pickpockets and combat the issue.

08/08/2024

Travel News

Which European city has the most beautiful buildings?

Bordeaux beats Paris in this new ranking of the world’s most beautiful cities.

08/08/2024

Europe News

Police search for Puigdemont after leading Barcelona rally

The separatist former president of Catalonia returned to his home country in a bid to prevent the Catalan parliament from voting in a new socialist government, in what he described as "the only way to return to normality".

08/08/2024

Moments

‘Xenophobic’: Digital nomads conscious of Spain’s tourism backlash

Some remote workers in Spain say they feel uncomfortable speaking English in public.

03/08/2024

Travel News

Barcelona tourists say they still feel welcome in the city

The city's mayor has vowed to rid the Catalan capital of its 10,000 tourist apartment licences in the next five years.

22/07/2024

Moments

‘I felt unsafe’: Locals welcome Spain’s crackdown on holiday rentals

Spain is finding innovative ways to cut down on tourist apartments, even banning them completely in some places.

14/07/2024

Europe News

Thousands protest in Spain's most visited city against over-tourism

More than 150 organisations and social movements took to the streets of Barcelona with some symbolically sealing off hotels and restaurant terraces.

07/07/2024

Food and Drink

Patience please! World's top restaurant has one-year waiting list

A bit of patience is needed then if you're hoping to dine out soon at Barcelona restaurant Disfrutar as queues for tables are getting much longer at the newly-crowned 'Best restaurant in the world'.

02/07/2024

Travel News

Barcelona is increasing its tourist tax again in October

Barcelona charges a tourist tax and a city tax: What's the difference and how much are they?

01/07/2024

Europe News

Barcelona decides to ban short term tourism rentals

One of Spain's main tourist destinations is set to ban apartment rentals to tourists in a bid to improve housing for local residents.

22/06/2024

Travel News

Sexist souvenirs: Barcelona might ban ‘degrading’ mementos

This would include products that contain “homophobic or sexist” content.

21/06/2024

Germany

Europe's wonderkids: Ten young players to watch out for at Euro 2024

As Euro 2024 is set to kick off on Friday, we take a closer look at the young players who are expected to set the competition and the transfer window on fire this summer.

14/06/2024

Design

8 European architectural wonders for World Art Nouveau Day

World Art Nouveau Day is marked every year on 10 June, the anniversary of the deaths of two greats of the movement: Catalan Antoni Gaudí and Hungarian Ödön Lechner.

10/06/2024