The Palais Nikaïa will be the backdrop for the fifth staging of X-Trial Nice, the opening Round of the 2022 FIM X-Trial World Championship that gets underway on Friday 11th March at 20:30 local time. A regular venue for the X-Trial of Nations in recent years…

Electricity price in Spain skyrockets by 43% in two days to record-high €544/MWh On Tuesday, wholesale prices will grow by 43% in two days to an average of €544.98/MWh, breaking the previous day’s all-time high, according to the Iberian Electricity Market…

Researchers at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) in Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) and biotech company Peptomyc have developed a therapeutic protein, Omomyc, that is believed to halt metastatic breast cancer. It is well known in the scientific community…

High-speed trains between Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) and Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France), Paris could be off the railroad tracks. SNCF, the French national rail operator has decided to not extend the agreement between both companies to share the train…

On Sunday evening, February 20, the government of Andorra (Pyrenees) issued a press release on the completion of the acceptance of tender proposals for the construction of the national heliport. The conditions for participation in the tender were published…

Ryanair has announced six new routes between Catalonia (Spain) and the rest of Europe starting in the upcoming summer season. Passengers will be able to fly to Frankfurt (Germany), Perugia (Italy), Lviv (Ukraine) and La Palma (Canary Islands) from Barcelona’s…

“Made in Paris, the generation of Matisse, Lagar and Foujita” – is the new art exhibition of the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Andorra (Pyrenees) that will open its doors on February 10. The new exhibition pays homage to the great art schools of the “city of light”…

The minister of Tourism and Telecommunications of Andorra, Jordi Torres, met this Friday in Toulouse (Occitania, France) with John Palacin, regional Councilor of Occitania and president of the Agency of the Pyrenees (this agency is responsible for the tourism…

photo: skimoboitaull After successfully passing the first three World Cup stages, the best international ski mountaineering athletes have reached Boí Taüll, Vall de Boí, in the Pyrenees (Catalonia, Spain), to compete for the 2022 continental medals. The schedule…

The new labor market regulation came into force after approval by the Spanish socialist and anti-austerity cabinet last year. Spain’s law required the norm to be ratified by the chamber. The new regulation is part of Spain’s recovery plan as it has to modernize…

The Carnival village will be open from February 9 to 27 at the General Leclerc square, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. The opening ceremony will begin with a sound and light show. A flowery promenade will be set up in the middle of Place Masséna.…

Catalonia (Spain) already has a good track record in relays, with the Catalan team winning the bronze medal at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne. Among the contenders for the victory is Jordi Alís (Cerdanya Skimo Team). Other favorites are Nil Cardona…

The southern town of Valls (Spain, Catalonia) welcomed 3,290 “castellers” to celebrate its Decennalia festival of Catalonia’s traditional human towers, “castells”. 8,400 people and 83 “colla” groups were supposed to take part in the festival, but only 28…

The official newspaper of the Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC, Catalonia, Spain) published this Thursday a new resolution on measures against the pandemic, which removes most restrictions and cancels COVID passports. Nightlife is expected to resume in early…

Photo: FWT Freeride World Tour 2022 continued the blazing pace set by last week’s event in Baqueira-Beret (Catalonia), with stop #2 in Ordino Arcalís, Andorra. The competition ended with new riders standing atop all four podiums, which means the race for…

A greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet which had been assessed through an index made with biomarkers during a 20-year scientific monitoring is associated with a lower mortality in adults over 65. This is one of the main conclusions of a study led by…

Barcelona (Spain, Catalonia) airport El Prat will test facial recognition technology for check-ins and boarding flights operated by Vueling on the Barcelona-Malaga (Andalusia) route, which has seven services per day. Trials are expected to last around six…

photo: FWT Preliminary 2022 global ranking established as tour heads to second stop in Ordino Arcalís, Andorra (Pyrenees) It was a historic day for the sport of Freeride, as stop #1 of Freeride World Tour 2022 ran to successful completion today in Baqueira…

Baqueira-Beret is the largest and most visited winter resort in Spain and Catalonia (Lleida province), with 162 kilometres (100 mi) of marked pistes, 7 kilometres (4 mi) of marked off-piste, and 7 kilometres (4 mi) of cross-country ski and 2,166 hectares…