Roman Market in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain) 12/03/2023 Photos: Alex Monroe

Organyà‘s (Spain, Catalonia, Pyrenees) first giant, El Quimet, was presented last Saturday at the celebration of the municipality’s first meeting. He is 3.60 meters tall and weighs 36 kilos. In his left hand he carries the Homilies. In his right hand he carries…

This 12th edition of EXPOTREN exclusively occupies the pavilion 4 of Fira de Lleida (Catalonia, Spain). This pavilion, with an area of 4,500 m2, hosts the usual commercial sector with the spaces intended for the most important firms in national and international…

Medieval fair in Manresa (Catalonia, Spain) 2023. 25-26 February. FIRA de l’Aixada photo: Alex Mostaslavski    

The project to create a private Immunology Research Center in Ordino BSL3, which the multinational pharmaceutical company Grifols will manage, is causing more resonance. The Research Center is going to be built in Ordino, which is the only parish that UNESCO…

About 9,000 servings of escudella were handed out to the townspeople who gathered today in the main square of La Seu d’Urgell (Catalonia, Spain, Pyrenees). Despite the rain that has been falling all morning in the city, many people have been queuing since…

The Terraíndia-Rocaviva (www.terraindia.cat) is a labyrinth of paths between Cerdanya and Alt Urgell (Catalonia, Spain, Pyrenees), with hundreds of worked rocks. The labyrinth is designed by Climent Olm. *You can visit Rocaviva only by appointment : +34 633587711…

As Christmas is just around the corner, trees and lights are coming back on the Champs-Elysées, Paris, France! The world’s most beautiful avenue will sparkle from November 20, 2022, to January 2, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 11:45 p.m., excluding on December 24 and…

Photos: Valery Mostakov Tour Auto is primarily a reference to Tour de France car race, a mythical event of the 20th century. It’s kind of equivalent of le Tour de France, when cyclists cross France in a bid to win. The adventure ended in the mid-1980s, but…

Rochetaillée castle is a former 12th century fortified castle, altered in the 19th century, which stands in the town of Rochetaillée-sur-Saône in the Lyon metropolis, Rhône department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (France). The castle houses the Henri…

Yesterday, December 4, some 300 people took part in the demonstration against Covid passports and vaccination, chanting “freedom”. Protesters gathered in the Plaza de la Rotonda in Andorra la Vella, Andorra (Pyrenees) . Shouts against Covid passports were…

New buildings in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). High-tech architecture At the turn of the century, there were no significant changes in the future of Barcelona, which continued to rely on innovation and design as projects, along with the use of new technologies…

A true paradise for fans of bric-a-brac and antiques, Les Puces du Canal near Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, gathers every week around 400 vendors and exhibitors and is considered France’s second biggest flea market. Founded in the last century and located…

The island of Nantes (fr. L’île de Nantes), Pays de la Loire, France, Loire-Atlantique department, is currently the subject of a vast urban renewal operation which should run until 2023, with a target of 3,100 housing units built in 2012 and 7,500 in 2023.…

Tour de France 10 (2020), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Bicycles installations STAGE 10:  Île d’Oléron Le Château-d’Oléron > Île de Ré Saint-Martin-de-Ré STAGE 11: Châtelaillon-Plage > Poitiers Photo: Alex Monroe See also France travel guide

France-2020 and COVID-19. Art and design installations. See also France travel guide Photos: Alex Monroe  

FIRA de l’Aixada. Medieval fair in Manresa, Central Catalonia, Spain. 29.02.2020 – 01.03.2020 Photos: Alex Monroe

Symbols of the Cold War. Abandoned Radio Liberty Station in Pals, Catalonia, Spain Radio Liberty was formed by American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (Amcomlib) in 1951. Originally named Radio Liberation, the station was renamed in…

18 works took part in the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Andorra (Pyrenees), Pas de la Casa, Encamp parish. Flora and fauna is the theme of this year. The sculptors sought to reflect in their sculptures the emergency situation associated with…

The Andorran stage of the SKIMO World Cup, Andorra (Pyrenees), Comapedrosa (Arinsal), 25th and 26th January 2020 Photo: all-andorra, ismf Look results of vertical race and individual race See also Andorra travel guide See also Pyrenees travel guide…

On Friday, January 10, Port Tarraco Marina in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, Costa Daurada, hosted an open day with the participation of the Russia frigate Shtandart – this is an exact copy of the ship built by Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great), who took part…