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Catalunya

Giants and Big Heads in Barcelona

During the summer months, Catalan towns brim with festivals.  Giants and big-heads (gegants i capgrossos) make their grand appearance  along with human castles, fireworks, correfocs (fire run), all accompanied by dancing […]

Lines of Vines

Lines, or perhaps I should say rayas, as I’m in Spain today, are everywhere in nature as well as in our man-made environment. I am in a small town in […]

Up High in Catalonia

In Catalonia, they love building castles. Human ones. This is particularly popular at festival time.  Go to any Catalonian town’s festival amd there’ll be a passionately fought competition between the […]