Sant Jordi – books, roses, and the legend of Saint George

Sant Jordi is a typical Catalan holiday. Also known as the Day of Books and Roses, it’s celebrated each year on 23 April. Sant Jordi (the man) is

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Sagrada Familia & the strange life (and afterlife) of Antoni Gaudí

I have a bit of a confession to make. I’ve lived in Barcelona for seven years. Almost eight. And I’ve never, in all that time, been to Sagrada

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola – the life of Spain’s Spiritual Warrior

“Up to his twenty-sixth year the heart of Ignatius was enthralled by the vanities of the world.” So begins the autobiography of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, dictated by

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