Yes yes it's now the tallest church in Europe and yes yes everyone's favourite pope is coming to officiate in June but more importantly the Sagrada Família peregrine falcon chicks have hatched. Live feed is here:

Weirdly fascinated by this. The mighty Ebro. Galicia and all its little tributaries.

The 10 most scenic rail journeys in Spain Rolling through olive groves, past vivid blue lakes and across mountain viaducts, trains may be the best places to admire Spain’s landscapes

I'm on my train nonsense again

El restaurante en cuestión es Hofmann, pero todos los abusos que están saliendo a la luz en este tipo de establecimientos de alta cocina han sido justificados históricamente por personajes como Ferran Adrià y otros chefs "estrella", como parte de la "formación" de los cocineros.

Not if, but when: how Spain’s coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis In the holiday hotspots of the Costa del Sol, the risks are rarely mentioned. But in neighbouring Cádiz, the country’s first tsunami-ready town is leading by example

“If you feel something really strong near the coast, don’t wait for the alert… move inland or up. Even a first floor can be enough.”

This is a great read on the story behind Tesco’s cheap Spanish wine and what you’re actually getting for your money.

Catalunya: hold my beer

ojalá

Morrissey cancels Valencia concert after being left in ‘catatonic state’ by city noise After latest concert cancellation, singer also describes Valencia hotel as ‘indescribable hell’ that will require ‘one year to recover’ from

I'm sorry but this is very funny

Joan Miró on His House Roof
Montroig, Spain

1948 • Irving Penn

‘A joyful day’: final piece of Sagrada Familia’s central tower put in place Completion of glass cross brings Antoni Gaudí’s church to maximum final height of 172.5m, 144 years after work began

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No es exagerado decir que todos mis amigos británicos y todos los miembros de mi familia* sabían perfectamente lo malo que sería todo esto.

*Excepto mi tía racista, que votó a favor.

Solo por curiosidad, de verdad crees que los que vivimos aquí votamos por esta pesadilla?

I've bought WELLIES

Bit pass-agg

Seriously guys I will translate this stuff pro bono just to not have to look at it every day

"…and the trains will be free for a month" – this is how you run a rail service that's had a really rough week.

Fairly. Opened last summer.

Just a few of the superb things I ate at Casa Fiero today. What a find. #Barcelona

BREAKING NEWS: Spain Rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as EU Pushes Back at Davos | AC1Z YouTube video by DRM News

Despite everything that's going on, it is nice to feel that there are some adults in the room after all.

Coneixo cap periodista d'art de Barcelona (English, català, español)?

Muere Cecilia Giménez, autora de la restauración del 'Ecce homo' que dio la vuelta al mundo Cecilia Giménez, la pintora aficionada responsable del fenómeno viral del 'Ecce homo' de Borja, con el...

Spain loses a national treasure.

High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition | Sur in English The national market and competition regulator (CNMC) reveals that the arrival of Iryo and Ouigo drove passenger numbers to record highs, while rail outstrips air travel o

High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition.

Nazis, artists and the Holy Grail: The fascinating 1000-year history of Spain’s Montserrat A millennial monastery, a miraculous Madonna and a dramatic landscape make ‘saw-tooth mountain’ one of Catalonia’s most powerful symbols

I think this a gift link, LMK if not and you'd like to read it.

Full-color image of the Cathedral of Barcelona, composed on a typewriter by Montserrat Alberich Escardívol. Image from WikiMedia.

Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.

Spaniards split from their city centres What's a city without citizens?

“Between 2020 and 2025, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment rose by 59% in Madrid and 47% in Barcelona” @brendanboyle.bsky.social

a man wearing glasses says stop me before i make a complete imbecile of myself ALT: a man wearing glasses says stop me before i make a complete imbecile of myself

Ah, lovely. Madrid regional govt is bunging Woody Allen €1.5 million to film there and include the word 'Madrid' in the title – cf Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which had the same deal. H/T @ianmount.com's excellent Bubble newsletter.

1906.

Things are kicking off on my street #barcelona #halloween #totssants