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Woman takes a picture of a sunset at a park.

Barcelona gets bombarded by selfie-taking tourists

Business, Economics and Jobs

Spain’s on the rebound with tourism after huge losses during the pandemic. Those in the tourism business are relieved. But visitors are back with a vengeance and they’re not always well-behaved, irking locals who miss the quieter days.

Woman performing on stage

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival grows even larger

Music
stadium

New Kings and Queens soccer leagues enlist internet stars to revamp sport

Sports
The Sagrada Familia, with its incomplete Glory facade, faces an apartment complex that could get demolished if construction plans go through.

Barcelona residents in limbo over Sagrada Familía construction plans

Development
Ships of the US Navy Sixth Fleet visit Barcelona, Spain, in 1956. 

How US sailors kicked off Barcelona’s tourism industry in the 1950s

History
Marly Estrella is pictured with activists Luis Enrique Rumaldo (left) and Manuel Rico in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona.

Housing struggles rise in Catalonia amid the pandemic

COVID-19

In L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, a city bordering Barcelona, rent prices are skyrocketing, and some people face eviction even amid the pandemic.

A tourist leaps in the air with a backdrop of the skyline of Barcelona

As tourists flock to Barcelona, locals fight to preserve their neighborhoods

Development

As Barcelona gets more and more saturated with visitors, the tourism industry is beginning to spill over into residential neighborhoods. Some locals are trying to preserve their spaces.

The Church

Arts, Culture & Media

Barcelona is filled with historic landmarks, but one of the most popular tourist destinations is a 120 year old construction site — the church of the Sagrada Familia, designed mostly by Antonio Gaud. The maverick architect got the commission when he was a young hotshot, but when Gauddied at 74, only a fraction of the […]

A pro-union demonstration organised by the Catalan Civil Society organisation makes its way through the streets of Barcelona, Spain October 8, 2017.

As Spain sinks further into instability, the EU remains mute

Global Politics

The situation in Spain puts the EU in a tricky situation — it might be troubled by the violence, but it doesn’t want to encourage separatist forces that threaten many of the nations within it.

Spanish police drag man in Catalonia

Spain ‘deeply regrets’ police treatment of Catalans

Conflict

Spanish government officials issued a formal apology on behalf of police to people hurt in last Sunday’s referendum disturbances.