Cultural Tourism

09.04.2013 - 02.35 pm Seró’s Dolmen, a unique prehistoric monument in Catalonia and the Iberian Peninsula The ‘Dolmen de Seró’ is a megalith funeral monument dating back to the year 2,800 BC. This megalith tomb is considered a unique piece due to its...	09.10.2012 - 12.05 pm Penedès wine’s museum reopens its doors after a big renovation to strengthen enotourism Located in the centre of Catalonia, the area of Penedès is known for its high quality wine and cava. Due to the long tradition in this region of the...	12.06.2012 - 02.21 pm Facelift for the Jewish old quarter of Tortosa The Ebro Delta city has recovered part of its Jewish heritage, renovating the old Jewish quarter. In addition, with this initiative, the city wants...	08.06.2012 - 01.23 pm Greece’s crisis places Catalonia as the first European destination for Russian tourists The arrival of foreign tourists with a greater purchasing power increases tourist income in Catalonia by 15% during the first four months of the year...
17.05.2012 - 03.35 pm Blogging, an alternative way to promote Catalonia’s tourist attractions A group of international bloggers with two million followers are traveling to different regions in Catalonia. These well-known tourist bloggers from...	11.05.2012 - 06.30 pm The number of international tourists visiting Catalonia grew by 10% in the first quarter of 2012 The number of international tourists who have visited Catalonia over the first three months of 2012 reached 2,162,337 people. This figure is a 9.9%...	11.04.2012 - 08.44 pm Twice the number of tourists from Ukraine to visit Catalonia in 2012 Tourism from Russia and former Soviet republics has been increasing in Catalonia over the last few years. The Russian tour operator Natalie Tours...	19.01.2012 - 11.17 pm Catalonia had 23.5 million tourists in 2011 Foreign tourists generated a record amount of revenue last year. The number of visitors also grew by 5.7% in 2011, according to the Catalan...
30.08.2011 - 04.24 pm The Interpretation Centre of Manresa demonstrates life in the 14th century The new cultural facility explains how was life in Manresa, central Catalonia, during the Middle Age. The new centre aims to generate tourism for the...	10.06.2011 - 06.26 pm The Thyssen Museum on the Costa Brava to be built in Sant Feliu de Guíxols The new art museum will focus on Catalan painting and will display parts of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection. The city council approved the excutive...	09.04.2011 - 04.19 pm 2011 tourist perspectives for Catalonia and Barcelona are “exceptional” and records could be broken Catalonia’s International Tourism Fair is currently taking place and will run until this Sunday. Barcelona broke all records in 2010 regarding...	18.01.2011 - 11.07 pm Tourism in the 'low cost' capital Two Catalans opened a guided tour business in Berlin making the most of the economic crisis and the fact that the city was ‘fashionable’. They set up...