UNESCO

14.03.2013 - 10.39 pm Catalan Montsec mountain range declared one of the world’s six Starlight Destinations for its clear sky UNESCO has declared the Montsec mountain range, located in Western Catalonia, to be one of the world’s six Starlight Tourist Destinations for the...	26.02.2013 - 09.15 pm The Spanish Supreme Court validates the Catalan school model based on the principle of linguistic immersion The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected an appeal presented by one family against the Catalan Supreme Court’s decision adopted in March last year that...	12.12.2012 - 10.36 pm Agreement in Catalonia to stand by the Catalan school model despite the Spanish Government’s reform The parties supporting the current school model, representing 80% of the new Catalan Parliament, and Catalonia’s School Council – with all the...	03.12.2012 - 09.13 pm An unpublished documentary from 1962 is released to celebrate ‘La Patum’ ‘La Patum’ is a popular festival celebrated every year during Corpus Christi in the Catalan city of Berga. In this town, the earliest reference to...
08.03.2012 - 11.02 pm Catalonia’s Supreme Court validates the current linguistic immersion public school model The highest Catalan court has clarified how to execute the sentence of the Spanish Supreme Court that had recognised the right of 3 families to...	29.12.2011 - 10.33 am The entrance to Santa Maria de Ripoll monastery should be recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, the local council says The porch, from the XII century, is usually described as a “bible on stone” and it is one of the main examples of European Romanesque sculpture. The...	17.11.2011 - 07.12 pm Photography exhibition on Catalan human towers commemorates their first anniversary as part of World Cultural Heritage ‘Castells’ or the traditional human towers originally from Southern Catalonia and generally built during town festivals were included in the list of...	17.08.2011 - 08.43 pm Catalan human towers embark on an educational trip to India The Castellers de Vilfranca, a group of Catalan tower-makers, will go to Mumbai to show-off their human towers that have earned them an international...
15.07.2011 - 02.49 pm The University of Lleida develops a model to screen urban spaces from all over the world 50 international experts are working in Lleida on the Base Plan, which aims to be a reference tool for the United Nations. The project makes “...	26.04.2011 - 09.35 pm Reforms allow visitors an insider view of the Tarragona’s Roman Circus Visitors can get closer to the centre of the historical Roman stage thanks to a new ramp. Tarraco, Tarragona’s Roman name, was the capital of the...	21.03.2011 - 05.22 pm FC Barcelona and UNESCO against racial discrimination Messi, Keita and Piqué star in a new spot under the slogan "Put Racism Offside". March 21st is the International Day for the Elimination of...	30.11.2010 - 07.53 pm Vall de Boí bell towers chime together for World Heritage The town of Vall de Boí hosted a 10th anniversary celebration of their recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mayor of Vall de Boí, Joan...
16.11.2010 - 09.39 pm Catalan human castles declared UNESCO element of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage declared the Catalan tradition of human castle building,...	16.11.2010 - 10.12 am Catalan Castells may become an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Human towers are one of the most unique traditions in Catalonia. This week at the UNESCO meeting in Nairobi (Kenya), "castells" may join...