It is no secret, for those who know me, that I am a little bit obsessed with the castellers – human towers – in Catalonia. A tradition started and maintained in the northeast of the Iberian peninsula, the building of … Continue reading →
The Concurs de Castells is an amazing event that is attracting a lot of worldwide attention. This bi-annual competition of Castellers (human towers) is held in even years on the first weekend of October in Tarragona, Spain. The tradition of … Continue reading →
I’ve written here before about tourism and the effect on certain cities, namely Venice and Dubrovnik, in the past. There are other cities I can add to the list of places truly threatened by mass tourism, and Porto is one … Continue reading →
