Catalonia | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/catalonia/RSS feed for CataloniaenWed, 23 Jul 2025 19:10:35 +0000An Archer Shot This Bronze Age Human in the Back. 4,000 Years Later, the Arrow Is Still Embedded in the Victim's Rib Bonehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-archer-shot-this-bronze-age-human-in-the-back-4000-years-later-the-arrow-is-still-embedded-in-the-victims-rib-bone-180987036/The attack took place during a period of conflict between groups living in the Pyrenees mountains in modern-day SpainWed, 23 Jul 2025 19:10:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-archer-shot-this-bronze-age-human-in-the-back-4000-years-later-the-arrow-is-still-embedded-in-the-victims-rib-bone-180987036/Spanish Police Shut Down a Crime Ring Accused of Selling Fake Banksy Artworkshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spanish-police-take-down-an-alleged-crime-ring-selling-fake-banksys-180983930/The suspects allegedly recreated the famous street artist's work using spray paint and cardboard to rake in over $10,000Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:46:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spanish-police-take-down-an-alleged-crime-ring-selling-fake-banksys-180983930/Archaeologists Discover 19th-Century Chocolate Factory in Barcelonahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-have-discovered-a-lauded-1800s-chocolate-factory-in-barcelona-180983807/Housed in a medieval mansion, the workshop once produced sweets for Clemente Guardia, a thriving Catalonian chocolatierTue, 20 Feb 2024 21:16:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-have-discovered-a-lauded-1800s-chocolate-factory-in-barcelona-180983807/In Times of Conflict, How Can We Support the People Who Keep Culture Alive?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/times-conflict-how-can-we-support-people-who-keep-culture-alive-180976609/A Smithsonian research fellow weighs in on the ways culture proves both vital and resilient Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:29:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/times-conflict-how-can-we-support-people-who-keep-culture-alive-180976609/Climb a 35-Foot Human Tower Through the Lens of a Photographerhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/local-lens-human-castles-heart-catalonia-180970189/Casteller and photographer Alex Nebot documents the fascinating Catalan sport of stacking people into elaborate towersFri, 07 Sep 2018 14:43:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/local-lens-human-castles-heart-catalonia-180970189/Step Inside This Glittering Mountain of Salthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/spanish-mountain-made-salt-180969946/Resembling an iceberg and formed millions of years ago, Muntanya de Sal is one of the world's only salt mountainsWed, 29 Aug 2018 18:01:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/spanish-mountain-made-salt-180969946/A Photographer Captures Contrasts and Characters in Barcelona's Streetshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/barcelona-street-photography-180969710/Josep Fabrega Agea, a retired teacher and psychosociologist, points his lens at the city's dark corners and poetic placesFri, 27 Jul 2018 17:11:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/barcelona-street-photography-180969710/How a Fallback to Historic Traditions Might Save Catalonia’s Red Shrimp Fishery https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-fallback-historic-traditions-might-save-catalonia-red-shrimp-fishery-180969542/The Boquera brothers, two fishermen from the Costa Brava, are part an innovative management plan that combines science with maritime skills and knowledgeThu, 05 Jul 2018 15:23:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-fallback-historic-traditions-might-save-catalonia-red-shrimp-fishery-180969542/For Hundreds of Years, Papier-Mâché Has Lent a Surreal Face to Catalan Culturehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hundreds-years-papier-mache-surreal-face-catalan-culture-180969526/Street performers disguised as Giants and Big Heads blend reverence with ribaldry at the Smithsonian Folklife FestivalTue, 03 Jul 2018 19:08:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hundreds-years-papier-mache-surreal-face-catalan-culture-180969526/This Musician’s Songs Give Powerful Voice to a Language in Crisishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/musicians-songs-give-powerful-voice-a-language-crisis-180969518/Singer and linguistic activist Alidé Sans hails from an isolated Catalan valley where a rare dialect is spoken Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:47:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/musicians-songs-give-powerful-voice-a-language-crisis-180969518/