photo: L’arxiu de l’Alt Urgell
The County Archive of the Alt Urgell catalogued a parchment with what would be one of the oldest testimonies of the “baixada de falles” in the Pyrenees, dated February 5, 1543, in which clear reference is made to the region of the Alt Urgell. The document in question, found …
Morephoto: Pirineus Watt (PW)
The Association Pirineus Watt (PW) is developing a network of cultural routes, to promote the hydroelectric heritage and landscape of the Pyrenees. The first of them is the Pearson Route, named in honour of Frederick Stark Pearson, the engineer who in the early twentieth century contributed greatly to the production …
Morephoto: ISMF World Cup
Both the Individual as well as the Sprint race are scheduled for this event
Lausanne, 19th December 2019 – The 2019/2020 Ski Mountaineering World Cup begins in Aussois, a French municipality located in the department of Savoy, in the Rhône-Alpes region. The ski resort located just outside the Vanoise National Park …
MoreCardona has joined the project to recover the popular historical memory of wine and vineyard in the Bages Ceptinavi. For this reason, an appeal is made to all the locals who may have information related to the past of wine in Cardona to contribute to the project.
The contributions can be documents and photographs, but also …
MoreThe action is part of the commitments agreed upon during the extraordinary Local Security Board, that took place in Figueres on September 19th, after the September shooting in the city.
Last week, an action was taken by the security forces of the Civil Guard and the National Police Corps against cross-border drug trafficking around the municipal …
More“Garosnow” is the traveling festival of electronic music at different stations of the Pyrenees, from January to March 2020.
For this first stage at Les Angles, on January 10th and 12th, an explosive program of mountain music are waiting for you from the slopes to the bars, from the chalets to the night club.
This year, the …
MoreLluvià Tower: the meeting place of cultural and natural heritage.
Get to know the work of the modernist architect Ignasi Oms, contemplating the natural environment and enjoying the green ring of Manresa.
Come to the Tower on Sundays and public holidays from 10am to 2pm.
Every Sunday and all holidays, you can enjoy the guided tour from 11am …
MoreThe Mountain Forests Project, the leading entity in environmental volunteering in Catalonia, brought together 546 volunteers (among them, 112 teenagers) in this years summer campaign, which took place in the counties of Pallars Sobirà (Esterri de Cardós, Massís de l’Orri and Valls d’Àneu-Parc Natural de l’Alt Pirineu) and Ripollès (Parc Natural de les Capçaleres del …
MoreThe Camps Elisis School in Lleida has launched an architecture innovation project to bring this field to the students and let them practice what they learn in the classroom. It has a duration of four years and this is the second year of its development. It is aimed at the 3rd to 6th grade primary …
MoreOn November 25th, Figueres will celebrate the International Day for the elimination of violence against women.
The City Council of Figueres will celebrate on November 25 the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with an act of recognition and tribute to the 1,027 women that were death victims at the hands of their …
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