Church of the Roser in Tortosa. Drawings by Joan Mañé
Church of the Roser in Tortosa. Ink drawing
Church of the Roser in Tortosa. Watercolor drawing
by Joan Mañé
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Roda Roda – Lleida Automobile Museum
The Roda Roda – Lleida Automotive Museum (cat. Museu de l’Automoció Roda Roda) presents an extensive collection of cars, motorcycles, engines and scale reproductions which invite to take a journey through the world of the automotive industry through history. The museum is located in an old mechanical workshop.
Address: Carrer de Santa Cecília, 22 (in front …
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Tricycle car by Bonet from 1890
Tricycle car by Francesc Bonet from 1890 (replica)
Francesc Bonet Dalmau (Valls, 1840-1898) was a Spanish industrial engineer of Catalan origin, manufacturer of the textile sector, passionate about opera and travel, who in 1889 patented and built the first car in Spain, known as Bonet car.
Engine: Daimler, 462 cc
Power: 11 HP
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PortAventura World Resort opens on July 8th
PortAventura World is ready to open its doors on July 8th, as a safe tourist destination. This opening marks the beginning of the Resort’s 2020 season, which will also coincide with the start of the summer campaign.
In the first phase of the return to activity, the company has launched a number of special measures to …
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Terrassa city – a place of the oldest prehistoric sites in Europe
Terrassa (cat. Terrassa, sp. Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the cocapital along with Sabadell.
Economy
Terrassa with a nominal GDP of more than €4 billion is in fourth place in cities with the highest GDP in …
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Sabadell city – one of the centers of the Spanish textile industry
Sabadell (cat. Sabadell) is the fifth-largest city in Catalonia. It is in the south of the comarca of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, 20 km north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located 190 m above sea level.
History
Archaeological remains found around Can Roqueta and Can Gambús indicate that the …
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Mataró and its beaches
Mataró (cat. Mataró) is the capital and largest town (resort) of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona.
History
The city of Mataró has its origins in Roman times, …
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The National Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia – a key point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage
The National Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia (cat. El Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya, mNACTEC) – a key point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
The mNACTEC is one of the three national museums of Catalonia according to the Museums Act (Law 17/1990 of 2 November), and depends on …
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Medieval fair in Manresa. FIRA de l’Aixada
FIRA de l’Aixada. Medieval fair in Manresa, Central Catalonia. 29.02.2020 – 01.03.2020
Photos: Alex Monroe
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We want to create the Pyrenean axis, which will connect all the universities in this area, says Quim Salvi, Rector of the University of Girona
University of Girona (UdG) is a public institution integrated into the system of Catalan state universities. The university was opened in 1991, but its prototype has existed in Girona since 1446. It was then that the Estudi General training center was created, which had the right to award academic degrees in such fields as rhetoric, …
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