Lloret de Mar is celebrating. After years of demands and legal disputes, the Can Juncadella coastal path, blocked since 2009 by the garden fences of a Kazakh magnate's mansion, will reopen to the public. This has been agreed by the Lloret de Mar City Council in an agreement with the property owner that will allow the route to be redefined and the passage through the estate to be opened. The agreement, which will have to be voted on by the municipal plenary, where it is expected to be approved without problems, will allow compliance with up to six rulings in favour of reopening by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TJSC).

Although Latin rhythms and urban aesthetics have long dominated the bulk of the music scene, the passion for rock'n'roll and the distortion of electric guitars, even if it is a minority, remains alive among new generations of artists from our country. In Catalonia, one of the most alternative and stimulating groups of this genre is Roko Banana, a trio from Banyoles formed by Mak Dzinovic (guitar and vocals), Àlex Abad (drums and vocals) and Edu Rodríguez (bass and vocals), who have just released their third album, Gran Muralla (Aloud Music). It is a highly ambitious album, somewhere between progressive rock and indie, with nine intense, combative and exciting tracks that speak of friendship and offer a fervent critique of the individualism that governs the rules of the capitalist system. The live premiere will be on April 2nd at the La Nau venue in Barcelona.

The pianist, harpsichordist, and conductor Dani Espasa (la Canonja, 1974) is one of the most knowledgeable and prolific musicians in Catalonia. In 2005 he founded the Vespres d’Arnadí orchestra, a group of top-level musicians dedicated to the performance of Baroque pieces with historical instruments and criteria, which performs continuously in theaters and auditoriums in our region. In recent years, the ensemble has undertaken a huge task of unearthing lost works of ancient music, some by Catalan composers, such as Domènec Tarradellas and Carles Baguer. They are now the resident ensemble of the Peralada Festival, and this Maundy Thursday, April 2, they will inaugurate the Easter edition with a version of Il Cristo condannato, by Antonio Caldara, composed in 1717 and unpublished in modern times. The work will be revived in the church of El Carme under Espasa's direction, with Montserrat Seró and Josep-Ramon Olivé among the soloists, and the participation of the Cor Francesc Valls.

Barely five months after the end of the last tour in Barcelona, La Ludwig Band returns to the stage, now at La Mirona Salt, as part of the Strenes Festival, with a new album under their arm, the fantastic Pel barri es comenta, which has just come out of the oven. In the live debut of the new album, the band has shown a very good tone, with drive and exuberance, singing new songs, yes, but with the shared feeling that in this minimal gap between one project and the other, not much has changed.

In Bàsquet Girona's last home game at the Fontajau pavilion, against Andorra, play was interrupted several times due to repeated power outages. The local team ended up winning the match, but the opponent managed to close the gap during the pauses caused by technical problems, which distracted the Girona players. It was the weekend of March 15th, the one with strong winds in the northeast of Catalonia, but the same situation had already happened before. In January, for example, in the EuroLeague game between Uni Girona and Galatasaray, the initial whistle sounded an hour late due to the same problem. And this March, against Casademont Zaragoza, the court went dark again with one minute left to play, with Uni two points down. The interruption broke the team's positive momentum and the home team ended up losing by three points.

Girona has once again become the capital of Catalan music with the celebration of the XXVIII Enderrock Awards. The gala, presented with great ease by communicators Alba Riera and Andreu Juanola, has been, once again, a great showcase of the country's musical scene, with numerous live premieres and a review of the year's great milestones.

The work of Salvador Dalí is a treasure trove of surprises. His vast and extraordinary output is spread throughout Catalonia, primarily among the museums of Figueres, Portlligat, and Púbol. But, from time to time, these three locations... Dalinian triangle New pieces of great value continue to arrive, which the Catalan public can admire for the first time. This is the case with a fantastic folding screen or screen made with oriental motifs, created by the artist in his earliest period, when he was a teenager. It is now being presented for the first time at the Salvador Dalí Birthplace Museum in the center of Figueres, until September 13.

Bread is practically a religion for the French. ParisAlmost the entire population lives within five minutes of a bakery (in French, the typical bakeriesAnd, morning or afternoon, it's easy to bump into neighbors walking home with at least one baguette under their arm. The vast majority of the city's bakeries are extraordinary, both those in the center and those on the outskirts, always with a tempting aroma and plenty of freshly baked bread and pastries. Many display awards in their shop windows, prizes received in various baking competitions over the years. One of the most popular competitions is the Best Baguette in Paris contest, organized by the City Hall, which in 2026 recognized Fournil Didot, a small, previously little-known bakery in the 14th arrondissement, away from the tourist bustle, behind Montparnasse towards the... suburbs From the south.

The residents of Sant Climent Sescebes, a small town of about 700 inhabitants in the Alt Empordà region, are accustomed to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in the distance. Less than a kilometer away lies the Spanish army's training base, the only one in Catalonia where soldiers conduct live-fire exercises and maneuvers with explosives. Every week, the soldiers carry out exercises with live ammunition, and occasionally, other forces such as the Civil Guard, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police), or, in recent months, even elite squadrons of the Ukrainian army, also come to the 1,300-hectare training ground.

The journey is one of the foundational myths of literary history. Literally, it represents the adventure of leaving or returning home, and metaphorically, it encapsulates the full meaning of any form of inner experience involving personal movement or evolution.Odyssey from Homer to theUlysses by James Joyce. From Quixote From Cervantes to the adventures of Jules Verne. From Goethe's coming-of-age novels to Mark Twain's picaresque tales. From Moby Dick Melville's journey through the paradises of Aurora Bertrana...

The GI-531 road is one of the most congested in the Girona region. It crosses the Llémena Valley, a river basin dotted with small villages surrounded by nature, from Sant Gregori – west of Girona – to Les Planes d'Hostoles in La Garrotxa. The road is narrow, with significant changes in gradient, a single lane in each direction, very sharp curves, and a virtually nonexistent shoulder. Private vehicles share this route with other traffic. groups of cyclists who do sportHeavy goods vehicles from companies working in the area and school buses also use this road.

On Saturday night, filmmaker Albert Serra, from Banyoles, won the Goya Award for best documentary of the year with his A shocking film about bullfighting, Afternoons of solitude. However, he wasn't the only person from Girona to take home a statuette at the Spanish Film Academy Awards gala: Jordi Jiménez, a resident of Salt, also went up on stage to receive an award; in his case, for Gilbert, a little gem of stop-motion about friendship and selfishness, recognized as best animated short film.

The Minister of Territory, Housing, and Ecological Transition, Sílvia Paneque, is one of the pillars of Salvador Illa's government. The President of the Generalitat entrusted her with two of the portfolios expected to play the most prominent role during this legislative term: housing and the Rodalies commuter rail network. She was also given the task of serving as the government spokesperson. Paneque, a close confidante of Illa, received the offer to join the government just over a year after winning the municipal elections in Girona as the PSC candidate. However, the mayoralty slipped through her fingers when Guanyem formed a pro-independence government with ERC and Junts, With Lluc Salellas at the helm. Now, with the countdown to the municipal elections underway, the Girona pro-independence movement has seen the Rodalies commuter rail chaos as the ideal opportunity to try and weaken Paneque, with an eye toward a possible mayoral candidacy in 2027.

From cross-border routes of the Republican exile, which follow the same paths that thousands of people took clandestinely on foot during the Civil War, from Portbou to Maçanet de CabrenysThere are a lot of them. Over the last few years, the Democratic Memorial of the Generalitat of Catalonia, in collaboration with the municipalities of Alt Empordà, has worked to study and properly mark them. However, a new one has now been added to the list, which, for the first time, has also been marked in collaboration with the Occitan administrations. The first democratic memory route carried out jointly with Northern Catalonia.

In a small square behind Carrer de la Barca, at the foot of the Barri Vell (Old Quarter), next to the Onyar River, lies one of Girona's most prized cultural treasures. It's the Sunset Jazz Club, a jazz cave with a stone vaulted ceiling, bar, and dim lighting, seating around fifty people. In recent years, extraordinary musicians such as Chano Domínguez, Carlos Benavent, Jorge Rossy, and Scott Hamilton have graced its stage. The venue will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary and was recently selected as one of the best jazz clubs in the world, alongside the legendary... Barcelona Jamboree, according to the prestigious American magazine DownBeat

Major police operation against counterfeit goods market in Catalonia. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) and the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT), with the collaboration of French Customs, have dismantled a large criminal organization in the Girona region dedicated to trafficking counterfeit perfumes. According to investigators, this is the largest counterfeit perfume factory detected to date in Europe. The administrators of the illicit business have fled and are currently wanted by police. The investigation indicates that they are a couple. The woman, who had knowledge of chemistry, was responsible for preparing the mixtures for the counterfeit products. In total, the joint operation seized more than 1,200,000 products that copied luxury brands, with an estimated value exceeding 94 million euros, based on the market price of the original perfumes. Seven people have been arrested but not imprisoned, and another eleven are under investigation for crimes including membership in a criminal organization, smuggling, and offenses against industrial property. The police dismantled the operations center in an industrial park between Fogars de la Selva and Hostalric, next to the AP-7 highway, a strategic location for the gang, which shipped counterfeit goods by road to France and other European countries, attempting to blend in with trucks loaded with boxes marked "Fragile" (This is how the police have referred to the operation).

Is it possible to eat a creamy rice dish with artichokes, squid, and bacon among whales and glaciers, more than 1,000 km from civilization? Well, yes. And that's what the young chef from Girona, Clara Canyigueral, is doing. For the second year in a row, she has embarked as a cook on a scientific expedition to... Antarctica with the mission of preparing meals every day for some forty CSIC professionals.

The Girona City Council wants to limit the granting of licenses for new businesses related to cycling. Cycle tourism is thriving. an extraordinary boom in the city, especially in the Barri Vell, where in recent years, every time an iconic business closes, a new one opens a new store linked to high-end cyclingDesigned to attract primarily foreign customers.

It is well known and evident that the Catalan's health is not at its best. However, among so many discouraging surveys on language useEspecially among younger generations, positive initiatives that inspire optimism and hope are also making a name for themselves. One such project is that of Irene Carreras, a 27-year-old from Girona who, through her social media accounts—where she has amassed over 75,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram—charmingly teaches simple expressions and words to capture the attention of new speakers. Carreras, who was a singer in the second-to-last generation of the family band Macedonia, often appears in her videos with her grandmother Dolors, who revives obsolete vocabulary, expressions, and idioms. And, thanks to her online presence, she has already begun offering online courses. More than 500 students at the basic and intermediate levels.

In an unprecedented alliance between environmentalists and government bodies, 22 municipalities in Montseny and the Llémena Valley, along with the Girona Provincial Council and the Vallès Oriental County Council, have approved a joint motion to regulate the bottled water industry. In Catalonia, companies in this sectorThese mines, concentrated mainly on the slopes of Montseny, the Guilleries mountains, and the Garrotxa volcanoes, extract and bottle thousands of liters of water daily from natural aquifers under regulations based on the Francoist mining law of 1973. These long-term extractions, without limits or clear controls, leave many springs and streams in the surrounding natural environment, especially during periods of drought, dry up or with very little flow. Therefore, the motion urges the Parliament of Catalonia to form a delegation of representatives from political groups tasked with promoting the amendment of the mining law in the Congress of Deputies. The objective of this unprecedented alliance is for deep aquifers to be recognized as a strategic natural resource and managed with transparency and ecological protection criteria, within the framework of European Union directives. The text was first promoted over a year ago by the Coordinator for the Safeguarding of Montseny, with the support of other entities such as Aigua es Vida (Water is Life), right after the critical moment of the severe drought. At that time, as spokesperson Carles Lumeras denounces, "the population began to suffer restrictions, while trucks loaded with bottled water continued to leave via the Arbúcies road."