#catalonia

#catalonia

Esteve Fernández, the region's health secretary, has made it clear he wants a national law that bans smoking on the beach, full stop. He's hoping Spain's new tobacco law will stamp out cigarettes on every stretch of sand as well.

The proposed law would require foreign residents to obtain a permit to purchase property in Catalonia if they haven't legally resided in Spain for five years.

Water levels across the Ter-Llobregat system, which supplies over six million people, have more than doubled over the past month, now sitting at 64 per cent capacity. This improvement is critical in moving municipalities from 'alert' to 'pre-alert'.

This rustic mar i muntanya dish, featuring shrimp and beef meatballs in a rich tomato sauce, exemplifies Catalonia's unique culinary blend of sea and mountains.