Correfoc dragon sparks action

Correfoc - you must be Barca-ing mad - La Merce me

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September 23rd 2012
I did not mention yet that the problem with hotels (as in getting one) was La Merce annual festival, the biggest thing in Barcerlona. The actual fest was on Monday 24 Sept but the weekend before Sat-Sun was full of events and free concerts - and some free museums (more on that later). The maddest one seemed to be the Correfoc - to quote the info: .... The correfoc (literally, “fire run”) ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more