It's a busy weekend in Vilanova this weekend, especially in Sunday where not only is the 19th century Market taking place, the annual 5...

Although the summer rules have kicked in (from 1st May) for the beaches, ie no dogs (which is really annoying) I've still managed a...

Today is also the day of the Catalunya patron saint, Sant Jordi. Today things in Vilanova and in many places all over Catalunya things...

...is the immediate payment system via mobile phones/ mobile banking, here in Spain. The current limit anyone can send is €5000 a month,...

All properties in Spain offering accommodation to tourists have to declare the number of guests staying per night and pay a tourist tax...

Crazily the price of electricity changes every day here now and its b difficult to know which is the best time to use the high usage...

The foreign population residing in Catalonia was, on January 1, 2021, 1,250,665 people, a figure that represents 16.1% of the Catalan...

Walking past the marina the other day I noticed a new (at least to me) sign offering boat hire. Now as a person that gets seriously...

Information published by the DGT on it’s website; "As of the 1st of March 2022, the system for driving licences issued by the British...

Following a recent campaign and petición with almost 300,000 signatures Spain banned smoking in all public beaches with a new law passed...

The Twelve Grapes is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each clock bell strike at midnight of December 31 to...

As a veggie I was excited to see this new stand in the municipal market which opened this November, and is doing well. Veganism and...

Today is the International Day of Volunteering, and this evening I have been invited to attend a 'gala' at the Neapolis Centre in...

Continuing our theme of travel this week we arrive at the bus service between VnG and Barcelona. Another excellent and regular service...

A day out in Barcelona is always a welcome break, even if you're here on holiday. At the moment it's ideal for us residents being...

The New shopping centre is growing large every day/week, although I've so heard no more about which shops we can expect. From the size of...

I'm all for buying local wherever possible. Last week a 'leafket' of locally produced and delivered fruit and veggies appeared on my FB...

This time of year, with all hallowed souls day coming up the cemeteries here are always busy as people take flowers to honour their...

Over the last few weeks I have been watching with interest as the new shopping centre grows next to the C31. So was interested to read...

Here in Catalunya for every guest over the age of 16 hosts have to pay €0,90 per person per night, up to a maximum of 7 nights. This...