Spain: PM Rajoy met with protest in Catalonia's Mataro
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrived in the Catalonian town of Mataro to participate in a People’s Party gathering ahead of regional elections later this month, Saturday.
Rajoy, who arrived to a town filled with pro-Catalonia signage, told the press that we are very happy, they have asked us to return everything soon to stability, to normality and to take advantage of the recovery and [they] want all these things to be things of the past.
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Multitudinario Mitin de la CNT-AIT (English subtitles) Barcelona, Montjuic 2 de julio 1977 (1/2)
Video del mitin que realizó la CNT en Montjuic el día 2 de julio de 1977.
El mitin, un acto de afirmación confederal, reunió entre 250.000 y 300.000 personas, la concentración más importante lograda por la CNT durante y desde la fase de la transición. Asistieron representaciones de todas las regiones, así como del exilio.
El acto había sido convocado por el Comité de Cataluña de la CNT como una muestra más de la necesidad de vincularse al pueblo trabajador catalán a través de actos libres y abiertos.
A su vez sirvió para reunir en una misma tribuna a los diversos sectores del exilio representados por Federica Montseny y por José Peirats, al secretario de la CNT del Estado español, Juan Gómez Casas, al secretario de la CNT catalana, Enrique Marcos, y a otros oradores como Antoni Morales y Fernando Piernavieja, en representación éste de la CNT andaluza.
Las ideas-fuerza sobre las que se basó el mitin eran una mezcla de las diversas sensibilidades que recorrían la CNT en aquellos momentos.
Sindicatos anarcosindialistas, colectivos, organizaciones como Mujeres Libres o la Federación de Juventudes Libertarias, grupos de afinidad de pueblo, de calles, de barrio, de ciudades...
Sacando las conclusiones concisas, podemos valorar los discursos como aplicables a la actualidad que vivimos actualmente.
Reafirmandonos en que la Idea que defendemos es viable, y que debemos reorganizarnos bajo colectivos de base, grupos de afinidad, para poder difundir nuestro ideal al pueblo llano, a la gente sencilla, a les trabajadores y estudiantes, marginades y discapacitades, empezando por la solidaridad, el apoyo mutuo, y un incansable espíritu de cambio, haciendo incapié en la educación, base de toda revolución cultural y social.
Es hora de organizarse.
POR LA EMANCIPACIÓN DE LA MUJER Y EL HOMBRE.
Grupo Anarquista Los Nadie.
Heading to Explore Barcelona Spain before Transatlantic Crossing. In A Spanish Unity March. Ep96
Ep96. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we begin the 5 week journey to explore Barcelona, Valencia, Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, then doing a Transatlantic Sailing Voyage before arriving St Lucia in the Caribbean.
This is the first episode where we arrive in Barcelona, Jet Lagged, living on 2 hrs sleep, and forced to walk the streets of Barcelona for hours waiting to check into our AirBnB. During this walk we end up walking in a Spanish Unity march, as the country is in the midst of a battle by Catalonian Separatists to break away from Spain and become it's own country. Barcelona happens to be hub of the Catalonian Separatist movement. On this day the demonstration was for those that want Spain to stay together, so lots of Spanish pride on display.
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Calella seaside town in Spain. 58 km northeast of Barcelona
Calella is a seaside town on the Costa del Maresme, 58 km northeast of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.
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Castellers de Vilafranca, Concurs de Castells, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe
The Castellers de Vilafranca is a cultural and sporting association whose main objective is to build castells (human towers). It has the status of a public-interest association. The group was founded in 1948 in response to the increased interest in human tower building in Vilafranca del Penedès, a Catalan tradition that has evolved since the 18th century Ball de Valencians, a dance from Valencia. Nowadays, the Castellers de Vilafranca have about 400 active human tower building members of all ages, with no discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, sex or social status. They share the common goal of building human towers, democratic values, cooperation and teamwork, a constant desire to surpass themselves, and a will to maintain a lead over a select and competitive group of rival human tower associations. The group’s headquarters is Cal Figarot, Casa Via Raventós, a house located in downtown Vilafranca del Penedès and specially adapted for human tower building activity (for example, high, indoor ceilings for winter use and an open-air courtyard for spring, summer and fall). The group is one of the most important organizations in Vilafranca del Penedès and has represented Catalan culture abroad numerous times. The association has more than five hundred official supporters, and has the support of several public and private institutions. In addition to hosting and participating in human tower exhibitions, it also organizes other cultural activities, such as small-scale concerts, a poetry contest, a massive bicycle event, a dominoes tournament, food events and a human tower school for kids. The Castellers de Vilafranca’s efforts to preserve and promote popular Catalan culture have been recognized by the town of Vilafranca del Penedès, which awarded the group with the Medalla de la Vila (the town medal), and by the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Catalan Government) with the Creu de Sant Jordi (Cross of Saint George). The Castellers de Vilafranca cultural association was founded in September 1948 by Oriol Rossell, who became the first cap de colla (Leader/Technical Manager of the group). The group successfully started with seven-level towers, and also forged close relationships with casteller groups in other towns. The first caps de colla were Oriol Rossell (1948–1952) and Ramon Sala (1953–1955). The group originally wore rose-coloured shirts, and subsequently, red ones. In 1956, the group became almost inactive due to internal disagreements and disputes. In 1957, it reorganized and elected to wear green shirts, which is still the distinctive colour used by the group today. From 1957 to 1968, seven-level towers were the norm, and the cinc de set was the highest tower achieved. From 1969 to 1974, the group improved considerably, building the first towers in the eight-level category: the torre de Set, quatre de vuit, tres de vuit, pilar de sis, and the torre de vuit amb folre. In 1972, the group won the Concurs de castells de Tarragona, the Human Towers Competition held biennially in Tarragona city in the south of Catalonia. During those years, the caps de colla were Josep Pedrol (1957–1959), Carles Domènech (1960–1961), Joan Bolet (1962–1963), Gabi Martínez (1964–1969), Lluís Giménez (1970–1973) and Gabi Martínez, again (1974). In 1975, the group went through major internal restructuring, shifting from the very personal and almost-exclusive leadership of the cap de colla to management of the technical side of tower-building by a consensual team. 1981 brought with it more internal changes, and it was decided that team members would no longer be individually paid. This provoked a division in the group. From 1975 to 1982, eight-level towers were performed frequently but with difficulties. In 1983 and 1984, the group regained its strength in this category and, in 1985, it built the first cinc de vuit. This landmark achievement proved merely to be a milestone on the way to even more impressive nine-level towers. In 1987, the first tres and quatre de nou amb folre (carregat) arrived, and in 1989 the first completely successful tres de nou amb folre (descarregat) was achieved. Similar success came in 1990 with the first quatre de nou amb folre (descarregat). There were other successes, too. As for towers that were “only” carregats (reached the top but collapsed afterwards): the torre de vuit (the first one in the 20th century); quatre de nou, and the tres de deu amb folre i manilles (the first one in human towers history). The group also won the Tarragona Human Towers Competition in 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2006. In 2005 Castellers de Vilafranca achieved the torre de nou amb folre, which is considered the most difficult tower ever done by any group to date. Francesc Moreno Melilla was the cap de colla between 1995 and 2003, and Lluís Esclassans from 2004 to 2007. David Miret was elected the new cap de colla in December 2007.
Barcelona, Spain - Public Transportation
Barcelona is served by a comprehensive local public transport network that includes a metro, a bus network, two separate modern tram networks, a separate historic tram line, and several funiculars and aerial cable cars. The Barcelona Metro network comprises of eleven lines, identified by an L followed by the line number as well as by individual colours. Most of the network (nine lines) is operated by the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), but three lines are FGC commuter lines that run through the city. When finished, the L9 will be the second longest underground metro line in Europe with 42.6 km; only shorter than London's 76 km Central Line.
Another company, TRAMMET, operates the city's two modern tram networks, known as Trambaix and Trambesòs. The historic tram line, the Tramvia Blau, connects the metro to the Funicular del Tibidabo (both operated by TMB). The Funicular de Tibidabo climbs the Tibidabo hill, as does the Funicular de Vallvidrera (FGC). The Funicular de Montjuïc (TMB) climbs the Montjuïc hill. The city has two aerial cable cars: Montjuïc Aerial Tramway (to the Montjuïc castle) and Port Vell Aerial Tramway that runs via Torre Jaume I and Torre Sant Sebastià over the port.
Barcelona has a metered taxi fleet governed by the Institut Metropolità del Taxi (Metropolitan Taxi Institute), composed of more than 10,000 cars. Most of the licences are in the hands of self-employed drivers. With their black and yellow livery, Barcelona's taxis are easily spotted.
On March 2007, Barcelona's City Council started the Bicing service, a bicycle service understood as a public transport. Once the user has their user card, they can take a bicycle from any of the 100 stations spread around the city and use it anywhere the urban area of the city, and then leave it at another station. The service has been a success, with over 50,000 subscribed users in three months.
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Icones. La Biblioteca Jaume Fuster. La muntanya artificial
Icones: La Biblioteca Jaume Fuster: la muntanya artificial (05/11/2011). La Biblioteca s'ha convertit en una de les més utilitzades i és un dels edificis emblemàtics de la part alta de Gràcia. L'edificació sembla prèvia a les construccions del seu entorn, ja que articula la difícil situació entre la Plaça i l'Avinguda de Vallcarca. Vídeo cedit per BTV.
Jaume Fuster Public Library (Barcelona)
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Holiday in Spain / Lovestory
Wir waren dieses Jahr zum ersten mal im gemeinsamen Urlaub und haben ein paar Momente eingefangen.
Meine Freundin ist zum ersten Mal geflogen und hat zum ersten Mal das Meer sowie Palmen gesehen.
Wir hatten echt Spaß und hoffen können euch ein wenig anstecken die Welt zusehen und einfach spontan in den Urlaub zu fliegen ... Wir haben 3 Wochen vor dem Abflug geplant und gebucht!
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Catalonia's Muslims in desperate need for suitable place to pray
A basketball court-turned-mosque is where the Muslim community of Barcelona currently prays.
Catalonia has the largest Muslim population in Spain, yet the region does not have not have an appropriate mosque to accommodate the community's religious needs.
Beneath basketball hoops on a large prayer mat, Muslims gather for Friday prayers in Barcelona.
In a densely populated neighbourhood of the Catalan capital, men line up in the makeshift court-turned-mosque.
Catalonia's Muslim community makes up six percent of the population.
Yet, despite this significant number, the region doesn't have a substantial mosque and the community gathers in small apartments, garages and sport centres, like the one in the Clot neighbourhood of Barcelona, to practise their religion.
Abdel Salam is the young Imam of Barcelona's Hamza mosque, another temporary praying location which used to be a cycling warehouse.
He says the community is desperate for a dignified praying space.
All of the existing mosques (in Catalonia) are small and they do not hold a large number of worshippers. The mosques' capacity is between 20 to 30 worshippers, or less, but not more than that. Muslims are in need of a mosque with a capacity of between 500 to 700, or 1,000 to 1,500 worshippers, he says.
Aboubaker Idrisi is a Moroccan resident of Barcelona.
He is in charge of the maintenance and organisation of Friday prayers at the basketball court.
Well, we pray here because we don't fit in the mosque. The mosque is very small. The mosque holds only up to 25 to 30 people. But here people fit. So we rent the hall and we pray here, either Friday prayers or the prayer of the feasts such as Eid al Adha and Eid al-Fitr, he says.
Despite calls for a bigger space, building a mosque in Catalonia remains a controversial issue.
Amnesty International reports the regional government of Catalonia has repeatedly refused authorisation or investment for purpose-built mosques across the region, due to what they describe as public resistance.
Looking for a solution, Barcelona's Muslim community has been seeking funds outside Spain.
In early 2000s Saudis expressed interest in turning the city's Las Arenas bullfighting ring into a mosque.
The project was not approved and instead city authorities built a shopping mall.
Since Catalonia banned bullfighting in 2011, another ring is up for grabs.
The city's magnificent arena - Plaza de Toros Monumental de Barcelona - was built in 1914 and is now abandoned, only occasionally rented for public events.
Mowafak Kanfach is the director of the Islamic Foundation of Catalonia.
He says the Emir of Qatar is willing to roll out two billion euros (2.5 billion US dollars) to convert the historic bullfighting ring into a giant mosque if the city authorities approve the project.
If the plan goes ahead, by 2020 La Monumental could turn into a place of prayer for up to 40-thousand worshippers, making it the biggest mosque in Europe.
The mega-mosque will also include a centre for Quran studies, a library, exhibition halls for Islamic art and culture and a conference hall.
Owners of La Monumental building, the Balana Group, are willing to make the deal with the Emir of Qatar, Kanfach says.
However, the project requires approval from the city authorities.
According to Kanfach, authorities are concerned with allegations suggesting that Qatar may play a role in funding Islamic extremism.
They don't want to carry out the project. They say, according to them, that they don't want money from Qatar, because Qatar supports terrorism. However, they don't mention the Qatari foundation of Barca, he says, referring the Barcelona Football Club sponsorship deal with Qatar Foundation.
Kanfach says such investments flow both ways.
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Barcelona Pickpocket CAUGHT ON CAMERA
When shooting our travel guide to La Boqueria in Barcelona, we actually caught a pickpocket in the act - on camera!
La Boqueria is one of the most busy and vibrant places in Barcelona, and open nearly every day of the year, so it's bound to attract all walks of life. Don't let this put you off the beautiful city though!
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So today I’m talking about pickpocketing in Barcelona. We actually witnessed it happening in a market place called La Boqueria. Check out this video clip and see if you notice it.
Okay, let’s slow it down a little bit. So here we’ve got a group of girls, and you can see they’ve just bought some smoothies, they’re having a lovely time, completely absorbed in what they’re doing.
One of the girls puts her purse back into her bag and then just slings her bag behind her. Now you see the guy to the left of the girl. He’s spotted her put her purse in her bag and thinks that she’s an easy target. He moves his coat over to his left-hand shoulder, which is closest to the girls, so no one would really know what was going on under his coat; he’s completely concealed his hand movements.
He’s looking at the bag, as he gets closer and closer to the girl, working out how he’s going to open it and how he’s going to help himself to the purse. As he gets to the girls, he stops. And at this point, we can’t even see what he’s doing. The girls clearly have no idea and this is probably when he’s got his hand in her bag, or at least trying to open it.
It looks like it doesn’t quite work and as he moves off, the bag comes with him where he’s tried to take something but the girl notices it and fortunately, nothing gets taken. The guy pretends nothing’s happened and moves off, pretending that his jacket just caught the bag and that’s all there was to it.
This girl was fortunate, but we caught this on camera purely by chance, so that goes to show just how rife it is.
However, I really don’t want you to think that, for this reason, you should be worried about travelling in Barcelona. There are some really easy steps that we’re outlining in another video, that you can follow, just to make sure you keep yourself safe and you have easy peace of mind.
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Traveling in a spanish steam train
This footage was recorded by my father on the 40th convention of the Spanish Railroad Fan Asotiations Federation on the May 1st 2002.
The trip consisted on a ~100Km trip with an max speed of 70Km/h.
Spain - From Malgart de Mar to Barcelona (train R1 Line)
Day Trip to Badalona, Spain
Day Trip to Badalona, Spain
David takes us on another adventure in the Spanish region of Catalunya (Catalonia) to the beachside town of Badalona. Just a metro ride away from Barcelona, Badalona offers a charming respite front the hustle and bustle of city life. In this episode David takes us around town to show us what to do on a day trip to Badalona. Hint: it involves two of David’s favorite things: history and food!
First stop is are the Roman ruins that Badalona is known for. In ancient times, Badalona was known as “Baetulo and Barcelona was known as “Barcino.” Both were large seaports with an extensive network of roads, residential quarters, and public buildings. The ruins of ancient Baetulo are housed within the Badalona Museum, located in the center of town at Plaça Assemblea de Catalunya, 1. The city dates back to the 1st century B.C., making it one of the oldest Roman settlements on the Iberian Peninsula!
Directions to Museum: Go the very end of L2 (the purple one) on the Metro at Badalona Pompeu Fabra. From the main exit go up hill to the next set of traffic lights and cross Avinguda de Martí Pujol and then go along Via Augusta for a couple of hundred metres. The Museum is on the corner of Via Agusta and Carrer de les Termes Romanes.
David takes us around the main exhibits of the museum, showing us the beautiful mosaics, old city walls, cardo maximus, and several artifacts uncovered at the site (pottery, coins, lamps, sculptures, and carvings). The Badalona Museum is especially interesting thanks to interactive displays and knowledgeable staff who provide detailed explanations about how Romans lived during that time.
A short walk from the museum is Casa Dels Dofins, a enclosed archaeological site containing the remains of a wealthy Roman “domus” or home. True to the architectural style of the time, all the rooms in the domus are centered around an atrium (courtyard). The name of the home, which means “house of the dolphins” comes from the dolphin mosaics found at the site. A walk around the Casa Dels Dofins exhibit reveals just how beautiful this house must have been during its Baetulo’s prime.
After so much history, David works up quite an appetite, so he heads to a popular seafood restaurant in town. With an endless supply of fresh fish from the Mediterranean, it is no wonder why La Donzella de la Costa restaurant is always packed. David tries some of the house specialties including razor clams, fried sardines and shrimp, octopus, monkfish filet, and a tasty seafood paella. Then he tops it all off with a dessert sampling of tarts and Crema Catalana (creme brûlée). Prices are reasonable and the view can’t be beat!
If it’s fun in the sun that you crave, Badalona has a gorgeous stretch of beach perfect for swimming and relaxing. The seafront promenade is lines with cafes, restaurants, and shops. So you see, there is much to hold you in Badalona for a day or two, which makes it a great day trip option from Barcelona.
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Barcelona Airport To City Center By Bus Or Train 2019
Barcelona Airport to the City Center: In this video I explain with step by step instructions and maps how to get to the center of the city at Plaza de Catalunya. I talk about the different ways to get there by the city bus number 46, the Aerobus, the L9 Metro and the Renfe R2 urban train. The prices for each are explained and I give tips on getting around using the metro, bus and tram and how to save money doing it.
Buses:
46 Bus and N17 Bus 2.20 Euros
AeroBus 5.90 Euros or 10.20 Euros Round trip
Trains:
L9 Metro. Take to Torrassa and switch to L1 Metro to Catalunya 4.60 Euros
R2N to Passeig de Gracia
or R2N to Barcelona Sants (Barna Sants) switch to R1 (Mataro) to Catalunya 2.20 Euros
GIVE 'EM WAR: The Spanish Metal Scene
Un Documental de Oscar Esteve Monreal.
A Documentary from Oscar Esteve Monreal.
This project consists in recording, documenting, editing and broadcasting a 45 minute documentary about the Spanish Metal Scene, with representation of some of the most important Spanish Metal Bands, under the name of GIVE 'EM WAR, named after a song of the band Angelus Apatrida, the Spanish most internationally known Thrash Metal Band.
BANDS:
- Overdead (Masnou) -- Thrash Metal
- Nuckin' Futs (Barcelona) -- Thrash Metal
- Gauntlet (Madrid) -- Heavy Metal
- Stillnes (Guadalajara) -- Thrash Metal
- Hyde Abbey (Mataró) -- Deathcore Metal
- Reek (Sabadell) -- Thrash Metal
- StopStop (Barcelona) -- Glam Metal
- Drakum (Barcelona) -- Epic Folk Metal
- Crisix (Igualada) -- Thrash Metal
- Angelus Apatrida (Albacete) -- Thrash Metal
- Bustin' Out (Barcelona) -- Heavy Metal
- Gigatron (Valencia) -- Freak Metal
- She Comes To Bury (Tarragona) -- Metalcore
- Destral (Tarragona) -- Almogàver Metal
- The Eyes (Barcelona) -- Melodic Death Metal
- Obsidian Kingdom (Barcelona) -- Indepentent Music
- Alyanza (Barcelona) -- Speed Metal
- Ravenblood (Barcelona) -- Epic Death Metal
- Norse Wind
- Vivid Remorse (Barcelona) -- Crossover Groove Thrash Metal
Todas las canciones que aparecen en el documental, ya sea a primer termino o de fondo, son propiedad de sus respectivas bandas (todas aparecen en el documental). Los derechos del documental pertenecen a Oscar Esteve Monreal.
Canción Créditos: The Greed For Weed - EVEREST (Barcelona)