Your complete survival guide to the Catalan capital.
Catalonia is not Spain. Of course, technically it is, for now, but Catalans view their region, their culture and their heritage as entirely unique (and, for many, superior) to that of the rest of Spain. Hundreds of years of bad blood and separatist ambitions have come to a head in the past few years as Catalan leaders and many citizens seek independence from Spain. A non-binding vote on independence in October 2017 turned explosive when the Spanish central government used force to try to stop what they deemed an illegal vote. The Catalan government leaders shortly after declared independence, and chaos ensued, with neither side budging an inch in a dispute with deep political, economic, and social ramifications for the region and the country as a whole.
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