Cataluña

Catalan, castells human towers and the Sant Jordi festival

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Cataluña está en el noreste de España y su capital es Barcelona. Tiene su propia lengua, el catalán. Una tradición muy famosa son los : torres humanas de hasta diez pisos. En 2010 la UNESCO los declaró patrimonio de la humanidad. El 23 de abril, día de Sant Jordi, la gente regala libros y rosas.

Catalonia is in the north-east of Spain and its capital is Barcelona. It has its own language, Catalan. A very famous tradition is the castells: human towers up to ten levels high. In 2010 UNESCO declared them world heritage. On 23 April, Sant Jordi’s day, people give books and roses.

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¿Qué quieres ver, probar o preguntar a la gente de Cataluña? Escribe cinco frases.

What do you want to see, try or ask the locals in Cataluña? Five sentences.