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Saint George’s Day

23rd April Saint George is Catalonia’s patron saint, like several other countries like England and, of course, Georgia. Traditionally St

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Catalonia is located between the Pyrenees mountain range and Mediterranean Sea. Bordering with France to the north...Read more
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