Catalonia prepares for its annual Sant Jordi celebrations tomorrow, April 23rd, when roses and books stalls flood the streets, particularly in the capital of Barcelona.

After diligently avoiding sweets and other tasty temptations for Lent, Catholic Spaniards know how to ring in the end of the religious season with amazing dishes during Holy Week.

Easter week is celebrated in Spain like nowhere else on earth, and Spaniards take their Holy Week traditions very seriously, even if some of them – to the outsider – seem a little bit bonkers.

To mark World Book Day, we give you a breakdown of ten fiction and non-fiction ‘libros’ that will help you get to grips with Spain’s history, culture, the Spanish mindset and more.

Every carnival season in Spain, mock funeral parades with weeping widows take place for the ceremonial burial of a fish.

Some Spanish words are so good at perfectly describing a feeling, experience or person you have to wonder why the English language hasn’t adopted them yet.

One of the highlights of moving to a new country is immersing yourself in a new culture and Spain certainly does things differently when it comes to eating and drinking.

If you’re in Catalonia in winter one of the best local traditions you can take part in is a ‘calçotada’, a ritual which sees friends and families gobble up flame-grilled calçots (a type of green onion) with a delicious sauce.

In some countries not tipping is practically an insult, while in others leaving cash can cause offence – so what does etiquette dictate when it comes to leaving a tip in Spain?