Catalonia is going through a difficult moment. In these days its Government is being substituted by the central Government of Madrid and, in theory, Vice Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santa María is the new President of Catalonia. Local politicians have been removed and substituted by Madrid’s Ministers and on December 21st new elections will determine the next Catalan Government. While a massive manifestation is taking place in the centre of the town, Barcelona people and tourists enjoy the sun and the warmth at the seaside, trying to relax after weeks and weeks of ‘historical breaking news’. (n.z.b.)

Photo by Nadia Zamboni Battiston