Culture and sport 

 

Catalonia is a country with a deeply-rooted appreciation of culture An example which speaks for itself is the celebration of Saint George's Day: according to tradition the ladies are presented with a rose by their admirers, while they in turn offer their menfolk a book. The streets are filled with flowers and books, forming a perfect symbiosis between sentimentality and culture.

 There are few countries in which artists and writers receive as much attention as in Catalonia. However this love of their own culture does not stop Catalonia being one of the most receptive countries towards new ideas and tendencies emerging from the international world of culture.

 This love of culture can only be compared with the Catalonian dedication to sport. Thousands of sporting associations form a formidable propulsive network for Catalonian sport which has produced some first-class sportsmen and women on both the Catalonian and the international sports scene. There are also clubs and teams for dozens of disciplines which incite mass feelings of enthousiasm and support.

 Catalonia is well equipped both for culture and sport. There are excellent facilities in both fields, such as the "Orfeó Catalan" (Choral Society) and the Picasso, Dalí and Science museums, or the Barcelona Football Club stadium and the Catalonian Automobile Circuit, in which Formula 1 and international motorcycling championships are held on a regular basis.
 
 

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