Catalan is a Western Romance language and is the indigenous and official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community, where
Casa de Convalescència, Headquarters of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC)
The word noveŀla ("novel") in a dictionary. The geminated L (ŀl) is a distinctive character used in Catalan.
Gender and number inflection of the word gat ("cat")
Catalans are a Romance-speaking ethnic group native to Catalonia, who speak Catalan. The current official category of "Catalans" is that of the citizens of Catalonia, a nationality and autonomous comm
Battle of the Puig by Andreu Marçal de Sax, depicting the Christian victory with the aid of Saint George
After the Catalan defeat during the War of Spanish Succession, Philip V of Spain ordered the burning of all the Catalan flags and banners.
The castells, human towers, are part of the Catalan culture since 1712 and were declared by UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Catalan children wearing the traditional outfit, including the barretina