{"id":5216,"date":"2013-05-03T11:20:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T10:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hotelcontinental.com\/blog\/?p=5216"},"modified":"2013-05-03T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T10:20:21","slug":"human-castles-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hotelcontinental.com\/es\/human-castles-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Castellers in Barcelona, the tradition of building human castles!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5219 aligncenter\" title=\"castellers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hotelcontinental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/castellers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hotelcontinental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/castellers.jpg 848w, https:\/\/blog.hotelcontinental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/castellers-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of Catalonia\u2019s most famous traditions is that of the \u201ccastells\u201d (castles), which are human towers that are lifted by building different levels of people until reaching insane heights that can go up to ten stories. There is no mechanical help, and tens and even hundreds of people can take part in it. The \u201ccastellers\u201d are the people who carry out this activity, which is over 200 years old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently acknowledged as <strong>Immaterial Cultural Heritage by Unesco<\/strong>, his origin is believed to be around the area of Tarragona, Catalonia\u2019s second most important province after Barcelona. During the 20th Century this practice spread all over Catalonia. The \u201ccastellers\u201d are grouped in \u201ccolles\u201d that normally take the name of its place of origin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are curious you are able to see how they do it, and maybe help them in their exhibitions around barcelona. Here you will find the calendar for the next months in Barcelona City Center. For exemple, this weekend there will be on saturday at Barcelona Main Cathedral at 18.30h.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>04\/05\/2013 | Pla de la Catedral | 18:00h.<\/li>\n<li>18\/05\/2013 | Pla\u00e7a de la Catedral | 18:30h.<\/li>\n<li>19\/05\/2013 | Pla\u00e7a de la Vila de Gr\u00e0cia | 12:00h.<\/li>\n<li>22\/05\/2012 | Poble Espanyol |\u00a012:00h.<\/li>\n<li>02\/06\/2013 | Pl. St. Jaume | 12:00h.<\/li>\n<li>08\/06\/2013 | Pla de la Catedral | 18:30h.<\/li>\n<li>15\/06\/2013 | Pla de la Catedral | 18:30h.<\/li>\n<li>16\/06\/2013 | Pl. Sant Jaume |<\/li>\n<li>29\/06\/2013 | Pl del Rei \u00a0| Pla de la Catedral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Una de las tradiciones m\u00e1s conocidas de Catalunya es la de los \u201ccastells\u201d; torres humanas levantadas superponiendo diferentes niveles de gente hasta alcanzar alturas imposibles, que pueden llegar a los diez pisos. No hay ayuda mec\u00e1nica, y llegan a participar decenas e incluso centenas de personas. Los \u201ccastellers\u201d son los participantes de estas construcciones humanas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recientemente reconocidas como <strong>Patrimonio Inmaterial de la Humanidad por la Unesco<\/strong>, la pr\u00e1ctica tiene m\u00e1s de 200 a\u00f1os, situ\u00e1ndose su origen en las tierras de Tarragona. Durante el siglo XX se extendi\u00f3 por toda Catalunya. Los castellers se agrupan en \u201ccollas\u201d (conjuntos) que normalmente recogen el nombre de su poblaci\u00f3n de origen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Durante los pr\u00f3ximos meses habr\u00e1 actuaciones en Barcelona. Aqu\u00ed os dejamos una lista de las pr\u00f3ximas exhibiciones que habr\u00e1 en el centro, por ejemplo, este fin de semana estar\u00e1n en la Plaza de la Catedral de Barcelona a las 18.00h. No te lo pierdas!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>04\/05\/2013 | Pla de la Catedral | 18:00h.<\/li>\n<li>18\/05\/2013 | Pla\u00e7a de la Catedral | 18:30h.<\/li>\n<li>19\/05\/2013 | Pla\u00e7a de la Vila de Gr\u00e0cia | 12:00h.<\/li>\n<li>22\/05\/2012 | Poble Espanyol |\u00a012:00h.<\/li>\n<li>02\/06\/2013 | Pl. St. Jaume | 12:00h.<\/li>\n<li>08\/06\/2013 | Pla de la Catedral | 18:30h.<\/li>\n<li>15\/06\/2013 | Pla de la Catedral | 18:30h.<\/li>\n<li>16\/06\/2013 | Pl. Sant Jaume |<\/li>\n<li>29\/06\/2013 | Pl del Rei \u00a0| Pla de la Catedral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Catalonia\u2019s most famous traditions is that of the \u201ccastells\u201d (castles), which are human towers that are lifted by building different levels of people until reaching insane heights that can go up to ten stories. There is no mechanical help, and tens and even hundreds of people can take part in it. 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