Barcelona City

Of the Spanish newspapers the best are the centre-left El Pais and the centre-right El Mundo, both of which have good arts and foreign news coverage, including comprehensive regional "what's on" listings and supplements every weekend. Other national papers include the solidly elitist ABC and Barcelona's nationalist La Vanguardia.

The local press is generally run by local magnates and is predominantly right-wing, though often supporting local Catalan movements. Avui is printed largely in Catalan. British newspapers and the International Herald Tribune are on sale in most large cities and resorts. There are also various English-language magazines produced by and for the expatriate communities in the main cities and on the Coast; all are of limited interest, though occasionally they carry details of local events and entertainment.

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