Building human towers, called castells, was first documented near the city of Tarragona, Spain in the 18th century. A Catalan cultural tradition, the practice spread throughout Catalonia during the ...

Emotions were high as the heart-pounding tradition of building human towers made a return to Tarragona, Spain, where thousands of spellbound spectators gathered for the city's biennial competition.

TARRAGONA, SPAIN—This beautiful coastal region is just an hour’s train ride from Barcelona, and there’s so much more to it than its golden beaches. Visit Reus: The town of Reus is Antoni Gaudi’s ...

Ironically, the Spanish province of Tarragona — well known for its many Roman and Medieval ruins, archeological digs, and multiple World Heritage Sites — now has one of the most cutting-edge wind ...

The construction of human towers known as "castells" was celebrated at the 25th annual Castells Competition in Tarragona in the Catalonia region of Spain. Castellers Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls form ...

Thousands gathered at an old bull ring in Tarragona, a city in Spain’s Catalonia region about 50 miles southwest of Barcelona, over the weekend for its annual castells competition, where teams made of ...