Balancing act: Flooded with sightseers, Europe’s iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on challenges facing houses of worship in Europe…
Pandemic delays completion of Spain’s Sagrada Familia beyond 2026
Barcelona, SpainReuters Souvenir shops are mostly closed and only a few tourists gaze at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, a stark contrast from the hordes of visitors before the pandemic, but the board running Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished basilica hopes that will change soon. It will reopen from 29th May on weekend mornings after closing in October, hoping […]
STRANGESIGHTS: SARCASM BANNED IN NORTH KOREA, ‘FIVE SECOND RULE’ DOESN’T HOLD UP, YOUTH DETERRENT TURNED OFF, AND, THE SAGRADA FAMILIA
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…