Catalonia

Earth, Wind and Fire at Peralada Castle Festival in Costa Brava We all know that summer is a time for festivals throughout Spain, and how could it be less, an area with as many tourist attractions as the Costa Brava, northeast of Catalonia, joins to the offer. In my most recent trips on the Costa Brava in summer, music festivals have always taken a place in the agenda of activities.

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Mussels in the Bay of the Alfaques in the Ebro Delta in Tarragona The Ebro Delta is undoubtedly one of the most interesting places to visit on a trip through the south of the province of Tarragona in Catalonia. Surely you know that the Ebro Delta is a natural area formed at the mouth of the Ebro river, the largest in Spain, the result of sediment dragging.

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Old cathedral Seu Vella de Lleida I had long been interested in visiting the cathedral of Lleida, which I had seen from a distance on the many trips made between Madrid and Barcelona. Both from the highway and on the AVE route that passes near Lleida, this majestic building can be distinguished very clearly culminating the hill that rises above this city in the interior of Catalonia.

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Montfalcó Murallat in Lleida in Catalonia Surely you will have visited many medieval villages with walls, but I anticipate that a town like Montfalcó Murallat is not easy to find. In fact until my recent route through the province of Lleida in Catalonia I had not had the opportunity to see an example like that of this medieval village located on top of a hill.

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Medieval village of Horta de San Juan in the province of Tarragona In a getaway through the regions of Terres del Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, you also have the opportunity to stroll through medieval villages. And in this regard you have several arguments to visit Horta de San Juan, a town you find in the interior, northwest of the Ebro Delta and just 40 kilometers from Tortosa.

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Jury Square in medieval Girona The more times I travel to Girona, north of Catalonia, the more I am impressed by its medieval city. A few years ago I discovered the charm of the city of Girona, a city that previously had no reference to its tourist attractions. But after strolling several times through its ancient medieval city, I was not surprised to know that it was going to be the scene of the famous television series Game of Thrones.

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Cloister of the monastery of Vilabertrán in the province of Girona In the most recent trips to Catalonia the opportunity to visit a monastery has never been missed. Such is the case, by way of example, of the monastery of San Pere de Roda in the Alto Ampurdán of Girona, or monasteries of the Cistercian Route such as Poblet or Santes Creus, both in Tarragona.

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Monserrat Monastery near Barcelona There is no doubt that the most visited monument around Barcelona is the Monserrat Monastery, with more than 2.5 million tourists a year. And if you have not yet visited this sanctuary, it will be easy for you to understand the reason when you arrive at the spectacular enclave of the natural park where it is located.

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Tossa de Mar on the Costa Brava in Catalonia One of the corners of Spain that has major tourist attractions and greater historical charm is, without a doubt, the Costa Brava in Catalonia. The Costa Brava is in the province of Girona, and this denomination covers the coastal area that goes from Blanes to the border with France, but a holiday on the Costa Brava also involves excursions to its interior and to the foothills of the Pyrenees.

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Zipper train from the Monserrat monastery near Barcelona Perhaps the most popular excursion from Barcelona among those of us who visit the Catalan capital is to climb the Monserrat monastery. This sanctuary is located on the side of a spectacular rock massif declared a natural park. Surely you have in your mind the image of its famous needle-shaped rocks resulting from erosion, an enclave that is very close to the city of Barcelona, ​​about 60 kilometers and just an hour's drive.

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Casa Terrades or les Punxes in Barcelona On a route through the modernist houses of Barcelona, ​​as I did during my last visit to the city, you can not miss the Casa Terrades, which is popularly known as the Casa de les Punxes . This sample of modernist architecture is found on Diagonal Avenue, near the confluence with the Paseo de Gracia, in an area where such significant buildings as Casa Milá (La Pedrera) or Casa Fuster are concentrated.

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Miravet Castle in Terres del Ebre in Tarragona In an escape through Terres del Ebre, region of the province of Tarragona, as I did recently, perhaps the most important heritage corner is Tortosa Cathedral ... but also Miravet Castle. Located in the town of Miravet, on top of a rocky cliff that rises on the banks of the Ebro River, you should know that Miravet Castle is one of the best examples of the Templar military architecture.

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La Boqueria Market in Barcelona's La Rambla Recently, the La Boqueria de Barcelona market has made headlines due to the limitation that the city council has established for the access of tourist groups. This measure is a consequence of the request made by the merchants of La Boqueria to avoid the large crowds of tourists that occur at certain times of the day, which appear to be disrupting normal trade between regular customers.

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Gaudí Nights at the Bellesguard Tower in Barcelona Until September 14 you have a new excuse to discover in Barcelona one of Gaudí's lesser-known works, the Bellesguard Tower. Indeed, in this summer season from Wednesday to Saturday, the so-called Gaudí Nights are celebrated, during which in addition to doing a guided night tour, you can enjoy an outdoor musical evening with a glass of cava.

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Fight of gladiators in the Roman amphitheater of Tarragona in Tarraco Viva Do you know that gladiator fights in Roman times were not as Hollywood has shown us? Indeed, you can discover that in the historical recreation of gladiatorial fighting that takes place in the Roman amphitheater of Tarragona, one of which is carried out during the celebration of the international festival Tarraco Viva.

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The Urban Suites in Barcelona It is increasingly popular to use the option of staying in an apartment during a trip. I already did it years ago in England, on one of the first trips I made booking the accommodation through the Internet. And now I have also had the opportunity to stay in an apartment during my last trip to Barcelona, ​​specifically, at The Urban Suites.

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Besalú in La Garrotxa @Photo: Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board Do you know that the Ripollés region in Girona is one of the places in Spain where more Romanesque art jewels are preserved? This region had a fundamental role in the formation of Catalonia thanks, mainly, to its Romanesque monasteries of Santa María de Ripoll and Sant Joan de les Abadesses.

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Baqueira Beret in the Pyrenees of Catalonia From the last weekend of November you can already ski in all the stations of the Pyrenees of Catalonia thanks to the copious snowfalls that have fallen in recent weeks. Moreover, the 2013-2014 ski season begins with the best snow conditions that have not been remembered for many years.

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