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The Ruins of Empuries One does not have to be particularly interested in history or even interested in archaeology to succumb to the charm of the excavations of Empúries.[read more]

Dolmens & Menhirs in L’Empordá The megalithic culture derives its name from the Greek: mègas = large and lithos = stone. It was widespread, mainly in the northern and western Europe with early reports here in the Mediterranean Sea shore and also in Brittany. [read more]

Cap de Creus, stone museum The Cap Creus is the last outlet of the Pyrenees and at the same time the most easterly point of the Iberian Peninsula on the map. [read more]

Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery According to the legend, Christians coming from Rome were stranded in the bay and predicted this as a sign from god to found and erect a monastery in this place.[read more]

Sant Quirze de Colera’s Monastery The small Benedictine abbey St. Quirze de Colera is fantastically situated in a beautiful area in the midst of the protected area of the Albera Mountains. [read more]

Aiguamolls of L’Empordà Its bird life is particularly impressive, and it is claimed that over 300 different species have been seen here. [read more]

Diving in Costa Brava The Costa Brava is famous for its under-water activities that make it one of the major tourist destinations of the Western Mediterranean. [read more]

Antoni Gaudí, the Sacred Architect Gaudi’s unmistakable stylistic idiom manifests itself especially in this gigantic sacred building, which kept him busy, with few interruptions, from youth up to his death.[read more]

Dalí, the Genius from Cadaqués While Picasso is referred to as the “most well known” artist of the XXth century, and Marc Chagall as the “most beloved”, Salvador Dali should certainly be given the title of “most important” artist of XXth century.[read more]

Sta. Mª de Vilabertran Augustine Cloister & the Schubertiade The former Augustine cloister Santa Maria de Vilabertran is an example of an outstanding and well-reconditioned cloister that was fully developed in the Romanesque form. [read more]

The Rambla of Figueres & Narcís Monturiol The Rambla (boulevard) of Figueres is the heart of the capital of the Alt Empordà, its emblematic centre, on which the city’s commercial world meets the leisure needs of the citizens. [read more]

The Consequences of Forest Fires Techniques are increasing and more and better material and personnel are being used to master forest fires, but the situation itself has not really changed very much throughout the ages. [read more]

Peralada’s Castle Library The library in Peralada does not only show us books from all four corners of Europe, it reminds us also of our cultural roots; and they show to the bibliophile an impression of beauty and dignity. [read more]

A botanical walk through Maquis & Garrigue Maquis and garrigue are landscape forms that developed from the progressive destruction of former broadleaf and coniferous forests. In the time of the Romans and Greeks, these forests were heavily exploited. [read more]

Sport Fishing in the Coast Basically, there are three types of fishing: from the beach, rock and boat. [read more]

Fortifications in Catalonia In our region we can visit two different standard fortifications: Linea Gutierrez and Batteries of the coast. [read more]

Albera Mountains, on the traces of Neolithic Age In the summer there are times when it seems that there are too many people at the coast around the Cap de Creus. But, only few kilometres away, in the Albera Mountains, one is amazed by the absence of the crush of tourists and the hectic atmosphere. [read more]

Muga’s river valley We are so very proud of our coast, the Costa Brava, that we often forget that the Pyrenees’s and other close-by delightful areas are worth a visit. [read more]

Swimming in the Deep Blue Sea Beside its natural inhabitants, the fishes, the sea receives a multiplicity of other guests during the summer months: swimmers, divers, leisure boats from rowboats and dinghies to yachts and fishing boats for professionals and amateurs of all sizes… [read more]

The Tower of the Abbot (Llançà) Originally the tower was not freestanding, separated and lonely, it was the bell tower of St. Vicenç de Llançà Romanic church. [read more]

An Excursion into Llançà’s History Llançà’s defence strategy was simple but effective. Its inhabitants briefly warded off the first attack of the pirates scantily and thence fled then to the near mountains. [read more]

Catalan History Key Dates During Franco Dictatorship any emotion of Catalan patriotism is brutally suppressed. Catalonia was just merely a province. Even the use of the Catalan language was prohibited and punished.[read more]

Costa Brava Lighthouses Since navigation knowledge and charts existed, it was possible to warn sailors of dangerous shallows and rocks…first with simple wood fires. [read more ]