Catalonia

Benedormiens Castle in Castell de Aro in the Ampurdán Costa Brava If you live in Barcelona, ​​I can tell you little about what Playa de Aro currently represents. It is one of the towns with the greatest atmosphere of the Costa Brava, since being an hour from Barcelona, ​​it is an eminently holiday town that has also become a second-destination destination for many Barcelona residents.

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Medieval town of Besalú in the province of Girona In our intention to continue discovering the medieval heritage of the province of Girona, the town of Besalú occupied a preferred place. Some time ago we were already enchanted with a photo of the medieval bridge of Besalú, and since then his visit we had as a traveling objective.

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Dalí de Portlligat House Museum in Cadaqués in Costa Brava I already wanted to complete the so-called Dali Triangle, visiting the Dalí House Museum in Portlligat, on the Costa Brava of Catalonia. It was the best way to close the circle after having visited the Dalí Museum in Figueras, where you can see a sample of his great work, and the Dalí Gala Castle in Pubol, where he gave free rein to his eccentric personality.

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Rupit in the province of Barcelona If there is a place that really surprised us during our recent trip through the interior of the province of Barcelona, ​​that is Rupit. In fact, beyond the charm of this town of Catalonia with an unusual location on the slopes of a cliff that falls over a winding valley, and just to enjoy the landscapes that you find on the route to Rupit it is worth a break.

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Besalú in La Garrotxa in the province of Girona in Catalonia Since I learned of its great attractions, I had long wanted to make a trip to the region of La Garrotxa, inside the province of Girona in Catalonia. Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Baja La Garrotxa, leaving for another time to know the high area of ​​this region, the closest to the Pyrenees.

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Bagergue Corner in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees of Catalonia To begin with I will recognize that since I discovered it many years ago, I consider the Aran Valley as one of the most beautiful corners of the Spanish geography. Located in the Pyrenees of Catalonia, north of the province of Lleida, its location north of the mountain range provides landscapes with a lush greenness and greenery.

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Distinguished Pavilion at Pere Mata de Reus Institute If you are a regular reader of Travel Guides you will already know about our special predilection for modernist architecture, and in this respect you already know that the city of Barcelona contains really sublime corners. But in Catalonia there are also other very good examples of this type of architecture, such as those we have just discovered on our most recent trip to Tarragona and its province.

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Sagrada Familia in Barcelona I anticipate that just visiting this architectural corner is worth traveling to Barcelona. Therefore it should not surprise you that, according to the latest data, it is the most visited monument in Spain, with more than three million tourists a year. As you can imagine, I am referring to Gaudí's Sagrada Familia, a majestic religious building that the great Catalan architect began to build in 1882 ... and that has not yet been completed.

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Sitges in the surroundings of Barcelona In our recent trip around Barcelona we have been able to know the amazing coastal town of Sitges Famous worldwide for its international film festival, every day attracts more tourists thanks to its combination of neighborhoods of white houses with buildings Modernist and colonial by the sea.

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Medieval wall of Montblanc in Tarragona It is true that the main attraction of the Cistercian Route is the three Cistercian monasteries that make it up, that of Poblet, Santes Creus and Vallbona de les Monges. But a route through this area of ​​Catalonia, and specifically through the province of Tarragona, also offers other places that should be noted as the walled medieval town of Montblanc.

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Món Sant Benet Monastery near Barcelona An interesting and curious visit to make on a getaway from Barcelona is the Món Sant Benet monastery, which is located very close to Manresa, in the inner region of Bages. And I say curious because it is part of a cultural and tourist project where you can visit three different spaces and stay in a very comfortable four-star hotel.

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Plaza Mayor de Vic in the province of Barcelona Did you know that the Plaza Mayor in the town of Vic in the interior of the province of Barcelona is by its size the second largest in Catalonia? Indeed, this town of about 30,000 inhabitants, capital of the Osona region, has as its first major attraction its large Plaza Mayor.

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Monserrat Monastery near Barcelona You know that Barcelona has become one of the most visited cities in the world. In addition, visitors often repeat and it is increasingly common to also want to know the heritage that the localities around the Catalan capital have. In recent trips to Catalonia we have had the opportunity to know several places with great heritage interest to visit in the surroundings of Barcelona.

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Cardona Castle in the province of Barcelona When we considered a trip to discover landscapes and places in the interior of the province of Barcelona, ​​in Catalonia, the truth is that only the image of Cardona Castle was attractive enough to do so. Its location on top of a hill next to the town of Cardona, in the region of Osona, and its great fortification, makes it understandable that it is a castle that throughout history has been impregnable.

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Aerobus, bus from Barcelona airport When you arrive at Barcelona airport, when choosing a public transport to go to the city center, apart from the taxi, you mainly have the options of the commuter train and the Aerobus airport bus. I have usually opted for the commuter train, as it is a means of transport that is more comfortable, and until now I had not considered the bus option.

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