Costa Brava – Dive Paradise and plants phenomenon (0)
8/31/10 •
Beautiful water worlds – Illes Medes – l’Estartit At a short distance from L’Estartit, there are the seven Isles of Medes. They are known for their high biodiversity: colonies of gulls, the island’s rich flora, meadows of Posidonia – a seagrass, an ocean floor covered in corals, and much more. A special law is making [...]
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Costa Brava globe – In a balloon over Catalonia (0)
8/24/10 •
Ballooning – high in the sky of Catalonia Once upon a Sunday morning, we woke up to a funny noise. Looking out of our window, we soon found the source of the noise and were surprised to see a hot air balloon hovering just above our house. To avoid landing on our very roof, the [...]
Mare – The sea and its secrets in the depths (0)
8/19/10 •
Everything is illuminated: Charlotte Elisa Schaum Jules Vernes once wrote a book that became known as “Le Rayon Vert (The green ray)”, describing a phenomenon that has recently gained popularity in the Pirates of the Caribbean’s latest movie. Fishermen and pirates alike thought the Green Flash to be a sign of a much beloved (or [...]
Costa Brava GastroTour 2010 (0)
8/17/10 •
GastroTour on the Costa Brava There has been a major reshuffle as far as the finest restaurants are concerned. For many years, the Spanish Costa Brava had been the centre of attraction for gourmets. It was the El Bulli restaurant in particular that had gastronomers all over the world in excitement. London-based “Restaurant Magazine” even [...]
A wide range of Empordà wines to taste in Figueres (0)
8/14/10 •
26ª FERIA DEL VINO – wide range of Empordà wines to taste in Figueres Figueres: 9. – 12. 9. 2010 At the end of august, the vintage begins. Enthusiastic young oenologists, all of them with experience in international wine growing, have brought new ideas to the traditional world of winery and help establish the Emporda’s [...]
The medieval summer spectacle in Besalú (mercat Medieval) and Castelló d’Empúries (Terra de Trobadors) (0)
8/12/10 •
Mercat Medieval in Besalú and Terra de trobadors in Castelló d’Empúries For many years, Besalú and Castelló d’Empúries have been celebrating traditional medieval festivals. Mercat Medieval in Begur Besalú, once a safe place to retreat to when pirated threatened to take over the coast, is protected as an old castle, even today. The high bridge leading [...]
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