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Situated in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, Catalonia is a land of rich and varied scenery, 580 km of Mediterranean coastline, and has preserved a rich architectural heritage. |
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Breda (Girona) was founded by Romans near the Onyar River. Now, when the city has grown dramatically, the river divides it into Old and New halves |
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Tiny - about 1 sq km - Castellfollit de la Roca stands on the high cliff between Toronell and Fluvià rives and is a fabulous viewpoint. |
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El Far d'Emporda is a municipality in 47,5 km from Girona. Its major landmark is the XIII century Gothic church of St. Martin (Església de Sant Martí) |
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Hostalets d'en Bas is situated on the south of the d'en Bas Valley. It is a scenic agricultural village listed as a historical landmark. |
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The Hostalric municipality is well-known for its bright festivals and funfairs as well as for the early medieval Hostalric castle. |
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La Bisbal d'Empordà’s foundation dates back to VIII century, when the first local church of Santa Maria de la Bisbal was consecrated. |
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Olot, the town situated in the Catalonian Pyrenees, is famous for its volcanic craters. The most spectacular local landmark is a church in one of them |
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The municipality of Porqueres includes mountainous villages of Pujarnol and Merlant; Usall, located near the Lake of Banyoles; and Mata, its capital. |
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The Castle of Pubol is located in a small medieval town in the Baix Empordà region of Catalonia. It was the home to surrealist painter Salvador Dali and his wife Gala. |
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Rupit is a small town located on the territory of the La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. It’s famous for its unique hardened lava-covered streets |
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The municipality of Santa Coloma de Farners is known for the Park of San Salvador with its fountains and nice SPA in the Termes Orion Hotel. |
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The town known as Imperial Tarraco since the Roman domination offers a number of historical sites including churches from several different periods and a well preserved Roman colosseum. |
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Although Tordera is not in the list of the most visited Spanish towns, it is still a nice place with scenic nature and an obligatory Romanesque church |
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The waterpark Aquopolis La Pineda is 110.000 sq m of fun: there are rides, pools, amazing attractions and the most modern dolphinarium in Europe. |
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Architect Antoni Gaudí managed to design buildings of irregular shapes using only chains& bags. The Church of Colònia Güell is one of his works. |
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Warm shallow waters and 216 kilometers of sandy beaches of Costa Dorada – “the Golden Coast” – attracts about 3,500,000 tourists every year |
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It is a museum of the artist Salvador Dali in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia and one of the Spanish State’s most frequently visited museums. |
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Lake Banyoles is the largest one in the eponymous system of karstic lakes. This reservoir is of high ecological importance for the whole region |
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It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat hosting the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth. |
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Patum-de-Berga annual celebration is recognized as the Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. |
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There are very few places in the world where everyone can have adventures or can experience the sort of emotions that you will remember forever. |
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You can't live without meat? Then you will love the Sausage Museum (Museu de l'Embotit), which tells the history of 150 years of sausage making |
Spain • 2013-03-22
