The perfect base to explore the Catalan Pyrenees We wanted a few days close to the Catalan Pyrenees and we were thinking about the little town of La Seu d’Urgell close to the border with Andorra came to our mind. As a sign of destiny we got to know Alfons, the owner of Hotel Andria and […]
The best beaches of Begur in Costa Brava
Every summer many people ask us which we consider to be the best beaches Costa Brava. The Costa Brava is full of beautiful small bays and wonderful secret beaches, and those situated close to Begur are amongst the best ones without any doubt. The Costa Brava is located at less than a 2 hour drive from […]
Hotel Review: Cluc Hotel in Begur
We were looking for a relaxing weekend to disconnect and not to think about anything, while we can discover a place that we hadn’t known well yet. We looked at each other and said Costa Brava, which is one of our favorite places and we had already visited lots of different corners of the lovely coast […]
The magical night of Sant Joan in Barcelona
Every year, when the month of June comes, you can start hearing the noise of firecrackers in the streets of Catalonia. This will immediately remind you that the night of Sant Joan is approaching. The night of Sant Joan or the night of Fires is celebrated in Catalonia the night between June 23rd-24th, the shortest night of […]
Sant Jordi, Catalunya’s Valentine’s day
23th April is the day of Sant Jordi (Saint George), one of the most popular festivities in Barcelona and the rest of Catalonia. It’s peculiar that this day actually is not a public holiday, but if you walk around the city center and see the amount of people on the street, you will find it […]
Catalunya and the ritual of the “calçotada”
In Catalonia there’s a very authentic and popular way of saying Goodbye to winter: the calçotada! The calçots are a kind of green onions that they grow for the purpose of eating them in these local festivities called “calçotada”. Even the preparation is a kind of a ritual: they make fire and they cook these […]