Stay in Catalonia / Barelona

Separated from France and Andorra by the Pyrenees and broadside by Mediterrannee, this area which occupies the north-eastern end of the Peninsula has a strong personality, as testifies its culture and its language.

Catalonia is an autonomous community which has its own language, the Catalan, officially allowed as well as the Castilian. The capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is a known tourist site with the port olimpic arranged for the Olympic Games in 1992, ideal place to find a hotel or restaurant and became the central point of Barcelona by night.
For more information go to the Barcelona tourist office located in Plaça Catalunya.
The landscapes of Catalonia are very varied and offer the traveler an infinite number of unique attractions, from the land of high mountains and the plains of the interior to its sandy beaches on the Costa Brava and the cities of Rosas, Lloret de Mar, Tossa de Mar, Cadaques or Empuriabrava ..

Principal festivals:

Celebrates of the Saint George (Sant Jordi) the festival of Patron saint of Catalonia gives place to Barcelona and in all the area to multiple rejoicings. In the capital, it is accompanied by a fair of the book very run. In Alcoy, (Alicante), Sant Jordi doubles famous festival of the Moors and Christians with their shows of battles and their ritual spectacular old men of several centuries but always so picturesque and alive. On April 23

Celebrates of Notre Dame of Merced in Barcelona. During a few days, Barcelona changes, traversed by “giants” and dragons while the “coplas” rythment the sardanes with each crossroads and that the “castellers” compete of audacity with their human pyramids.
(September).

Weather in Catalonia : The climate of Catalonia is Mediterranean on the coast and continental inside the grounds. The climate is moderated, as in any Mediterranean region, except the Pyrenees. In Catalonia, the temperature is moderate and weather is fine all year long. However, towards north, the climate becomes of Alpine type in altitude.

For a cultural stay, Cadaques, village of El Salvador Dali, is a perfect destination. Difficult however to find a hiring in the village. On the other hand, some hotels propose formulas for stay in Cadaquès in half-board or full board.

The seaside resort of Pals is appropriate as much for a cultural stay as for a family one.

The seaside city of Calella is the main tourist site on the Costa Maresna.

Rosas, seaside resort of Catalonia proposes many nautical avtivities to the holiday makers.

In the meaning of Venice, Empuriabrava, a city strewn with channels deserves the glance.

In the southern extrème of Costa Faced, the balneal city of Lloret de Mar is appreciated for the softness of its climate constantly of the year.

Begur: Charming medieval city, Begur has a littoral made up of splits and cliffs. In stay in Begur, the tourists profit from an ideal situation for the sports of beach and deep-sea diving.

The tourists will enjoy a stay in hotel in l'Estartit, at the seaside. This pleasant seaside resort developed many activities of leisures to satisfy the holiday maker (sea excursions, hiring of sailboards, horsemanship and golf).

The port city of Cambrils has an important tourist infrastructure. On Cambrils hiring, find information on the area

Close to Salou is the amusement park Port Aventura. This tourist resort proposes many activities and excellent hotels.

More in the south, the town of Salou is appreciated on the one hand for its very dense night life and on the other hand for the possibilities of practising the water sports.

Provincial capital, the town of Tarragone has a vast cultural heritage to be discovered at the time of a tourist stay.

In the province of Girona, the holiday makers will find a broad choice of seasonal lodgings in Palamos, an old village of fishermen become a very tourist place.

Nearer to Tarragone than Barcelona, Ametlla de Mar is a quiet place of Spain.

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Always in the Mediterranean, go in Corsica an island to the personality quite as strong as Catalonia and choose to rent a villa in porto-Vecchio, a destination of holidays currently trendy a lot.

In addition, the Catalonia separated from France by the Pyrenees mountain has famous ski stations:

• Baqueira Beret (province of Lleida)
• Boí Taüll (province of Girona)
• Espot Esqui (province of Lleida)
• La Molina (province of Girona)
• Lles (province of Lleida)
• Masella (province of Girona)
• Port Aíné (province of Lleida)
• Port del Comte (province of Lleida)
• Tavascan (province of Lleida)
• Vall de Núria (province of Girona)
• Vallter 2000 (province of Girona)
• In the north of Catalonia in the middle of the Pyrenees, the tourists can spend their ski holidays in Andorra. Indeed, the Principality has 3 winter sports resorts, Grandvilla, Vallnord and La Rabassa.

The campers will have the choice between beach and mountain camp-sites:

To find a camp-site in Costa Daurada the Joan camp-site is a very accessible establishment near to the town of Cambrils.

To find a camp-site on Costa Maresme go to the camp-site Globo Rojo in Canet de Mar close to Calella.

Camping Costa Brava: The camp-site Moby Dick is with the doors of the town of Calella de Palafrugell.

Camping Catalonia Verneda camp-site is located in the middle of Catalonia at the bottom of the Pyrenees.

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