The city of Valls (Catalonia). Watercolors by Joan Mañé
The city of Valls (Catalonia). Watercolors by Joan Mañé
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Castelnou, one of the most picturesque tourist destinations in the French Pyrenees
Castelnou Village (Fr. Castelnou) is deservedly known as one of the pearls of Aspres and is located in the Eastern Pyrenees. It is included on the list of the most beautiful villages in France and is located in the background of Canigou, the mythical mountain, revered by Catalans (2784,66 m), which has forever charmed them.
Castelnou …
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Villefranche de Conflent, the picturesque medieval town in France and UNESCO monument
Villefranche de Conflent (Villefranche-de-Conflent in French or Vilafranca de Conflent in Catalan) is a French commune, located in the Eastern Pyrenees Department, in the Occitanie Region.
All signs at the entrance to the city and Fort Liberia are bilingual, they are in French and Catalan.
History
Villefranche de Conflent is in Occitanie, at the confluence of …
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Corçà and its sights
Corçà is a town and municipality of the Baix Empordà county. It is formed by the main centre of Corçà and those of Casavells, Cassà de Pelràs and Matajudaica.
Corçà is located on the Empordà plain and its historic centre is close to the banks of the Rissec river. The territory of the municipality limits to …
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Pals and its sights
Pals (cat. Pals) is a town and municipality of the comarca Baix Empordà (Spain, Catalonia). It borders with the municipalities of Torroella de Montgrí, Fontanilles, Palau-sator, Torrent, Regencós and Begur. The name of the town comes from the Latin “palus”, which means wetland and refers to the nearby wetlands.
It is part of the Montgrí, Medes …
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Vernet-les-Bains, a small French Town in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees Regional Natural Park
Vernet-les-Bains (French: Vernet-les-Bains, Catalan: Vernet) is a small French town situated at the foot of the Canigó mountain (2,785 meters), in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees regional natural park in the South of France.
Here you can come across a mild climate which boasts more than 300 sunny days a year.
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Begur city: an important tourist centre of Costa Brava resorts
Begur (cat. Begur) is a town and municipality of the Baix Empordà region and an important tourist centre of the Costa Brava (mainly 3-5 stars hotels). It limits to the south with Palafrugell, to the southwest with Regencós, to the west and north with Pals.
Also written as Bagur from the 14th century by the variation …
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Verges is a municipality in the Baix Empordà region, located on the left bank of the River Ter
Verges (cat. Verges) is a municipality in the Baix Empordà region, located on the left bank of the River Ter. It has a population that from the mid-nineteenth century ranges between 1000 and 1200 inhabitants.
It is certain, thanks to written documentation, that Verges is 1050 years old, although most likely it is much older. In …
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Catalan cities: Girona
Girona (cat. Girona) is a city and a municipality in northeastern Catalonia, its the capital of the comarca Gironès and the province of Girona. It belongs to the area of the Comarques Gironines.
The city lays at the confluence of four rivers: Ter, Onyar, Güell and Galligants, at an altitude of 75 m a. s. l. …
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