Banyoles is a beautiful lakeside town located in the hills above Girona, Catalonia. It was the location for the rowing events when Barcelona hosted the Olympic Games in 1992. Despite this, it seems to have remained a well hidden secret…
A very Catalan Christmas tradition
All around the world we can find examples of unusual customs and Spain is no exception. As the year draws to a close, Catalonia demonstrates just how strange the world really is. Look on any Christmas market in the region,…
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Giants and Big Heads in Badalona
It’s funny how you can get so accustomed to seeing something that it no longer seems unusual. All around Catalonia you may well see giants in the streets or freakish people with enormous heads. Every time a barrio has a fiesta these creatures come…
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The Catalonia Railway Museum
The Catalonia Railway Museum can be found in the town of Vilanova i la Geltru, just down the road from Sitges. If the name sounds familiar, perhaps you’ve read the post about the curious statue of Pasifae and the bull on…
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Tales of the Tranvía
Any visitor to Mataró will probably stumble across the old tram on the roundabout at Plaza Granollers. At night it is lit up and, if you dare to cross over the busy road, you can explore the inside too. Ok,…
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Venture into the Dali Triangle – if you dare!
Salvador Dali. Love him or hate him? It seems the grand master of surrealism polarises opinion. No matter what your thoughts are on his artistic merits, a whistlestop tour of his eccentric life will have even the harshest are critic…
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Bull on the Beach at Vilanova – The story of Pasifae
A few kilometres South of Sitges is the lovely seaside town of Vilanova i la Geltru. It’s quite a complicated name but don’t let it put you off trying to get there. The town is, without a doubt, a lovely…
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Lighthouses and Telegraphic Towers
At the southern end of Calella you can’t miss the lighthouse. Getting to it can seem difficult though as it’s not signposted and far from obvious how to climb up. Between the campsite entrances for Camping El Far and Camping…
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The Hidden History of Calella
Calella is well known for its beaches, bars and mass tourism. Most tourists, however, would probably never even try to find the hidden gem just a few blocks from the golden sands. Just along from the Tourist Information Office on…
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Llivia – Spain but not quite in Spain
Back in July we set off on our way back to the UK for the summer. Within a few hours we had driven through Spain, France, Spain again, France again, Spain yet again, France yet again and inevitably Spain and…
