Girona, Spain is a modern city with historical context. The Romans built a city wall here in the 1st century BC. The city has seen the influence of Visigoths, Moors and Charlemagne. One of the best preserved Jewish ghettos in Europe remains from the 12th to 15th centuries prior to the Jews being exiled from…
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Balneari Prats Hotel & Spa, Caldes de Malavella, Spain
The last hotel night and activities for the 3-day “post-TBEX Europe 2012 Girona, Spain” Costa Brava Tourism sponsored tour for a van full of eight travel bloggers was at the spa hotel Balneari Prats in Caldes de Malavella. Balneari Prats Hotel & Spa, Caldes de Malavella The small town of Caldes de Malavella, population under…
Mountaintop defenders of Castell de Montsoriu in Arbucies, Spain
The witches brew of storm clouds lingered over the mountain ridges of Montseny National Park, west of the coastal hills to the north of Barcelona. We met our driver on the road at the base of a 2,000 ft. mountain near Arbucies and loaded into a Range Rover for the drive up a dirt road winding…
Catalunya Castells Human Towers–TBEX12 @CostaBrava
The European Travel Blog Exchange Conference, TBEX12 Costa Brava opened Thursday night September 20 at Sant Gregori Castle outside Girona, Catalunya, as they say locally. In English we say Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Castell de Sant Gregori, Girona, Catalunya The travel conference opening night’s entertainment was a human tower performance. In English terms this means people…