Jaume Marin Fires Up Costa Brava
The trade show for this travel conference was noisy. Really noisy, and placed in the center of the main floor lobby of our hosting hotel, Evenia Olympic Palace, in Lloret … Read more
Catalunya
Monastery de les Avellanes, Lleida, Spain
The Monastery of the Avellanes (hazel nut trees-which were grown on the monastery grounds) is a bit of an oddity among our many visits to churches and monasteries all over … Read more
Mountainside Vineyards, Priorat, Spain
We spent several days in the Priorat region of Spain last month, and other than drinking the fine wines that Priorat produces, we also managed to look out the window … Read more
Priorat: Spain’s Other Wine Region
It’s comparatively unknown outside of Spain, but the wine region of Priorat is among Spain’s oldest producers. Over the past fifteen years, since Priorat was designated a denomination of quality … Read more
Sant Climent de Taüll, Vall de Boí, Catalunya, Spain
My favorite museum in Barcelona is the Museum of Catalan Art. It’s not full of the Catalan Art that most think of, such as that of Miró or Tapies. Instead … Read more
Bombed City of Corbera d’Ebre, Catalunya, Spain
The Battle of the Ebro River was the decisive battle of the Spanish Civil War. The Republicans had been defeated by Franco’s fascist rebels in the battle of Teruel in … Read more
Sunset, Priorat, Catalunya, Spain
The view from our hotel balcony at the Buil & Gine vineyard in Gratallops, Tarragona. Buil & Gine is one of the larger vineyards in the Priorat DOQ wine region … Read more
A Short Visit to Tossa de Mar, Catalunya
As part of the travel blogging convention we recently attended in Lloret de Mar in the Costa Brava region of Spain, bloggers were treated to their choice of day trips … Read more