Discover a different side of Barcelona
If you just want a small taste of Gaudi’s ‘modernista’ style, you need go no further than Alénya or Perpignan.
A scenic drive, a gentle village stroll and two tempting lunch options
La Mercè – enormous street party in Barcelona
Only a few centimetres long but capable of a painful sting
Drive through evocatively named places busy with history
An extraordinary collection of works produced by the crazy, the unattached and the marginal, the Museum of Art Brut is a true delight in this all-too-rational world.
Want to give your sun tan a final blast before handing over your hire car and catching your plane in Barcelona? Why not wait on the beach?
Empúries, (coming from the Greek “Emporion” meaning market place or shopping centre) lies midway between the Costa Brava town of L’Escala and the tiny village of Sant Martí. Archeology fans will be in ruins heaven!
Follow in the tracks of the Tour de France by bike or car, and (re)discover the magic, history and legends of the many P-O towns and villages along the way.