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E-Biking through Medieval Villages

Our group was fortunate to spend a half-day e-biking through medieval villages we might otherwise not have considered in Catalunya’s Baix Empordà. E-biking through medieval villages gives you an unanticipated perspective. You can go fast enough – with an electric boost for inclines and lengthy distances – to visit several villages in a short period …

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Essential Day Trip from Barcelona: How to Get to Montserrat to see La Moreneta, Patron Saint of Catalonia

Visit La Moreneta, the patron saint of Catalonia, at the spiritual destination of Montserrat, an essential day trip from Barcelona. We cover how to get to Montserrat from Barcelona, choosing the best tour to Montserrat, and three choices of hotel in Montserrat, Spain’s very popular religious and historical site. We’d stumbled into the basilica at …

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La Bomba Tapas and Barcelona Anarchists

In the Barri Gràcia, we bite into La Bomba tapas, which pay tribute to historic Barcelona anarchists who fought in the Spanish Civil War. They go down easy with today’s Catalán identity. “Watch out, the brava sauce is spicy,” warns Renee. In Barcelona’s Gràcia neighborhood, a labyrinth of tight historic streets, we are biting into …

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