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 of time. You can go slow enough to wind your way through narrow street corridors, taking note of special details. In the Baix Empordà region of Continue Reading
4 Favorite Baix Empordà Coastal Villages
Our four favorite Baix Empordà coastal villages are the hub of the Costa Brava fishing tradition and lifestyle in its most prestigious area. The Baix Empordà, which is the southerly half of the Empordà region of Catalunya, is located in the northeast portion of the Iberian peninsula. Inhabited since Paleolithic times, it has been under the control of Greeks, Iberians, Romans, as well the Crowns of Aragon and Aquitaine, and is currently part of Spain. This is the center of Catalan cuisine, and Continue Reading
Costa Brava Cuisine Fresh from Farm and Sea
Simple ingredients fresh from farm and sea make for magical meals of Costa Brava cuisine at traditional tables in Catalunya. If a society’s overall well-being is reflected in its everyday food, Catalunya may just be the finest place on the planet. In the Costa Brava, local food - its production, preparation, presentation, and ultimately, the pleasure taken from it - artfully elevates the experience of eating to entirely new levels. "Catalonia can do without the entire world, but the Continue Reading