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Mediterranean essence
The keys to Cerdanya's churches
CERDANYA TOURIST BOARD - CERDANYA REGIONAL COUNCIL
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Cerdanya and various municipalities +34 972 140 665 · www.cerdanya.org/que-fer/turisme-cultural/les-claus-de-les-esglesies · info@cerdanya.org
11 am See the annual programme Min. 4 adults
Come and find out the best-kept secrets of Cerdanya’s churches by visiting historic places and discovering hidden nooks and crannies behind the church doors, some of which are only opened for the occasion.
€12 pp (children under 8, free) 2 h 30 min
Mediterranean essence
A guided visit to the fish auction,
as it happens, at the Palamós fish market FISHING MUSEUM
Palamós +34 972 600 424 · www.museudelapesca.org · infomuseu@palamos.cat
Fridays, except public holidays. In July and August, from Monday to Friday, except public holidays. This is a visit to see and find out how the daily fish auction at the Palamós fish market operates. An expert guide will help you come to grips with the auction process, the professionals that take part, the origin and typology of the species sold, the boats that catch them, the fishing grounds where they are caught, and the fishing sector organisation into fishermen’s guilds.
€1.50 pp (check with us for prices for organised groups) 30 min
Blanes +34 972 330 826 · www.marimurtra.cat / http://bit.ly/visitesguiadesWeb · marimurtra@marimurtra.cat
11 am Weekends, with advance booking Max. 20 people per guide
The Marimurtra Botanical Garden provides a unique experience in an incomparable setting on the Costa Brava. “A taste of Marimurtra” is a guided tour to discover the garden’s most emblematic points. Learn about the history of its creation, the most remarkable plants and the most outstanding spots in terms of their landscape and architectonic beauty. A visit suitable for all publics.
* Contact the foundation for larger groups of people. €60 per group of 6 people* 45 minutes
Blanes +34 972 330 826 · www.marimurtra.cat / http://bit.ly/visitesguiadesWeb · marimurtra@marimurtra.cat
11 am Weekends, with advance booking Max. 20 people per guide
The guided tours of the Marimurtra Botanical Garden guarantee a substantially improved experience as far as botany, landscape and history are concerned. With a guide’s aid, explore this Costa Brava botanical garden, its nooks and crannies, the setting and all the various plant species from all over the world. Learn all about the figure of Carl Faust, the garden’s creator, and enjoy an approximately two-km itinerary with over 4,000 different species. The visit is aimed at the general public.
* Contact the foundation for larger groups of people. €120 per group of 12 people* 1 h 30 min
An aperitif at the Maritime Museum LLORET DE MAR TOWN COUNCIL - CULTURAL HERITAGE
Lloret de Mar +34 972 360 454 · www.patrimoni.lloret.cat · patrimonicultural@lloret.cat admission
Sundays from 18th October to 29th November, at 12 noon The rest of the year, the Max. 25 people tour can be provided on request for groups
A guided tour of the Maritime Museum followed by a
€4 standard; €2 discount admission; children under 12, free drink on the museum’s scenic terrace. 1 h
Discover Tossa de Mar, an old fishing village
GIRONA GUIDES ASSOCIATION
Tossa de Mar +34 972 211 678 / 674 955 805 · www.guiesdegirona.cat · guidesgirona@gmail.com
Tossa de Mar has become one of the most beautiful and attractive places on the Costa Brava. It is the only example of a walled medieval town that exists on the Catalan coast. The old town is made up of narrow streets and thirteenth-century ramparts, and climbs to the top of a hill where there are breathtaking views to be enjoyed. Tossa de Mar’s beauty means that it has often been used as a film location for Hollywood actors. Don’t miss it!
Glamour & Mindfulness in the open air A guided tour of S'Agaró's coastal path PLATJA D'ARO TOURIST OFFICE
Platja d’Aro +34 972 817 179 · www.platjadaro.com · visitesguiades@platjadaro.com
By arrangement, according to the time of year
End of summer and autumn, with advance booking Max. 15 people
A guided tour along the Costa Brava’s only coastal path to have architectonic features, declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest due to its history, architecture and glamourous film-location surroundings. In the Mirador square you’ll take part in a mindfulness session that will stimulate the sensations that this incomparable, majestic setting transmits.
€2.50 pp 3 h 30 min
FISHING MUSEUM
Palamós +34 972 600 424 · www.museudelapesca.org · infomuseu@palamos.cat
By arrangement
All year round, with advance booking
By arrangement
Check out prices for organised groups
The Fishing Museum proposes a guided tour, with a fisherman and a guide who are experts on the port, to learn all about the fascinating world of Palamós prawns. The visit to the Fishing Museum’s permanent exhibition and to the fishing boats to find out how prawns are caught and how the catches are managed is complemented by a visit to the fish market to see how the fish is auctioned off. To end up with, participants will taste Palamós prawns at the Espai del Peix as they are given detailed explanations about the best way to cook this shellfish, which is authentic “red gold” as far as the Palamós fishing fleet is concerned.
Hola! Visit Empordanet
LA BISBAL D’EMPORDÀ TOURIST OFFICE AND PERATALLADA TOURIST OFFICE
Baix Empordà www.visitempordanet.com · info@visitempordanet.com +34 972 645 500 · turisme@labisbal.cat / +34 972 987 030 · turisme@forallac.cat
1 h 30 min
Halfway between the city of Girona and the coastal villages of the Costa Brava, at the foot of the Gavarres Area of Natural Interest, there lie picturesque little villages where time comes to a standstill. Feel the essence and vital rhythm of the true Empordà by meeting the people that live there, because what makes the Empordanet region attractive besides the scenery, the climate, and the stones, are its people. Visit us and experience privileged moments with us. It all starts with a smile and a simple “ Hola!”.
Indiano route and a visit to the Can Font House-Museum LLORET DE MAR TOWN COUNCIL - CULTURAL HERITAGE
Lloret de Mar +34 972 364 454 · www.patrimoni.lloret.cat · patrimonicultural@lloret.cat
This visit can be carried out on Saturday mornings all year round It is available for groups any day, with advance booking Max. 15 people
Visit the old part of our city. The tour leaves from the Maritime Museum and takes the following route: Passeig Verdaguer, the town hall, the church, the parish schools and a visit inside the Can Font House-Museum.
€5 standard; €2.50 discount price; children under 12, free 2 h
Culture, too, with the
Health and Wellbeing Club This spring, relax and pamper yourself
HOTEL BALNEARI VICHY CATALAN Promotional code: Benestar2020
Av. del Dr. Furest, 32, 17455 Caldes de Malavella +34 972 470 000 · reserves@vichycatalan.es · www.balneari.cat
From Sunday to Friday, throughout the months of October, November and December €89 pp*
The getaway package includes bed and breakfast in a double room, a 60-minute spa session, a glass of cava and a 10% discount on treatments.
* Accommodation in a standard room with breakfast + 60-min spa session.
Bathe in history
AQVA BANYS ROMANS Promotional code: Benestar2020
C. de Galligants, 5, 17007 Girona +34 972 664 824 · info@aquagerunda.com · www.aquagerunda.com
From Tuesday to Sunday
Welcome to the Aqva Gerunda Roman baths, a unique space which offers the visitor the chance to experience a purifying journey through the senses, in a setting with twenty-one centuries of the city of Girona’s unknown history and an ancient wellbeing tradition that has survived the passage of time: mens sana in corpore sano.
* €34: 90-min spa session. €49: spa session and 15-min massage (90 min). €65: spa session and 30-min massage (90 min). €76: spa session and 40-min massage (100 min). Rituals: €88 spa session and 40-min massage with bamboo stalks, Pinda Sweda bags or hot stones (100 min). Complimentary slippers, towel, bath robe, shampoo, hair drier and cleanser are all included in the price.
