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Tourist information Catalonia, an autonomous community in the north-east corner of Spain.

Provinces in Catalonia : Barcelona, Gerona / Girona, Lerida / Lleida and Tarragona.

Costas in Catalonia : Costa Dorada, Costa del Garraf, Costa del Maresme, Costa Brava [ Girona ]

Capital City of Catalonia : Barcelona.


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Campsites & Caravanning Catalonia

  Tentholidays   -   luxury camping holidays in the Costa Brava
Offering you a choice of over 250 Bungalow Tents and Mobile Homes!
Tentholidays locations : Castell Montgri [ L'Estartit ], Cala Gogo [ Platja D'Aro ], La Siesta [ Calella de Palafrugell ], Playa Brava [ Palamos/Pals ], La Masia [ Blanes ], Internacional de Calonge [ Platja d'Aro ].

   -   Camp sites Catalonia [ Costa Brava, Costa Dorada ]
Looking for a nice camp site or a great camping holiday? You're in good hands with Suncamp holidays! Whether you want to reserve a camping pitch or a fully equipped static caravan, tent, chalet or bungalow, you can do it quickly and easily on this website.

  Eurocampings   -   ACSI Camping Guide

  Camping & Caravaning en Espana

Holiday Rentals / Apartments / Self catering holidays

 

    -   Holiday homes Catalonia
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

  Soleara   -   Splendid villas and self catering cottages
Costa Brava, Costa Dorada.

  

Hotels Catalonia

  Booking   -   Hotels in Catalonia   -   Hotel Guide Catalonia
Popular destinations in Catalonia : Barcelona, Sitges, Lloret de Mar, Roses, Riudellots de la Selva, Figueres, Calella, Girona, Salt, Tossa de Mar, Castelldefels, Malgrat de Mar.

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

Hesperia Hotels in Tarragona (Spain) from 44 €

  Hotels Costa Brava
Popular destination Costa Brava :  Lloret de Mar, Roses, Platja d'Aro, San Felíu de Guixols, Tossa de Mar, Empuriabrava, L'Estartit, S'agaro, Begur, Palamós, Calella de Palafrugell, and Torroella de Montgrí.

 Hotels Costa Dorada
Popular destinations Costa Dorada : Salou, Tarragona, Cambrils, La Pineda, Vilaseca de Solcina, Calafell, Comarruga, L'Ampolla, L'Ametlla de Mar, El Vendrell, Deltebre, en Hospitalet de l'Infant.

  Hotels Costa de Barcelona
Hotels Costa de Barcelona : Sitges, Calella, Castelldefels, Mataró, Argentona, Caldes d'Estrac, San Pol de Mar, and Gavá.

  Hotels Costa del Garaf [ South of Barcelona, part of Costa Barcelona ]
Hotels in Sitges [ party, party, party ], Castelldefels, Vilanova i la Geltrú, en Gavá.

Hesperia Hotels in Girona (Spain) from 94 €

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  -   Create your perfect trip to Catalonia
Flight, Hotel and Car.

 



  Andalucian Adventures   -   Walking holidays in Catalonia
Guided and self guided walking, yoga and painting holidays in the Natural Parks of Spain
  Mundi Color UK
British subsidiary of the largest travel operator on the Iberian Peninsula, and the UK's Number One specialist travel operator to Spain.

Travel Guides Catalonia / Related books

Amazon.com - Travel Guides Catalonia 

  DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Barcelona & Catalonia
Roger Williams (Author)
Paperback: 208 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (1 Feb 2011); ISBN-10: 140534704X

  Barcelona and Catalonia
Dana Facaros (Author), Michael Pauls (Author)
This title presents dynamic new two-color layout for easy navigation. New magazine style, combining stunning photography, tailored itineraries and a personal take on the country. It features clear, newly designed two-color maps throughout for increased ease of use. This is the only guides with full-color touring maps of the whole region. It contains extensive listings of hotels and restaurants - all personally recommended for a really local flavor. It includes Top Don't Miss sights for each regional chapter, plus Author Choices of personal favorite places to stay and eat.
Paperback: 320 pages; Publisher: Cadogan Guides; 1 edition (15 July 2009); ISBN-10: 1860114210

Transport / How do I travel to Catalonia 

  Barcelona Airport  -  major air node in the Mediterranean area.
Getting there | Accessibility | Parking | Departures | Arrivals | Destinations | Frequently asked questions | Weather
  Reus Airport
The Costa Daurada has its own airport in Reus. Regular and charter flights link the area with the main cities of Spain and the rest of Europe.

See Aena for Airports in Spain

  

  -   flight tickets Catalonia

  Airline Tickets Catalonia /  Bargain Flights  - 
Cheap flights Catalonia, price comparison possible.

Barcelona is the Mediterranean's foremost cruise ship harbour. It operates services to the Balearic Islands and major ports.

Road map Catalonia at Amazon 
Several road maps Catalonia, some in combination with other destinations.


Links

  Tourist Board Catalonia   -   Turismo Cataluna

  Barcelona   -   Capital City of Catalonia

  Ara Lleida Province   -   Diputació de Lleida
  Barcelona Province   -   Diputacio de Barcelona
  Girona Province   -   Diputatio de Girona   -   Girona Tourism
Out of the most intensive green area in Girona, "Gironès" is the most varied, diverse and full of contrast. It is because its beauty is presented prodigiously as "Santuari dels Àngels ", where Dali and Gala married, climbers of "les Gavarres", the "valley of Llémena" and a long line of farm houses, hermitages and fountains, the hereditary richness of old Girona… is a singular sample of a generous nature.
This county can be found in an area situated near sea and mountain. "Gironès" has all the virtues of the municipal towns which make up the county showing off its entrepreneurial spirit. Of all the towns it is necessary to say that everyone contains its own enchanting and emblematic differences: fairs, local fiestas, events and traditions. Traditional home cooking can be enjoyed along with products from the land and our most elaborate and creative dishes can be tasted.
  Tarragona   -   Diputacio de Tarragona

  Costa Brava  [ Wild Coast - Province of Girona ] 
From the French-Spanish border till Blanes. Villages in a row : Cadaqués, Rosas, Begur, Calella, Palamós, Platja d'Aro, Tossa de Mar, Lloret de Mar and Blanes.
La Platja d'Aro, Rosas, Blanes and Lloret are very popular with youngsters.
  Costa Dorada [ Golden Coast ]   -   Tourist Board
The five coastal counties of the Costa Daurada are : Baix Camp, Baix Ebre, Baix Penedès, Montsià and Tarragonès. The inland counties are : l' Alt Camp, Conca de Barberà, Priorat, Ribera d'Ebre and Terra Alta.
  Costa del Garraf   -   south of Barcelona   -   Sitges and Castelldefels
In the mouth of the Llobregat in Barcelona, Costa del Garraf is a low, abrupt, sandy coast. The coastline along the Garraf massif is dotted with small coves and from here down to the southern part of Sitges it becomes sandy once again.
Villages Costa Garraf: Castelldefels, Cubelles, Ibersol, Playa de la Mota de Sant Pere, Playa Llarga de Cubelles , Gavá, El Prat de Llobregat, Sitges, La Riera Xica, Balmins, Garraf, Les Botigues de Sitges, Playa de Ginesta, Aiguadolç, Cala del Forn und La Fragata
  Costa del Maresme  -   north of the province of Barcelona   -   Costa Maresme
At a few kilometers of Barcelona, ranging from litoral hills to the sea, there is what we know as the Maresme coast. Long sandy beaches, atractive towns and great turist places.
Villages Costa Maresme : Alella, Arenys de Mar, Arenys de Munt, Argentona, Cabrera de Mar, Cabrils, Caldes d' Estrac, Calella, Canet de Mar, Dosrius, El Masnou, Malgrat de Mar, Mataró, Montgat, Òrrius, Palafolls, Pineda de Mar, Premia de Dalt, Premia de Mar,  St. A. de Llavaneres, St. Cebrià Vallalta, St. Iscle de Vallalta, St. Pol de Mar, St. Vicenç de Montalt, Santa Susanna, Teià,  Tiana, Tordera, Vilassar de Dalt and Vilassar de Mar

  Lleida City   -   Turisme de Lleida   -  Tourist Board
Lleida is the capital city of Segrià region and the province that takes its name. It is the most important demographic and economical centre inland Catalonia.
Lleida has the privilege of being provided with natural areas as important as La Mitjana natural park –an ecosystem of great natural and ecological worth-, River Segre park or Camps Elisis, apart from the "irrigated area", the green belt that surrounds the city.
Lleida is also a thousand-year-old city made up of a great variety of cultures, which all through their history have shaped a warm, lively and easily accessible city.
  Tarragona   -   Costa Daurada   -   Ayuntamiento de Tarragona

  Federació de Municipis de Catalunya

  Poblet Monastery, Poblet, Tarragona province
  University of Girona   -   Universitat de Girona
  University Catalonia   -   Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
  University Catalonia   -   Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Cuisine  -  Catalan Cooking

Catalan cuisine differs according to whether the area in question is near the sea or up in the mountains, but in general it is essentially Mediterranean, based on fresh vegetables, fish, poultry, olive oil, wine and wheat products - bread and pasta.

History of Catalonia

The territory that is now Catalonia was first settled during the Middle Palaeolithic. It was colonized by Ancient Greeks and Carthaginians and, like the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, participated in the pre-Roman Iberian culture. With the rest of Iberia, it was part of the Roman Empire, followed by Visigothic rule. In the eighth century it was part of Moorish (Muslim-ruled) al-Andalus, but was conquered within a century by the expanding Carolingian Empire

  Catalonia's history   -   Wikipedia
Prehistory in Catalonia, The rise of Iberian culture, Roman times, From late antiquity to feudalism [ Visigothic and Muslim rule, Carolingian conquest, The rise and fall of the aloers, First references to the name Catalonia ], Catalonia, Aragon and Castile [ Feudal Catalonia and union with Aragon, The Aragonese Empire, Union with Castile ], The Reapers' War, War of the Spanish Succession, Economic recovery, The Napoleonic Wars, The Carlist wars, Industrialization, Catalan nationalism and the workers movement, Republic and civil war, Franco's dictatorship, Democracy restored

Music, Art & Culture, Events in Catalonia

Catalonia's own language is Catalan [ a Romance language that has co-official status alongside Castilian / Spanish.

The sardana is the Catalan national folk dance and music, though originally only from the north of the region. It is a circle dance, popular since at least the 16th century.

  Catalanculture.com 

Throughout the year numerous popular festivals are held in Catalonia. The festivals follow a cycle and are  based mainly on the two solstices : Christmas in winter plus the Eve of Saint John at midsummer and the two equinoxes: one marked by the Carnival, Holy Week and Easter in spring, and the other by the wine harvest and the Feast of All Saints in autumn.


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