Etiqueta: Catalan countryside

Albanyà and Terrades: Muga River Gorges, the Sanctuary of La Salut and Santa Magdalena.

Albanyà and Terrades: Muga River Gorges, the Sanctuary of La Salut and Santa Magdalena.

Among the mountains of Alt Empordà and the first foothills of Alta Garrotxa lies a landscape where rivers, forests, old churches and mountain paths create an especially attractive setting for a nature getaway. Here we find Albanyà, beside the upper Muga River, and Terrades, further …

Aitona in bloom, The pink sea of the Segrià.

Aitona in bloom, The pink sea of the Segrià.

The pink sea of the Segrià, where fruit trees, history and rural tradition come together There are places that transform completely for a few weeks each year. Aitona is one of them. Located in the western part of the Segrià, in the province of Lleida, …