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Catalan History and Routes
A brief history of Catalonia
Introduction to touring Catalonia:
RECOMMENDED ROUTES - BY PROVINCE
Girona: the Costa Brava and the low Pyrenees
Lleida: the interior and the high Pyrenees.
Tarragona: Costa Dorada, Ebro Delta, & Cistercian monasteries
Barcelona: metropolis, Montserrat, and much more
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A sample of our Insider's Guide to the Provence of Girona:
In addition to information which helps you to get orientated wherever you may be staying, our 70-page guidebook covers ten detailed itineraries which you can follow at your own pace, with plenty of optional detours of interest. Along with attention to the area´s principal sights, particular emphasis is placed on local gastronomy - Catalan cuisine being one of Europe's best kept secrets - with descriptions of local dishes, and listings (according to category and price range) of any given area's best restaurants. We´ll let you know where to find the best food shops, which local vineyards can be visited, and when villages celebrate market-day.
An opinion piece: takes a critical look at tourism in the Province of Girona. Includes: the growth of mass-tourism on the coast, recent initiatives to redirect the orientation of tourism towards a more sustainable model based on rural tourism, and prospects for the future.