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				 Situated in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, Catalonia is a land of rich and varied scenery, 580 km of Mediterranean coastline, and has preserved a rich architectural heritage.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Breda (Girona) was founded by Romans near the Onyar River. Now, when the city has grown dramatically, the river divides it into Old and New halves  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Tiny - about 1 sq km - Castellfollit de la Roca stands on the high cliff between Toronell and Fluvià rives and is a fabulous viewpoint.   | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Hostalets d'en Bas is situated on the south of the d'en Bas Valley. It is a scenic agricultural village listed as a historical landmark.   | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 The Hostalric municipality is well-known for its bright festivals and funfairs as well as for the early medieval Hostalric castle.   | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 La Bisbal d'Empordà’s foundation dates back to VIII century, when the first local church of Santa Maria de la Bisbal was consecrated.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Olot, the town situated in the Catalonian Pyrenees, is famous for its volcanic craters. The most spectacular local landmark is a church in one of them  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 The municipality of Porqueres includes mountainous villages of Pujarnol and Merlant; Usall, located near the Lake of Banyoles; and Mata, its capital.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 The Castle of Pubol is located in a small medieval town in the Baix Empordà region of Catalonia. It was the home to surrealist painter Salvador Dali and his wife Gala.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Rupit is a small town located on the territory of the La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. It’s famous for its unique hardened lava-covered streets  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 The municipality of Santa Coloma de Farners is known for the Park of San Salvador with its fountains and nice SPA in the Termes Orion Hotel.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 The town known as Imperial Tarraco since the Roman domination offers a number of historical sites including churches from several different periods and a well preserved Roman colosseum.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Although Tordera is not in the list of the most visited Spanish towns, it is still a nice place with scenic nature and an obligatory Romanesque church  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 The waterpark Aquopolis La Pineda is 110.000 sq m of fun: there are rides, pools, amazing attractions and the most modern dolphinarium in Europe.   | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Architect Antoni Gaudí managed to design buildings of irregular shapes using only chains& bags. The Church of Colònia Güell is one of his works.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Warm shallow waters and 216 kilometers of sandy beaches of Costa Dorada – “the Golden Coast” – attracts about 3,500,000 tourists every year  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 It is a museum of the artist Salvador Dali in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia and one of the Spanish State’s most frequently visited museums.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Lake Banyoles is the largest one in the eponymous system of karstic lakes. This reservoir is of high ecological importance for the whole region  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat hosting the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 The Montserrat Royal Basilica located at the foot of the eponymous mountain is famous for the carving of the Black Virgin, which dates back to XII c.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 Patum-de-Berga annual celebration is recognized as the Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 There are very few places in the world where everyone can have adventures or can experience the sort of emotions that you will remember forever.  | 
				
				
												
				
				
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				 You can't live without meat? Then you will love the Sausage Museum (Museu de l'Embotit), which tells the history of 150 years of sausage making  |