The megaliths of the Costa Brava

A good quarter of the government-protected heritage sites in the Costa Brava are observation towers built in the 15th and 16th centuries. Late Medieval times were the times of the real and tangible piracy threat. The Costa Brava locals had become acutely aware of the pirate-bearing ships from the Ottoman Empire who were often after […]

Unlike Barcelona, where one can stumble across an Art Nouveau masterpiece at practically every intersection of central Eixample, the more rural areas of Catalonia (the Costa Brava towns included) have only a select few hidden gems. The rule of thumb to find them may sound odd, but simple enough—visit a town cemetery. Hard to say […]

An attempt to “do America” (hacer Americas) was not a dream but a beginning of adulthood for many young Catalans hailing from small seaside villages in the 19th century. Observing their compatriots leave for Columbia, Argentina or Puerto Rico only to come back two decades later with incredible wealth, many youngsters naturally wanted to follow […]