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| The territory of this community est located in the nordoriental end of the Pennsula Ibrica.
Catalua is land of culture eminently mediterrnea that, although forj its histrica personality in the Average Age, when his were promulgated first laws and their own institutions of government were created, overcomes its origin and culture to prehistricos times. Since then until today it has followed a constant and important evolucin, being at the present time one of the dinmicas communities autnomas ms of the Spanish State.
Ms of Spain is simultaneously one of the cosmopolitan places. Indeed for being a community opened to the Mediterrneo, always has had a very active commercial activity, which convirti to their cities in very important cultural and commercial centers and as fruit of this circumstance has a great histrico-artstico patrimony.
To know Cataluna slo does not have to be confined to its beautiful coast, that offers beaches to us in which to enjoy the sun and mltiples ldicas activities, as the nuticos sports, but that tambin is worth the trouble to visit its Pirenaica zone, where we found the Valley of Arn, that offers to us, adems of its stations of esqu, exceptionally beautiful landscapes after defrosting. Its towns and cities of so rich cultural patrimony, and of best infrastructures of all pas, they are by ltimo incentive sufficient to travel to the zone.
Cataluna has a very alive and varied traditional and popular culture: castellers (human towers), sardana (it dances traditional cataln), correfocs (imaginary devils and animals that burns flares and firecrackers), bigheaded giants and that make formal appearance in the popular celebrations of villas and towns. We can say that a good celebration without good gape does not exist. For that reason, we propose to you that you take advantage of these celebrations to know the kitchen Catalan that combines tradicin mediterrnea with montaa: Festa of the Calotada (January), Carnival (February), Diada de Sant Jordi (April), Aplec of the Cargol (May), Festa of the Patum (June), Setmana of Cava (October), among others. Its gourmet, rich and varied, est to horse between the traditional kitchen of the zones of interior and the one of the coastal zones, with flavorful rice and good seafood. Between its wines we cannot let even mention his internationally well-known diggings, frothy internationally appreciated in France. And to conclude any food tendramos that to prove its traditional desserts like the “Catalan cream”, prescribes original and sophisticated. Of great tradicin marine, in Catalua the modern turstica activity inici in the coast. To as emblemticos names as the Brave Coast or Costa Daurada, they have been aadido, to raz of its xito between the tourists, the Coast of the Maresme and the Coast of Garraf. To rest in the sea is very recommendable by the kindness of the climate and the pleasure of the contact with the water. Adems, ah is an ample supply of leisure. The coastal facade of Catalua, with 580 km of coast, has a great nmero of beaches of varied caractersticas, in which it can rest in contact with the sun and the sea, make nuticos sports or swim. The benignancy of the climate and the beauty of the landscape make them specially attractive. To sail by the Mediterrneo is an unforgettable experience. To the lovers of the nuticos sports, Catalua has 41 sport ports with modern facilities and good services and equipment. |
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