Besalú medieval fair and balloon ride over La Garrotxa

Besalú medieval fair and balloon ride over La Garrotxa

31/08/2017
Categories: Events.
Tags: Benedictine hospital of Sant Julià, Besalú, Besalú call, Besalú romanesque bridge, hot air balloon ride, Jewish heritage in Catalonia, La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, Miqve, synagogue, the church of Sant Vicenç, and the Sant Pau Monastery.

Catalonia’s medieval markets. If you have the chance to be in this part of spain during the first weekend in september, don’t miss the 2-day  Besalú medieval fair which takes place each year. For the sum of 3 euros you have a pass to enter the citadel which is transformed, featuring hog roasts,
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La Garrotxa, Catalonia’s volcano country

23/06/2017
Tags: balloon ride over la Garrotxa, Journalist Tim, la Garrotxa, La Garrotxa 's volcanic landscape, La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, La Rectoria de Sant Miquel de Pineda, Olot, Sant Feliu de Pallerols, Sant Miquel de Castelló, Sawday's, the Telegraph, Tim Moore, and Vall d'en Bas.

Through Catalonia’s volcanic landscapes The Journalist and extremely adventurous traveller Tim Moore has written a post telling his experience through Catalonia’s volcanic landscapes.  He encounters a zombie army of life-sized plaster martyrs, children fishing for moons and a hot air balloon drifting over forested green craters. Then I’m driving north-west into
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Hot air balloon flight in the Catalan Pyrenees

Hot air balloon flight in the Catalan Pyrenees

06/10/2014
Categories: Sin categoría.
Tags: balloon flight in the Catalan Pyrenees, balloon ride over la Garrotxa, Hot air balloon flight, Vol de Coloms, and Volcanoes of Catalonia.

Remembering the post of one of our passengers, the blogger  Malloryontravel, who enjoyed the experience of flying in a hot air balloon flight in the Catalan Pyrenees. Above the Clouds in the Catalan Pyrénées on FEBRUARY 27, 2014 Repeating an experience, especially in exactly the same place, may seem an unnecessary
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Balloon ride over the volcanoes and visit Besalú medieval

Balloon ride over the volcanoes and visit Besalú medieval

18/08/2014
Categories: Events.
Tags: accommodation in Besalú, balloon flight in Barcelona, Balloon ride over the volcanoes, cultural getaway, historic getaway, hotel in Besalú, Jewish baths, Jewish quarter, la Garrotxa, medieval Besalú Fair, medieval town of Besalú, and Miqve.

The last weekend of August the  Medieval town of Besalú celebrates the medieval Fair. For an entire weekend, the village , with ist wide medieval architecture, back 1000 years and its transformed into an authentic medieval village, The architectural and historical value of the town make it one of the most important medieval
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The Olot balloon flying over the 10 essential attractions of Olot

The Olot balloon flying over the 10 essential attractions of Olot

01/08/2014
Categories: Sin categoría.
Tags: Art Nouveau, Balloon flight in Catalonia, balloon flight over the volcanoes of Catalonia, balloon ride in Olot, cultural getaway in Gerone, historic getaway in the Pyrenees, and Montsacopa Volcano.

The Olot balloon and the 10 essential attractions of Olot Here is a list of the 10 essential tourist attractions of Olot. These are the places and sights most worth seeing when you visit the city : the Volcano Montsacopa, the old town, the  Art Nouveau, the Museums, two natural
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