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Catalonia, culture and landscape ) a d a r u Origins Modernity Geniuses of Catalonia Living heritage a D a t s Catalonia is a thousand-year-old land where visitors Modern Catalonia is the product of industrialisation, Catalonia is internationally renowned for its artists In Catalonia, culture means people. Concerts o C ( í l ) o e c r can discover everything from dinosaur footprints and the revival of traditions and a cosmopolitan spirit. who have played a role in shaping the sensibility of the and festivals, museums and cultural centres have n b a E r ’ l F th traces of Neanderthal man to a rich Roman heritage Around the year 1900, Modernisme (Catalan Art Nouveau) 20 century: the melancholic world of the early life an audience that grows year on year thanks to activities e e d d s a e r and many towns and locations that have retained airs became the style of the great civil works and the learned of Picasso, born in Malaga and trained in Barcelona; catering for all ages and tastes. Catalonia plays host g r u l e T p ( s a of the Middle Ages. The landscape invites us to lose middle class, and it particularly left its mark in the field the luminosity of Miró; the surrealism of Dalí; the matter to the latest trends in museology while popular culture E ’ n L o f c o e all notion of time and to relish the beauty of these of architecture by way of the work of the great masters: painting of Tàpies and his beginnings in the Dau al Set is undergoing a moment of revival. This living heritage is y d l r l e U n i , settings. Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner and Puig i Cadafalch. In the group. Architects, designers and writers lend their support within the reach of visitors with amenities adapted to the s w g e n i v t i th st t n i 20 and 21 centuries, Josep Lluís Sert, Ricard Bofill, Enric to place Catalonia at the avant-garde of contemporary different forms of travel. a r a e p p k Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue have taken the baton. creation. o c - o o R C Les Industrial tourism Bossòst 9 Counts of the Economic growth spawned by industrialisation was VAL D’ARAN central to the artistic and cultural revival of Modernisme Vielha Salardú Pyrenees (Catalan Art Nouveau). The industrial world holds Isil 3143 Routes of the birth of Catalonia a two-fold attraction from the point of view of tourism: Arties pica d’Estats gaining an insight into age-old manufacturing processes which túnel de Son Vi elha This is a new tourism product dedicated to the medieval origins have survived to the present day and discovering the legacy la Guingueta of Catalonia which takes in the region of the Pyrenees from Cap of industrial architecture dotted throughout Catalonia. d’Àneu golf de Lleó de Creus to Vall de Boí by way of two main networks and 13 local Va ll de Boí Àr eu túnel de Erill St. Pere Ando rra Pimorent trails that bring together monuments and churches, villas and de Burgal museums. la Val l Boí Andorra Barruera Taüll la Ve lla Cardet Durro el Pertús cap de Llívia France Cer vera Cóll Requesens St. Serni de la Jonquer a el Pont de Suert Sort Tavèrnoles Lles Puigcerdà Coler a Anserall Santuari Martinet de Núri a Vilajuïg a Sant Per e cap de la Seu túnel del Cadí Campr odon Peralada de Rodes Creus Gerri de d’Urgell Arsèguel Bellver de Queralbs Cerdanya Portlligat la Sal Beget Vilabertra n 6 la Pobl a Cadaqués la Pobla PIRINEUS Bagà de Lille t Castella r Figueres de Segur Gósol de N’Hug Castelló Roses Guardiola Besal ú d’Empúrie s Josa i Tuixén St. Joan de de Berguedà les Abadesses Organyà Ripol l golf de Roses Castell Sant Llorenç Sant Jaume Tremp d’Orcau Isona i Cercs Olot de Morunys Guixers de Fr ontanyà Banyoles Empúrie s Conca Dellà Coll de Odèn Sant Miquel 3 Castell Nargó túnel de de Campmajor COSTA BRAVA Montesqui u Bracons de Mur Covet Castell St. Pere de Berga Cornellà Castells de Mu r de Llordà Graudescales To re lló del T err i Museu Nacional de la Ciència i de la Tècnica, mNACTEC, Terrassa (Catalunya Central) les Masies Cantonigròs Verges Torr oella de Montgrí i de la Guàrdi a de Roda Púbol Obiol s Ullastr et St. Pere de Casserres Girona Solsona Peratallada Àger Monesti r Lluçà Manlle u Roda Places of memory de Gualter de T er Sal t Pal s Puig-r ei g la Cellera Quar t la Bisbal The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) is one of the crucial chapters Monestir de Artesa Santuari de Te r d’Empordà Palafrugel l les Avellanes Ponts del Miracl e Vi c Folguer oles in the contemporary history of Catalonia. The will to retrieve de Segre Calella de Palafrugel l Cardona Gai à Aeroport de Girona- Sant Climent de Taüll, Vall de Boí (Pirineus) memory and learn lessons applicable to the present day has led Foradada Castell de Balsar eny Tona Sant Hilari Sacal m Costa Brava Os de l’Estany Romanyà to the restoration of locations where historic events took place. Montsoní s Santa Colom a Palamós Balaguer Sallent Arbúcies de la Selva The air-raid shelters in Barcelona bear testimony to the Montclar Florejacs 2 el Brull de Farners punishment inflicted on the city, the object of aerial attacks. Camarasa Guissona CATALUNYA Centelle s Sant Feliu de Guíxol s Trenches and fortifications have been restored around the Ebro Vicf re d The Way of St James Balaguer Agramunt CENTRAL Hostalri c River, the site of a devastating battle. St. Guim St. Miquel Sant Fruitós del Fai Br eda Tossa de Mar To rnabous les Pallargues de la Plana els Prats de Bages Caldes in Catalonia de Rei Manresa Llor et de Mar Raïmat Palau de Montbui la Garrig a d’Anglesola St. Benet COSTA Blanes In Catalonia, the Way of Saint James sets out from BARCELONA the Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes in the Cap de UNESCO World Heritage Lleida Cervera Granollers Palafolls Tàrrega Montserrat Car dedeu Creus Natural Park. It joins up with Vilabertran, home Igualada Olesa de 5 UNESCO World Heritage is a protection plan for the Mollerussa Ve rd ú Terrassa Canet de Mar to the canonical church of Santa Maria, and leads world’s cultural and natural assets whose aim is to Alcarràs Monestir de Montserrat Caldes d’Estra c Va llbona Sta. Coloma Sabadel l Argentona to El Pertús. Vestiges of the medieval past can also be seen conserve, catalogue and disseminate places deemed Arbeca Guimerà de Queralt la Pobla de Mataró Claramunt in Figueres and Girona. Montserrat represents another of the part of humanity’s common heritage. Eight hundred les Borges Va llbona de Esparr eguer a Cer danyol a Te ià Capellades del V allè s important stages. The 14 th -century Llibre Vermell (Red Book) of and fifty one places and cultural manifestations around the world Blanques les Monges Rocafort Sta. Coloma la Floresta de Queralt St. Cugat Montserrat brings together the songs of the pilgrims and testifies have been listed. Catalonia boasts the largest number of 8 de Gramenet Sarral 5 St. Sadur ní del V allè s Badalona to the age of these routes. The old Universitat de Cervera and classified sites in Spain and ranks among the leading European TERRES el Cogul l’Albi COSTA d’Anoi a Barberà de St. Feliu BARCELONA La Seu Vella in Lleida constitute other important monuments on heritage countries. DE LLEIDA BARCE LONA 1 Vimbodí la Conca Monestir de de Llobregat the route, combining architectural works and sets of monuments 1984 and 2005. The work of Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona . Monestir de Poblet Santes Creus Vilafranca Barcelona with sites of natural interest such as Ivars Lake, which boasts Montblanc Aiguamúrci a del Penedès Counts of the Pyrenees XATIC Xarxa de Turisme Industrial 1991. Monastery of Poblet. l’Espluga Sta. Coloma route de Catalunya an interesting birdwatching facility. The route comes to an end 1997. Hospital de Sant Pau and Palau de la Música Catalana Cartoixa de Francolí Sta. Margarida de Cervelló (Catalan Industrial Tourism Network) d’Escaladei i els Monjos in Alcarràs, where it joins the Aragonese route, which continues by Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Va lls Olèrdola Aeroport Route of the Good Men UNESCO World Heritage on to Logroño. la Morer a Montferri de Barcelona 1998. Rock paintings of the Iberian Mediterranean. de Montsant Prades l’Arboç 2000. Archaeological site of Tarraco in Tarragona. Rock paintings 4 el Vendrell Garraf The royal monasteries of 2000. Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí. COSTA DAURADA Catalonia. Cistercian route 7 Bellmunt Salomó Sitges Ancient Iberian route 2005. La Patum de Berga festival, Masterpiece of the Oral del Priorat Aeroport Vistabella Vilanova TERRES de Reus The Templars route and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. DE L’EBRE Calafell i la Geltrú Historical sites 2010. Els Castells (Human Towers), Intangible World Heritage. Falset RiudecanyesReus Biosphere Reserve Romanesque churches Corbera Móra d’Ebre Altafulla The Castle Route 1978. Montseny d’Ebre Tarragona Mediterranean Sea 2013. Terres de l’Ebre. Cathedrals, monasteries and collegiate Gandesa churches Miravet Mont-roi g Cambrils The Way of St James Ti vissa del Camp Castles and fortresses Pinell Rasquera Modernisme route de Brai Vandellòs Jewish Catalonia Benifallet Places of memory The Dalinian triangle Horta de 1 BARCELONA 6 PIRINEUS Sant Joan el Perelló Barcelonès Alta Ribagorça, Alt Urgell, Berguedà, Cerdanya, Geniuses of architecture Garrotxa, Pallars Jussà, Pallars Sobirà, Ripollès, Romanesque churches in Vall de Boí Geniuses of painting golf de Sant Jord i 2 CATALUNYA CENTRAL Solsonès Ar nes Anoia, Bages, Osona Tortosa 7 TERRES DE L’EBRE Music: Festivals and seasons 3 COSTA BRAVA Baix Ebre, Montsià, Ribera d’Ebre, Terra Alta Theatre, film and circus festivals Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Pla de l’Estany, Selva 8 TERRES DE LLEIDA