Spain Catalonia Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Introduction 1 A walk round the capital cities Barcelona 10 Tarragona 16 Lleida 19 Girona 22 United Kingdom Trips round the Dublin autonomous comunity Girona London Costa Brava 25 Ireland The Eastern Pyrenees and valleys 29 Barcelona Costa de Garraf Paris and Costa del Maresme 31 The province’s inland area 34 Tarragona France Costa Daurada 35 Lleida The Western Pyrenees Cantabrian Sea and Val d´Aran 39 Leisure and shows 42 Catalonia Girona Lleida Useful information 47 Barcelona Tarragona Portugal Madrid Lisbon Spain Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Melilla Ceuta Rabat Morocco Canary Islands Arreau Quillan Port-Barcares Fos Tarascon Estagel Les FRANCIA PERPIGNAN 3091 Bossóst Millans B. de Luchon ran Vall d’A BAQUEIRA Ax-les-Thermes Túnel de Bielsa Salardú -BERET Arties 3145 2575 Vielha P Pic Carlit Port de Pic d´Estats P la Bonaigua El Serrat 2921 Pico Posets 3408 Baqueira Bielsa 3371 V Esterri d'Àneu P P.N. DE AIGÜESTORTES a a ANDORRA Port-Vendres Benasque ll d Vall de rer Y LAGO DE SANT MAURICI ’À Fer Ordino Soldeu ne Cardó all CERLER 230 u V Mont-Louis P.N. DE ORDESA Cerler Caldes de Boi Encamp Llívia Portbou Y MONTE PERDIDO Castejón oí Espot ANDORRA 1450 Vilaller B ESPOT-ESQUÍ les Escaldes la Jonquera P. N. de Sos e 2905 Roc de Fraussa Punta dels d Llavorsí LA VELLA VALLTER-2000 Prats-de-Mollo Colera CAP DE CREUS 2910 l BOÍ-TAÜLL Puigcerdà Canons a Taüll RESORT Llançà V Bellver Capmany Peralada PORT-AINÉ Lles 2913 Queralbs 260 el Port de la Selva Ainsa-Sobrabe el Pont Sort de Cerdanya Alp Puigmal Setcases Coll d’Ares P Ribes Emb. de Boadella 260 de Suert es Sant Pere de Rodes Cadaqués 2492 260 Martinet Rib Camprodon Emb. la Seu de de Freser Figueres Roses MASELLA ll Sant Pau 1115 Campo d'Urgell Va Sant Joan de Castellfollit Castello d´Empúries de Mediano Adrall P. N. LA MOLINA VALL DE Sopeira CADI-MOIXERÓ les Abadesses de Seguries de la Roca Arcusa Santa Liestra Gerri de la Sal NURIA P. N. AIGUAMOLLS Empuriabrava Golfo 1834 2647 Besalú DE L’EMPORDÁ de Roses y San Quilez Sant Gervás Organyá Bagá la Pobla 152 P. N. ZONA Empúries 2070 Ripoll II 230 la Pobla Coll de PORT Olot VOLCÁNICA l'Escala de Lillet DE LA GARROTXA Viladamat Emb. de Laguarres de Segur Boumort Nargó DEL COMTE RASOS DE Tremp PEGUERA Sant Esteve Grado Graus Puente les Llosses EMPORDÁ d’en Bas Banyoles A 1023 A-7 Torroella l´Estartit de Montañana Emb. de Berga Vilada Sant Llorenç Islas Medes de Montgrí V Oliana Sant Agustí GIRONA El Grado de Morunys de Lluçanès Emb. de Amer la Bisbal P 123 Emb. de l'Espunyola Barasona Benabarre Oliana Manlleu Susqueda d'Empordà Pals Begur A Barbastro 1677 Bassella Tamariu Estadilla Gironella Olost Anglès R Prats Emb. de Palafrugell 1108 Solsona Puig-reig de Lluçanès Cassà de Santa Coloma B Fonz P Vilanova Sau la Selva Llafranc Islas Formigues de Farners Calella de Palafrugell P Vic de Sau Calonge Ager Artesa A LA SELVA Palamós Monzón Tamarite de Segre Ponts Cardona Tona Arbúcies Sils Platja d'Aro de Litera Súria Llagostera Moià R A 230 Balsareny A-7 s’Agarò Camarasa 1694 P. N. Hostalric Vidreres San Feliu de Guixols MONTSENY T Pomar Binefar Alfarrás Torá Sallent E II PLA D´URGELL Centelles Montseny Tossa de Mar Altorrincón S de Cinca Fonollosa Manresa P. N. SAN LLORENÇ Blanes Canyelles 240 Bellcaire Agramunt Guissona DEL MUNT I L’OBAC T Sant Celoni Tordera Lloret de Mar Almenar Balaguer d'Urgell O Binaced Malgrat de Mar e Almacelles Linyola Sant Ramon Calaf Monistrol 1095 S la Garriga Palafolls C Castellar Caldes Granollers Calella m Alcolea de Montserrat Pineda de Mar s Albalate O de Montbui Canet e Anglesola P. N. DE LA MUNTANYA del Vallès r 326 Bell-lloc Sant Pol de Mar de Cinca d'Urgell Cervera DE MONTSERRAT 1238 C Argentona A-19 Arenys de Mar a Ontiñena II Sabadell M LLEIDA Bellpuig Tárrega la Panadella Terrassa Caldes d´Estrac l Castellolí Premià de Mar e Ballobar Alcarrás Torregrosa Esparraguera Mataró d Mollerusa Igualada A Alella a Belianes II Vilassar de Mar t Zaidín Juneda Capellades Ripollet o s les Borges Vallbona de R Martorell Rubí el Masnou C Soses Santa Coloma Montgat Fraga Castelldans Blanques les Monges de Queralt E O A-2 L Sant Sadurní Molins de Rei Badalona Candasnos Torrente Vinaixa Sarral d'Anoia L Sant Just BARCELONA E Emb. de Cinca Serós 240 Montblanc A-7 I Desvern ZARAGOZA 98 km ZARAGOZA de Mequinenza l'Espluga de Francolí N D Monestir de Gavà Maials la Granadella Monestir de Poblet R A-2 Santes Creus Villafranca Begues Mequinenza O del Penedès El Prat de Llobregat Á C Vilarodona Garraf Castelldefels Emb. Albarca 1201 Alcover Valls 340 Emb. Prades Sitges R 211 de Riba-roja Cunit de Flix la Bisbal 1115 la Selva del Camp el Vendrell Vilanova i la Geltrú f R Nonaspe de Falset Reus Segur de Calafell ra Fayón Ascó Flix Altafulla Calafell ar Riudoms Torredembarra G E la Pobla Mont-roig de Fabara Falset Vila-seca ta Maella de Massaluca del Camp os T 420 Móra la Nova Salou TARRAGONA C Gandesa I Batea Móra d'Ebre Cambrils Calaceite Tivissa A-7 D el Pinell de Brai A Rasquera Vandellòs l'Hospitalet de l'Infant D Motorway Prat de Compte A E Calafat R Expressway Xerta Tivenys 340 U A M National road Arnes el Perelló l'Ametlla de Mar Valderrobres 1182 D Primary basic network road Tortosa l’Espina Cap Roig A Secondary basic network road Beceite P T l'Ampolla P. N. R N Local road Mas de Santa la Cava DELTA DE L´EBRE S Railway Barberans O Puebla Bàrbara Cap Tortosa A National Park Amposta C de Benifasar Nature Park la Senia Sant Carles de la Rápita M Bel P State hotel Ulldecona les Cases Monument d'Alcanar Historical ruins Traiguera 0 10 20 30 40 50 Km. Chert Alcanar Ski resort La Jana Vinaròs Sant Mateu CARTOGRAFÍA: GCAR, S.L. Cardenal Silíceo, 35 Airport Tel. 91 416 73 41 - 28002 MADRID - AÑO 2000 Tirig Cálig Benicarló P 340 CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA 60 km Introduction characteristics come to the fore in their traditional dance, the Getting to know sardana, a true reflection of Catalonia fraternity, performed to the beat of music charged with According to a legend widely melodiousness. accepted by the Catalonian people, in the ninth century, With a population of over six just before Wifredo I million, Catalonia covers a (El Velloso) died, blood from surface area of 31,930 km2 in his battle wounds was smeared the northeast of the Iberian onto his shield, forming four Peninsula. It is flanked to the vertical lines: the four red north by France and Andorra, Coast of Girona stripes featured on the to the south by the senyera, or flag of the Autonomous Community of Autonomous Community of Valencia, to the west by Catalonia. Thus was born the Aragón and to the east by the symbol of identity of Mediterranean Sea, whose Catalonia, an outward-looking, waters bathe its more than Mediterranean region with its 500 km of coastline. own culture and language (Catalan), through which its A land of contrasts, the personality has gradually taken Catalonian community is of a shape. Of a friendly nature, varied relief which endows it Catalonians are extroverted yet with clearly differentiated discreet and these landscapes: deep valleys, 1 The inland area is essentially a land of farmers and cattle- breeders. Here, the countryside is made up of arable land speckled with villages and the typical Catalonian rural houses known as masíes. The region's climate is conditioned by its varied relief. Of the Mediterranean continental type, it is mild and warm on the coast but more extreme in the areas of higher altitude, where snow is frequent. It is humid on the River Monastero. Lleida coast and dryer inland. Catalonia, which is divided administratively into four remote mountain villages, provinces (Barcelona, Girona, large capital cities, seafaring Lleida and Tarragona) and towns, snow-capped peaks, territorially into 41 regions, is spacious beaches and even one of the Mediterranean's tiny coves that may be major tourism centres and is reached only from the sea. specifically equipped for the As a result, the visitor finds purpose with a first-class himself in the enviable infrastructure which makes position of being able to it a popular choice among enjoy highly different scenes congress and convention within easy distance of one organisers. With facilities another. ranging from hotels, hotels and boarding houses to camp The Pyrenean mountain range sites and rural tourism hotels, runs from west to east along the Catalonian community has Catalonia's northern territory an accommodation capacity of until it reaches the approximately 500,000 places. Mediterranean Sea. Between the Pyrenees and the littoral In addition to tourism, and pre-littoral chains lies the Catalonia has always been an community's flattest area, important centre of industrial formed by the central activity, based originally on the depression. textile sector, though it has 2 spread towards other areas coupled with the charm of such as the car industry, food, each town and city, there is a chemicals and electronics. wide range of tourism A modern community, well- activities, all within Catalonia's positioned in the area of new boundaries. technologies, its inhabitants remain loyal to custom and When visiting this autonomous tradition. community, the traveller will realise that Catalonia is much Catalonia's seaports (including more than this brochure could two of the leading ever describe.