Category: History & Culture

3D animated smiling teeth characters with eyes and legs, symbolising language and culture for free Catalan courses.
Practical info

Do You Speak Catalan?
Parles Català?

Catalan is the primary language of daily life on the Costa Brava. Spanish is spoken too, of course, but in most places it tends to come second in everyday use.

View of Palamós a fishing town of the Costa Brava, Catalunya
History & Culture

Palamós:
A Brief History

Palamós is a fishing and port town on the Costa Brava, famous for its prawns and visited by thousands each year. But what’s its story?

Medieval bridge and fortified tower of Besalú over the Fluvià river in Catalunya.
History & Culture

10 Cool Castles
of La Costa Brava

Girona Province is home to a number of spectacular castles; some medieval and some even older. Some are ruins and others perfectly preserved

The medieval village of Pals overlooking the Catalan countryside
Things to See & Do

Pals: A Magnificent
Medieval Village

Pals is one of the most charming of the many amazing medieval villages dotted around the Baix Empordà countryside. If you only see one, see Pals

The wines of Catalunya are making a splash around the world!
Food & Drink

Wonderful Wines
of Catalunya

Spanish wines are amongst the most widely consumed worldwide and certain Catalan wineries produce some of the finest wines in all the land.

Salvador Dalí sitting in his garden in Port Lligat, Cadaqués, with a giant crab on his chest.
History & Culture

Salvador Dalí:
3 Essential Museums

Step inside Dalí’s triangle (Figueres-Cadaqués-Púbol) and explore the unique surreal world of the Empordà artist who left his mark on the region.

Stylised clock graphic showing siesta hours from 14:00 to 17:00, with the text “Practical Info – Siesta Time in Sleepy Spain” on a yellow background.
History & Culture

Siesta Time
in Sleepy Spain

La siesta is a famous Spanish tradition that some foreigners living in Spain get used to quite quickly, but that others struggle to adapt to