The Palamos fish market auction opened my eyes to a whole new world of fish, and an appreciation of just how local, and fresh, the fish is in Catalunya.
Category Archives: Europe
Europe Food Travel Guide, with tips and advice on what and where to eat in Europe.
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How could it be that in our former wine drinking and wine collecting lives we had never been introduced to Emporda wine?
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I was left focusing on the quantity of food I consumed during our days eating in Catalunya. I call it extreme eating, but that term does not do justice.
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Although we signed up for a customized culinary tour with Lazy Flavors, we actually received a walking tour of the Graça neighborhood of Lisbon.
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Jun
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During our stay in Costa Brava, we tested accommodations at different price points. Here is a list of each of the places we stayed along with their pricing
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May
That is how we found our way ninety minutes outside Lisbon, on a vineyard tour in Alentejo. Before that we really didn’t even know what Alentejo wine was.
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May
Cooking of a traditional fish dish in a fishermen’s shack on Tamariu beach, a traditional seafood meal,in a shack, maybe with a few fishermen present.
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We approached Lazy Flavors, essentially asking them for a food tour. This Lisbon culinary tour expanded knowledge of traditional Portuguese cuisine.
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There is more to the Catalunya coast than the sun and beach. It’s about exploring this unknown corner of culinary tourism in Europe, in Costa Brava.
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May
May
The Romans invented plumbing, so at one time they were the world leaders. I have been amazed at the condition of toilets in Italy.