Catalan wine tourism is relatively new. Although the region has thousands of years of history, it’s only been recent that wineries are starting to reemerge.
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Regardless of the reason, Esther, clearly wanted to show us the best of the property. And, to share the best of Hotel Aigua Blava with our readers.
Quique provided the Catalan pastries from his family’s bakery, Pastisseria Serra, in Palafrugell, a nearby town, just in from the coast.
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.
How could it be that in our former wine drinking and wine collecting lives we had never been introduced to Emporda wine?
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.
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
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.
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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