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Gastronomic Trails in Catalonia
Catalonia's plain & coast

Holiday information
Nights: 7
Grade: 1, easy relaxed itinerary
Terrain: farm tracks and coastal paths
Hotels: three 4-star hotels; one 3-star hotel
Meals: breakfast and dinner each day
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  About Empordà >Empordà encompasses the Costa Brava and the rolling plain behind it in north-easternmost Catalonia. Costa Brava translates as ‘rugged coast’, a name that belies the presence of beautiful sandy beaches between the rocky headlands. Inland, medieval villages of honey-coloured stone stand amid vineyards, cork-oak woods and fields of sunflowers and rice. It was in Empordà that the sardana – the Catalan national dance, accompanied by a 3-holed flute – originated, and it is a common sight at fiestas. As in the rest of Catalonia, you will hear Catalan – one of Spain’s four official languages – spoken more commonly than Castilian. Catalonia is renowned throughout Spain for its gastronomy, and Empordà boasts some superb restaurants. The local rice features in both meat and fish dishes, while sauces made from tomato, pepper and aubergine are used in many recipes. Combinations of mar y muntanya (sea and mountain) are also common on menus, be it lobster with partridge or chicken with prawns.
  • self-guided hotel-to-hotel walking, luggage transported
  • high standard of hotels
  • exceptional cuisine
  • relaxed, leisurely walking
  • time for visits to historic villages and for dips in the sea

Catalonia may be renowned for its dramatic coastline, where turquoise waters caress whitewashed fishing villages and for the honey-coloured medieval villages that crown the rolling inland hills, but what is perhaps more of a revelation is the highly innovative gastronomy for which the region is increasingly so deservingly famed. This gentle walk reveals all aspects of this idyllic corner of Catalonia, with the chance to discover the region’s culinary secrets and acclaimed gastronomy while staying in some truly exceptional hotels.
With such a plethora of flavours on offer and the chance to eat in some of Spain’s finest restaurants, this region has been rightfully described as ‘Europe’s last great culinary secret.
     
This most leisurely of walking holidays leads you gently across the inland plain and its ancient villages before winding through scented pinewoods to the pretty bays of the Costa Brava. There is plenty of time to discover the ancient villages, stumble upon a tiny courtyard restaurant, browse the craft shops brimming with hand-painted ceramics and to swim in some of the prettiest coves of the Mediterranean. The standard of accommodation is high and you savour some outstanding cuisine in this most gastronomic of areas.
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