Catalan human castles declared UNESCO element of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Posted by maribel on 17 nov 2010 | 1 comment

A Castell (in English means castle) is a human tower built traditionally since XVII century in the area of Catalonia, Spain. The castells are human towers of several stages and to build them there are a big number of people of different strength, weight, and size involved working together as a team, developing skills such as strength, balance, expertise and teamwork.

The human castell is considered a success when stages of its assembling and disassembling, can be done in complete succession. The assembly is complete once all castellers have climbed into their designated places, and the enxaneta who is the youngest and lightest person of the colla  (team) , usually a child,climbs into place at the top and raises one hand with four fingers erect, in a gesture said to symbolize the stripes of the Catalan flag. The enxaneta then climbs down the other side of the castell, after which the remaining levels of castellers descend in highest-to-lowest order until all have reached safety.

You can find human castles in local festivities and also we offer Castells as show for company incentive trips.

The UNESCO declared yesterday the Human Castles element of Intagible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Selfguided or Guided Cycletourisme Spain: Alt Empordà, 7 days, 5 circular tours from Roses

Posted by maribel on 15 nov 2010 | 0 comments

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The city of Roses is surrounded by interesting sites, therefore we offer you five tours to show you its surroundings by bike: the wine and olive oil tour with local products

Guided or Selfguided Cycletourism Tour: The Empordà, 200km through Natural Parks and medieval stone towns

Posted by maribel on 15 nov 2010 | 0 comments

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This tour goes along the Mediterranean Seaside and inland, the area also known as the Spanish Tuscany, it is a flat farming land with small stone towns all over. Biking becomes more than a transport

From the Mediterranean Coastline to the Medieval Selfguided Walking Tour in Catalonia

Posted by maribel on 12 nov 2010 | 2 comments

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This itinerary is one of my favorites, nice and easy; a classic of Catalan walking. At the beginning you go along the coastline with views over the coastline’s small towns and at the end you will be visiting the medieval town of Empordà. It perfectly combines nature, great gastronomy and

Descubrir Cataluña a caballo | Discover Catalonia Trails horseriding

Posted by maribel on 6 set 2010 | 3 comments

Descubrir Cataluña a caballo

Hace unos años que ofrecemos rutas a caballo “ itinerantes”, de alojamiento a alojamiento, o en “estrella” con alojamiento en una casa rural, y con salidas diarias a conocer el entorno a caballo. Se trata de rutas para personas que tienen mucha experiencia en monta ya que la ruta dura varias horas al día .