Monday 27 December 2010

Cadaqués

·Location: Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in the province of Girona, Catalonia.
(Again, if you don't know where this place is, check out this map!)
·Curiosities: This town has a peculiar history. The people who inhabited it in the past, lived facing the sea and practically separated from the rest of the region until the late nineteenth century. It was isolated by the Pení mountains.
So many people liked this town that in 2010, a Chinese developer, announced its intention to build a near-exact copy of Cadaqués in China!
·How to go there: There is no limitation! By road, train,... even by plane! (The nearest airport is in Girona - 1 hour from there). To more specific information go to this website, it has all the information you need to teleport yourself to to this town.
·Touristic interests: If you go to Cadaqués, you should visit this sites:
1) Salvador Dalí House-Museum
2) Church of St. Mary (17th century)
3) Hermitage of Sant Sebastià, a large house located high on the mountain Pení behind Cadaqués. It is a private residence not open to the public. The hermitage is surrounded by cork trees, and is built on a steep slope.
4) Natural Park of Cap de Creus.
·Wikipedia: If this information does not help you, check the wikipedia article about this place.

3 comments:

  1. Yo he estado el verano pasado en Cadaques. Es un lugar realmente maravilloso. Pienso repetir!

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  2. Encara no he anat a Cadaqués, estaria molt bé anar-hi :)

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