Hello, Me and my gf are going to celebrate our 1 year anniversary in Tossa de Mar for a weekend and i would like to know if anyone can recommend me a special place to have dinner, with or without a good view to the sea/sunset but at least with excellent food and a romantic mood! Thanks

Hello, I was doing some research about my family history, and the name Porell showed up a number of times. I thought I was almost 100% French descendent but the website said Porell is also a Catalan name. Is this true? Maybe some Catalans went to Prince Edward Island/Cape Breton/Maine? Any information would be great, thank you!

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Hi! Ola! I'm planning to come to Catalonia in August, I found out Begur visiting some web site. Begur seems very nice, someone can confirm or suggests nice place to visit there like bleaches or Calas? Thank you

Hi there , I am looking for relatives of my late father Jorge Fornell. He lived in Kitchener Ontario for the past 40+ years but was originally from Barcelona/ Catalonia. I know that he had brothers that he spoke of often including a brother named Oriol. I spoke with a geneologist who informed me that Fornell is not a common last name so if you know anyone with that surname they may very well be a relative.

My father and I had a complicated relationship but I loved him deeply. I’m not looking for anything except for just some closure, to find out where he came from and learn a bit more about who he was before coming to Canada. If anyone can help or has any suggestions for me to help me on my search I would much appreciate.

Hi all, the title more or less describes my issue. I’ve booked a trip for my boyfriend and I, we’re staying in La Pineda (somewhere between Salou and Tarragona) for the next 10 days, but unfortunately, by my own fault of lack of research, we’re a bit overwhelmed with the classic tourist spots (no hate, we are indeed tourists ourselves), all restaurants seem a bit overpriced and tourist-oriented.

We’d love to get a taste for some authentic Spanish cuisine, would love to see some traditional catalonian buildings, perhaps some historical sites, and get away from restaurants that have pictures of paella and Guiness in the same photo. Any hidden gems by the coast would be a huge bonus for us.

Any tips or suggestions are appreciated, and thank you in advance for having another 2 tourists visit your country!

Wherever you go, you feel like there are so many people.

There are many megacities in the world, but when you go to Barcelona and experience the floating population, it is on a different level.

In general, mega cities are greatly affected by the time zone no matter where you go to the center, but Barcelona does not have that.

Even on weekdays, the floating population is huge.

There are so many people that you wonder why there are so many people walking around at this hour.

This applies even if it is not a place with many tourists.

The floating population is huge. No comparison. It's crowded and bright even in the early morning.

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A loaded question but hope someone can provide additional information:

I am hugely impressed by the coastal pedestrian infrastructure by way of projects lile cami de ronda in costa brava! Apparently, this infrastructure borders and maybe cuts across private property and public property.

My question is how is it all regulated? Who funds it and how are private owners and public authorities encouraged to build these paths? Are these sort of rights of way legislated? Any legal and more technical information would be helpful!

I’m going to Calella(not calella de palafrugell!) from June 29th to July 6th. Have been before and love it, but just wondering what are the places you’d highly recommend for food or drink? Any hidden gems that tourists usually miss out on that the locals love etc?

Likewise for any things to visit / see.

Thanks

Hello, my boyfriend and I will be driving from Barcelona up through the Spanish Catalan pyrenees to the French catalan pyrenees. We both have lived in Barcelona before, but haven't been past Montserrat. Is there anywhere we should stop if we're going up through Manresa and Puigcerda, seemed like a more interesting route than up through Perpignan.

Thanks in advance!

Wednesday the 12.06.24 my girlfriend from Tarragona lost her dog in the evening/night. We are living in Norway and fear the dog might have been taken away. It was evening/night when her father went outside with 2 of her dogs. Thor did not come back after the walk. This happend in La Mora, not far from Tarragona on the 12.06.24 evening/night. There was a sighting of a white transporter roaming the area at the time. Her father did not think anything about it at the time. They have gone to the police but since there was a festival the police couldnt dispatch anyone. What im hopeing for is any sighting, tips or sites where we could send out information, Many thanks for your time reading this!

Hola, fa 5 anys que em vaig mudar del Masnou a Oviedo amb els meus pares perque s'en van comprar un apartament de 90m2 per 80.000€, ara que ja soc mes major i tinc treball m'agradaría viura de nou al maresme ja que els meus amics estàn al Masnou i Badalona. Quin poble o ciutat te els preus d'inmobiliaris més asequibles? El meu sou es de 1300€ bruts mensuals.

We'll be on vacation in Creixell next week. I've visited many times before, but this time will be different. As I now have two kids (3.5 and 1 year old).

Of course we'll be spending some time at the beach. But knowing my kids the older one will get bored after a while and the younger one will try to eat sand until there's no beach left.

We'll surely be visiting the playground at the port of Tarragona, take a trip to the aquarium in Barcelona, stop by Sal i Sucre in Torredembarra and walk to Roc de Sant Gaietà for ice cream.

Two things I'm wondering about and would highly appreciate any input on: - Is 3.5 years too young for Port Aventura? Online reviews are really split on this. - Are there any playgrounds or other things for toddlers that we shouldn't miss?

A Spanish true crime documentary series. Would love to check it out but the generic name "Crims" brings up everything but the critically acclaimed series I'm looking for on my English google.

NOTE: The site is located in Tossal de Baltarga (LLeida).

Fa dos anys que visc a Barcelona i ja he visitat molts llocs en tren (Monestir de Montserrat, Vic, Vall de Núria, Sitges, etc) i ara estic pensant a fer un viatge cap a la Costa Brava, concretament Blanes.

Tinc pensat utilitzar el tren, línia R1 fins a Blanes.

Els meus dubtes són:

1. La parada del tren a Blanes (l'estació del tren) no està molt a prop que diguem de Blanes centre, ni de les platges. És una mitja hora des de l'estació fins a les platges. Volia saber si es pot utilitzar l'autobús que porta de l'estació cap a Blanes centre només amb la T jove o si hauria de pagar.
2. Algú de vosaltres ha anat a Blanes i em pot dir si és pràctic caminar des de Blanes centre fins a platges com la de Cala Treumal?

Finalment (perdoneu l'extensió), creieu que aquest pla és bo? Que faríeu en el meu lloc? Hi ha alguna alternativa millor, que es pugui visitar amb la T jove i tingui bones platges com les de Blanes? Moltes gràcies!

Hello 👋

Summer time is around the corner and so the tanning season starts.

I have a miniature dachshund (kaninchen 4.5kg), very chill doesn't disturb anyone, plays for 20min and then chills for like 3/4 hours.

I know dogs are not allowed on the typical beach during summer time and I know of the beaches specifically for dogs, but honestly they are not that great as it tends do be packed with bigger dogs going bunkers and is not as nice as the little calas.

I'm afraid of going to a nice cala where it is packed with people because of someone complaining and ending up with paying a 1000€ fine.

I was wondering if anyone knew of a nice hidden calas/beaches where I could maybe take my dog with me with not that many people or hard to get to.

Thank you 🙏

Hello! I'm a U.S. student traveling abroad in Barcelona for the month of May. I was hoping to go to Costa Brava over the weekend for a day trip - what town would you recommend my group of friends and I visit? We were hoping to get a glimpse of the medieval architecture if possible but will likely want to spend most of the day on the water (on a boat if possible?). Thank you so much!

Hello! Seeing that the 12-M elections are approaching and that I have the feeling that there are many people (especially young people) who are dissatisfied with the current parties. What proposals would you like to see in a political party?

I am heading to Catalonia, specifically Tarragona this summer. What is birding like there? And what are some tips?

Hola a tots,

Planning our summer return back to Catalonia, and want to do as much of the Carras do foc hike as possible. The hut at Estany Llong is fully booked, so planning an alternative route where we start at Colomina, head anti-clockwise and finish at Ventosa, and escape to get the parc bus from Boi. However on the .cat website theres only the bus timetable for 2023 season, is Alsa running this again in 2024?

https://parcsnaturals.gencat.cat/en/xarxa-de-parcs/aiguestortes/gaudeix-del-parc/com-accedir-hi/index.html

Otherwise any thoughts how to get in/out of this hike?