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Park Labyrinth Horta, Barcelona

Парк «Лабиринт Орта» в Барселоне
If you want to spend a day in nature without leaving the city, we recommend that you visit the park Labyrinth Horta (Parc del Laberint d’Horta) in Barcelona.
This remarkable place was created at the end of the 18th century by Senor Joan Desvalls, Marquis de Llupià, Poal and Alfarràs. This enlightened man, equally passionate about nature, science and art, invited the Italian architect Domenico Bagutti in 1791 to bring the idea of creating a neoclassical garden to life. At first, this garden included a maze of cypress trees, which contained various sculptures and bas-reliefs from Greco-Roman mythology, symbolizing various stages of love – according to legend, Theseus, who defeat the Minotaur in the labyrinth, received Ariadne’s love as a reward. Later, a romantic garden was added to the neoclassical garden. The Desvalls family owned the park until 1967, after which they sold it to the Barcelona authorities; in 1971, the Horta labyrinth park was opened to the general public.
Today, the park covers an area of 9 hectares and consists of several different zones, including gardens, multi-level terraces, reservoirs, a forest area and even a mountain stream. Botanists enthusiastically describe the amazing variety of flora that can be found while walking in the park. In the famous labyrinth, scenes of various movies were repeatedly filmed, including “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer” based on the book by Patrick Süskind.
We invite you to take a short virtual tour of the park with us.

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Costa Brava, boat trip from Tossa de Mar

Costa Brava, boat trip from Tossa de Mar

Costa Brava is a unique coast, in which secluded coves with sandy beaches alternate with steep rocky shores overgrown with Mediterranean pines and eucalyptus trees. Not only numerous owners of various floating facilities or oligarchs on super yachts can admire the views of the coast. By the way, it’s more difficult for them to turn around on our narrow lagoons. But ordinary tourists can also enjoy the beauties of this mediterranean coast! It’s enough just to take a tour along the Costa Brava on a pleasure boat starting, for example, in Tossa de Mar.

Short squeeze of useful information and photos of the Costa Brava, which you can see with your own eyes during the boat trip from Tossa de Mar, can be found following the link.

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Оlot

Olot is the center of the volcanic province of La Garrotxa, Girona, Catalonia

The city of Olot is located in the province of Girona in the northern part of Catalonia. This is the center of the administrative district of La Garrotxa, which is better known as the “land of volcanoes”. Thousands of years ago there were numerous active volcanoes (about 40 in total), threatening all the living. Scientists claim that the last eruption of the volcano Croscat occurred about 11,000 years ago. Today, volcanic crators are overgrown with dense oak forests, and in the fields, due to the high content of nutrients and peat, local farmers harvest rich crops. In Olot, among others, there is a special museum dedicated to volcanoes. And do not forget to try the traditional local herbal liquor “Rataphia”!

A short story about our visit to Olot with photos can be seen following the link.