When I wrote about the hotel “El Convent 1613” in La Fresneda I made a special mention to the restaurant just because the simple fact of being located in an old church. Aesthetically, I found it amazing. But what most amazed me was how the architecture has respected a space full of contrasts: modernity vs history. Extraordinary design with glass and...
In my opinion, Ercolano has been unfairly eclipsed by Pompei. I am aware that these ruins are one of the most important in the world. However, Ercolano deserves to be more known across the globe than it currently is. Its size, its location, its hard history and some images that I will never erase from my head, made this small city get to my heart. Studies show...
I had not been to Camprodon in a very long time but I kept many good memories and I was looking forward to go back. When I got the chance to spend a weekend there, I was thinking a lot about the accommodation. I did not want to make mistakes. I needed a place where charm and tradition went hand in hand. I wanted to find a spot which had history, with a mountain...
I love Besalú. It seems to me a fascinating town. I always find an excuse to let myself enjoy the magnificent cuisine of “Pont Vell“. The only problem that fascinates me so much is that I do not venture to discover its surroundings. I feel comfortable in Besalú and I live more intensely as I grow older and older. One day browsing the Internet I discovered...
I will always defend the places that have soul. And this is one of them. I like it very much. From outside, it drew my attention and the attention of everyone who passed in front. The place is punished by the sea; but, at same time, it is very careful from the owners. The blue of the doors with the white letters seemed to me a great idea: very practical and...
I was staying at the wonderful hotel “Les Capçades” and wanted to do some excursion. I needed to have contact with the earth, live it closely but without complicating myself too much. I was recommended to visit the Convent of Sant Salvador and walk to the top of the Santa Barbara mountain. I arrived at the convent with the car. The same road already gives...
CLOSED One day I received a call from a school friend. She wanted me to know a relatively new restaurant. I had not references about it; but I was sure that the recommendation would be good… because she had never done this before! It would be a special place! ;-) Immediately I asked her the name of the place to find out about it. It already captivated me…...
I spend many hours browsing social media. I am constantly looking for new dishes from the restaurants that I already know and distrusting those restaurants that I do not know. I must say, however, that with age I have gained in judgment. I do not know if it is very correct for me to say it, but it is true that I no longer dazzle myself with anything. The bar is...
CLOSED 2017 was a turning year for “Casa Leopoldo”. I honestly think that my admired Romain Fornell – about whom I have spoken so many times in “La Plassohla”, “Caelis”, “Cafe Emma“, “Café Turó” or at “La Taverna del Mar” – and Oscar Manresa (whom I had the great pleasure to meet recently) were brave to put themselves in...
Who has not taken advantage of the visit to the wonderful Naples to make a quick getaway to the romantic Capri? I have done it and it is really worth it. But, as always, we have a certain tendency to do what people do and it is often difficult for us to venture to discover places that are not so famous and that are awesome also. This is the case of the unknown...
I spoke about the “Les Capçades” hotel a long time ago. A unique place with unique people. I wrote, in as much detail as possible, what I experienced there; but I kept a secret from myself (the restaurant). And I think it is time to uncover it. One of the most important points of any hotel is its gastronomy. A good hotel must have a good cuisine. And this...
I cannot excuse myself for not having known the history of the area or the Bages Terra de Vins project before. I write it with my head down and with guilt. I am often interested in places that are far away when the ones we have at home are amazing. My relationship with them has passed through three phases: First one, the discovery, was through social networks...
