Literary routes

A literary journey around the Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees

A literary journey around the Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees

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Port of Roses

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Girona-Costa Brava Airport

Port of Palamós

The province of Girona, home to the tourist brands Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees, boasts more than two thousand years of history, its own culture and a Mediterranean essence that have shaped the personality of this region.

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Over the years it has been a source of inspiration for writers and poets who have provided a new perspective of our culture and landscape, capturing them in some truly priceless literary creations.

Girona

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The literary routes around the province of Girona invite us to discover this legacy and immerse ourselves in the Ripollès county of Joan Maragall, the Romanyà of Mercè Rodoreda and the Girona of the Bertrana family.

With so many renowned authors passing through the Girona counties over the years, it is no longer possible to explore this region without being reminded of their work.

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The Costa Brava Begur

Girona

Josep Vinyoli route

‘Places and words’. Prudenci Bertrana route in Girona

Summers spent in Begur had a profound effect on the poetry of this writer, who wrote and revised much of the work he later published while staying here. The guide on this route is Miquel Martín, a writer living in the town.

+34 972 624 520 eponsati@begur.cat www.visitbegur.cat/en www.visitbegur.cat/en/en-culture/vinyolis-poetic-route/

This itinerary invites you to discover Girona through the eyes of Prudenci Bertrana and visit some of the city’s most emblematic and thought-provoking places which provided the setting for the cultural dreams of the writers of his period.

Castelló d’Empúries

Temporary exhibition ‘The urge to live and write. Prudenci and Aurora Bertrana’

Fages de Climent route

Prudenci and Aurora Bertrana shared a literary vocation which led them to publish the novel L’illa perduda (The lost isle) together in 1935. This exhibition focuses on the creative union behind the conception of the book to explain the world of this father and daughter, how they differed and what they had in common. The show is open until 22 April 2018.

The history and architectural heritage of this town, together with the surrounding landscape of marshes, flood-meadows and fields, inspired this author’s literary creation.

+34 972 156 233 pol@castello.cat www.castelloempuriabrava.com/en www.castello.cat/patrimoni-historic/ patrimoni-arquitectonic/itinerari-literari-carles-fages-de-climent/

Figueres +34 972 503 155 turisme@figueres.org www.en.visitfigueres.cat www.espaisescrits.cat/que-fem/rutes-literaries/maria-angels-anglada-a-figueres

Fages de Climent route This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of this writer. The commemorations are being held above all in the city of Figueres, where he was born and died, and which he had very strong links with, as demonstrated in the numerous texts he mentions it in.

charo.errando@ajgirona.cat www2.girona.cat https://issuu.com/ajuntament_girona/ docs/ruta_bertranaf

+34 972 419 014 charo.errando@ajgirona.cat www2.girona.cat www.girona.cat/museuhistoria/cat/agenda_exposicions.php?idReg=120

‘Times of siege’. Literary and historical route around the Girona of the French invasion of 1285

Maria Àngels Anglada literary route This itinerary reveals the Figueres of Maria Àngels Anglada in a tour around the places she visited every day accompanied by her verses and prose.

+34 972 419 014

This literary walk takes you around the Girona of the siege that took place here during the summer of 1285. A great opportunity to rediscover the city through the words of those who witnessed events first-hand, chronicler Bernat Desclot, and current literary texts such as Les filles de Sara (Sara’s daughters)

by Sílvia Planas, director of the Girona History Museum, which is also collaborating in this route.

+34 972 419 014 charo.errando@ajgirona.cat www2.girona.cat https://issuu.com/ajuntament_girona/ docs/guiarutaliteraria2016

+34 972 503 155 turisme@figueres.org

Josep Pla route in Girona

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A perfect excuse to re-read Girona, un llibre de records (Girona, a book of memories) by Josep Pla, and to observe the city through his eyes. This itinerary, produced by Girona City Council and the Josep Pla Foundation, was created using the selection of texts that Miquel Pairolí prepared for the exhibition ‘Josep Pla and Girona’ (Fontana d’Or, 1997).

www.mapaliterari.cat/ca/api/guia/116/ carles-fages-de-climent/fages-de-climent-a-figueres

+34 972 419 014 charo.errando@ajgirona.cat www2.girona.cat https://issuu.com/ajuntament_girona/ docs/ruta-joseppla/

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L’Escala

Josep Pla literary route

Víctor Català route Summers spent in Begur had a profound effect on the poetry of this writer, who wrote and revised much of the work he later published while staying here. The guide on this route is Miquel Martín, a writer living in the town.

+34 972 776 815 museu@lescala.cat www.anxova-sal.cat

This itinerary will lead you on a voyage of discovery around various places in Palafrugell and its municipality that held particular significance to Pla, following a route marked by the author’s biographical and literary references.

www.visitlescala.com/ca/agenda-dactivitats/ruta-victor-catala

+34 670 649 999 sbcreacions@gmail.com www.sandrabisbe.cat/en www.sandrabisbe.cat/tour/irene-rocasuna-lletraferida-de-llofriu/

This proposal consists of a guided tour around the Gothic quarter following in the footsteps of Pals’ ladies of the manor. Coinciding with the celebration of Sant Jordi (St. George’s Day), there are pauses along the route for readings of poetry by local authors. The visit ends with a final reading at Ca la Pruna cultural centre accompanied by an appetizer and a glass of cava.

Palafrugell

Peralada

Guided visit to the ‘Josep Pla (1897-1981)’ permanent exhibition

‘What shall I tell you? Ramon Muntaner and Peralada’ literary route +34 972 611 820 mmoreno@palafrugell.net www.visitpalafrugell.cat/en http://fundaciojoseppla.cat/content/ view/36/65/lang,en/#.Wp5eKvnOW70

Guided visit to the ‘Half Europe falls.

Josep Pla’s impressions of the Great War’ temporary exhibition The Josep Pla Foundation in Palafrugell presents an exhibition on the impact of the Great War (1914-1918) on Pla’s early development as a person and a writer.

The show is open until 6 May 2018.

mmoreno@palafrugell.net www.visitpalafrugell.cat/en www.visitpalafrugell.cat/rutes/rutes-culturals/josep-pla/

Sant Jordi literary route

Irene Rocas, a woman of letters from Llofriu

The permanent exhibition ‘Josep Pla (1897-1981)’, located in the house where Pla was born, details his life and career as a writer and journalist against the backdrop of the historical evolution of the 20th century.

+34 972 611 820

Pals

Llofriu Following entries from Irene Rocas’ personal diary you will move around the Llofriu that she knew and discover a strong woman who was passionate about the Catalan language and her homeland.

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On this visit you will discover Ramon Muntaner’s relationship with Peralada through a selection of texts by different authors. The Sant Domènec Cultural Centre provides the guide who accompanies this route.

+34 972 642 310 sfont@baixemporda.cat www.baixemporda.cat www.visitpals.com/ca/que-fer/visites-guiades/

+34 972 538 840 promocio@peralada.cat www.en.visitperalada.cat www.espaisescrits.cat/que-fem/rutes-literaries/que-us-dire-ramon-muntaner-iperalada

Santa Coloma de Farners Salvador Espriu poetry route +34 972 611 820 mmoreno@palafrugell.net www.visitpalafrugell.cat/en www.palafrugellcultura.cat/que-fem/ item/mig-europa-cau-impressions-de-josep-pla-sobre-la-gran-guerra

This poet’s relationship with the city is captured in the urban landscape in the various points of interest that make up this route. The itinerary takes visitors around the places the town has dedicated to the poet and, at the same time, invites them to discover his work through a selection of his texts.

+34 972 841 702 info@laselvaturisme.com www.laselvaturisme.com/en www.espaisescrits.cat/que-fem/rutes-literaries/itinerari-poetic-salvador-espriu

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The Girona Pyrenees Santa Cristina d’Aro

Bellver de Cerdanya

Mercè Rodoreda literary tour

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer and ‘the devil’s cross’:

A selection of texts taken from Mercè Rodoreda’s extensive writings illustrates the various places and landscapes in Romanyà de la Selva that inspired what is considered to be the most universal work in contemporary Catalan literature. There are scheduled dramatized guided visits, in addition to special visits catering for students of all levels.

+34 972 835 293 cultura@santacristina.cat oficinaturisme@santacristina.cat www.visitsantacristina.cat

This famous poet and writer was inspired to write La cruz del diablo (The devil’s cross) in this town in Cerdanya, where he lived for several months in 1860.

Sant Feliu de Guíxols A walk around Gaziel’s Sant Feliu

‘Vayreda’s Alta Garrotxa’ route +34 972 642 310 sfont@baixemporda.cat www.baixemporda.cat www.socsantfeliudeguixols.com/un-voltpel-sant-feliu-de-gaziel

turisme@cerdanya.org www.cerdanya.org www.rutasurbanasmanel.blogspot.com. es/p/blog-page.html

www.visitsantacristina.cat/que-fer/merce-rodoreda-ruta-literaria.html

Montagut i Oix and Sales de Llierca

This route is perfect for anyone who wants to discover Sant Feliu de Guíxols by following in the footsteps of the journalist and writer Agustí Calvet, known as Gaziel. The itinerary is held on specific occasions and includes a reading of texts by the author. There is also a shorter version of the route which visits just some places in the city centre.

+34 972 140 665

This itinerary provides a unique opportunity to discover the Alta Garrotxa area. The route visits the places where Marian Vayreda located the main characters in his famous novel La punyalada (The stab).

+34 972 271 600 info@turismegarrotxa.com www.en.turismegarrotxa.com www.ca.turismegarrotxa.com/propostesi-rutes/l-alta-garrotxa-de-vayreda-ruta-8garrotxa-12/

Puigcerdà ‘Ruiz Zafón. The angel’s game’ literary route

Mare de Déu del Mont Sanctuary The little Jacint Verdaguer museum Jacint Verdaguer began writing the poem Canigó in 1880, when, during a stay in the French region of Vallespir, he felt drawn to this mountain and its history and legends.

+34 872 208 037

This itinerary traces the key points that appear in the plot of Ruiz Zafón’s novel The angel’s game, set in the early 20th century. It offers the perfect excuse to visit the town’s most emblematic locations.

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+34 972 140 665 turisme@cerdanya.org www.cerdanya.org www.puigcerda.cat/gaudeix/turisme-cultural/ruta-literaria-ruiz-zafon

www.sandrabisbe.cat/en www.marededeudelmont.com/ca/mn-jacint-verdaguer/verdaguer-i-el-santuari/

Ripoll Literary evenings at Ripoll monastery A visit to the monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll seen through the eyes of Verdaguer, the greatest poet of the Catalan Renaixença movement, who in 1886 was crowned here ‘in the name of Catalonia’ by Bishop Morgades. At the end of the tour, visitors are offered a taste of local products.

+34 972 704 499 rmolina@ripollesdesenvolupament.com www.ripollesdesenvolupament.com www.ripoll.cat/visites-guiades/

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Throughout the region

Sant Joan de les Abadesses Josep Picola i Soler literary route In 2013, to commemorate the centenary of the birth of this illustrious poet, Sant Joan de les Abadesses Town Council published the book Josep Picola Soler.

Cent anys (1913-2013). Visió d’una ànima santjoanina (Josep Picola Soler. One hundred years (1913-2013).

Vision of a Sant Joan soul). The book encourages visitors to enjoy a literary route that presents various places in the town through the author’s poems, tracing his life and cultural career.

www.santjoandelesabadesses.cat/index. php/que-fer/rutes-2/literaries/1378-josep-picola-soler

Josep Pla literary appetizer With readings of the writer’s work, an aperitif and appetizers you will learn a little more about Girona’s secrets, which Josep Pla knew so well. This activity can be carried out anywhere and for any type of group or occasion.

+34 972 305 577 info@fundaciojoseppla.cat www.fundaciojoseppla.cat www.fundaciojoseppla.cat/content/ view/628/44#.WpPurPnOW70

Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Camprodon valley and Núria valley Joan Maragall literary route This route was created as part of the Maragall Year (2010-2011) celebrations, which marked the 150th anniversary of the poet’s birth and the centenary of his death. It traces his footsteps during his stays in Ripollès county, specifically in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in Camprodon and in Núria.

+34 972 704 499 rmolina@ripollesdesenvolupament.com www.ripollesdesenvolupament.com www.santjoandelesabadesses.cat/index. php/rutes-literaries/935-rutaliteraria

Setcases ‘Setcases, a land that inspires’ Poets such as Jacint Verdaguer, Joan Maragall and Joan M. Guasch wrote about the natural beauty of this mountain town, where they found the space for inspiration to come to them.

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