Catalonia
The Virgin of Montserrat in Barcelona
The Virgin of Montserrat (the one that showed up at the “Sawed
Mountain”) was declared the saint of Catalonia by the Pope, Leon the
13th. Its feast is held on April 27th.
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Tags: Barcelona, Religious The Expiatory Temple of the Sacred Family
Its construction began in 1882, however it has not been finished yet
(October 2009). It is Gaudi’s master piece and the highest expression
of the modernist Catalan architecture.
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The cradle for Catalan is considered located in a Pyrenean area between Andorra and Ampurdán (Empordà).
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We can divide the catalan cuisine in highland and inland cuisine, where meat, milky products and products from the forest prevail, as well as orchard and farm products; the seafaring cuisine has fish as leading ingredient along with rice, noodles or potatoes
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