PT Meet the Press – Sant Jordi

22 – 26 April 2018

Costa Brava – Diba

“Famous knights, well-known detectives, and even a world-renowned wizard fill the pages of books written in or inspired by Catalonia”

Sunday 22, 2018 – BARCELONA

Arrival of participants - 15/18 journalists

Transfer El Prat Airport – Barcelona

Accommodation H10 Art Gallery Hotel www.h10hotels.com/en/art-gallery

________________________________________ Morinig Free time – Barcelona Bus Turístic www.barcelonabusturistic.cat/en

13h30 Lunch 16h00 Literary tour – Barcelona Barcelona contains a host of literary settings and many novels have

vicariously helped their readers to travel. Now you can tour the city by

following the sceneries of certain books written by internationally

renowned authors. We propose you a new view of Barcelona through

our literary routes.

20h00 Dinner – restaurant to be confirmed

Monday 23, 2018 – BARCELONA / COSTA BRAVA

09h00 SANT JORDI – MEET THE PRESS

The Tradition of Sant Jordi

Every 23 April, we celebrate the anniversaries of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes. To remember both

literary geniuses, people in Catalonia give each other books. It is also a day on which lovers’ day is celebrated,

as the legend of the knight Saint George (Sant Jordi in Catalan) says that he slayed the dragon when it was

about to devour a princess. From the Dragon’s blood, a rose bush grew and Saint George offered the princess

one of the flowers. The streets of Catalonia fill with stands selling books and roses. It’s worth seeing. It is the

festival of literature and love.

Meet the Press

We will walk through the multitude to enjoy the special and wonderful atmosphere during the festivity of Sant

Jordi. We will visit some of the several sites where you can buy books, and we will even feel the emotion to

getting them signed by its author.

13h00 Lunch in Barcelona 14h30 Transfer to Costa Brava www.costabrava.org

The Costa Brava brand is the first destination of sun and beach in Catalonia. It extends along 220 kilometers of

coast and includes several areas of great natural, landscape and cultural value of the hinterland. The touristic

offer of the Costa Brava goes beyond the sun and beach tourism. The destination offers great possibilities in

several areas: from active tourism to cultural tourism, passing through the tourism of golf, health and wellness

and the gastronomic.

16h30 Literary tour – Girona

Girona is a charming city, where there are always places to discover:

a well preserved Call (Jewish Quarter), the impressive steps of the

cathedral, the Moorish baths, the wall walkway, the colorful image of

the Houses of Onyar ... and many experiences to remember: Michelin

gastronomy, creative cuisine and traditional recipes of local products,

modern shops and small family businesses, markets, walks through the

valleys, international conferences and effective meetings, cultural

program all year-round and leisure all day.

Literary tour: Guided tour to Les Rambles (book market), Llibreria Geli and possibility of book signature by local

writers (Fonalleras, Joaquim Nadal, …). The visit provides as well contents of the literary tradition and historical

writers (Prudenci Bertrana, Maria Àngels Anglada, Josep Pla…) of Girona city.

*Due to the crowd, during the guided tour we will split up the participants in two groups in order to get a better

experience.

Accommodation and dinner in Girona (Ciutat de Girona, AC Bellavista or similar)

Tuesday 24, 2018 – COSTA BRAVA- PAISATGES DE BARCELONA

09h30 Literary tour – Costa Brava

Literary Tour Josep Pla: Palafrugell, Calella,Tamariu or Llofriu www.visitpalafrugell.cat/joseppla Visit to Josep Pla Foundation & meeting with her Director Mrs. Anna Aguiló

www.fundaciojoseppla.cat/en

13h00 Lunch in a local & traditional restaurant of the area

14h30 Literary tour – Costa Brava

Josep Vinyoli Route, Begur. Guided visit held by Mr. Miquel Martin, local writer www.visitbegur.cat/rutapoeticavinyolibegur

16:30 Transfer to Paisatges Barcelona www.barcelonaesmoltmes.cat/paisatges-barcelona

The inland regions of Barcelona hide many places where living

in harmony with nature is still possible. Among them we can find

one of the cultural, spiritual and religious symbols of Catalonia,

Montserrat Natural Park and its Monastery.

A territory that invites you to discover chapels, castles and

historic relics from different periods.

18h00 Literari tour - VIC

Literary Tour Miquel Llor “La ciutat dels sants” www.barcelonaesmoltmes.cat/laciutatdelssants

20h00 Check in Hotel Món and dinner www.monstbenet.com/en

Món Sant Benet (MSB) is a cultural heritage centre established in

2007 bringing together different areas and cultural, tourism, leisure

and scientific services. The MSB site includes the medieval

monastery of Sant Benet del Bages, entirely recovered and

refurbished, open for visitors and playing host to a busy cultural

program; the headquarters of the Alícia Foundation, which works

on food research, and the Món Hotel, ideal for your holidays and

business meetings.

Wednesday 25, 2018 – PAISATGES BARCELONA

08h30 Transfer to Costa Barcelona www.barcelonaesmoltmes.cat/costa-barcelona

Very close to Barcelona, nestled between the sea and the mild hills of the

Serralada Litoral, we find a landscape of vineyards whose roots go back

over two thousand years. A provocative combination of colors,

fragrances and tastes. A land that offers a rich and well-preserved

architectural heritage and a broad and varied offer of cultural, touristic,

gastronomic and commercial activities.

10h00 Literary tour - Montserrat Dan Brrown ‘Origin’ (literary settings: Montserrat, La Pedrera, Sagrada Familia)

13h30 Lunch at Restaurant Abad Cisneros 15h30 Literary tour – Penedès Noah Gordon “El Celler” (literary settings: Penedès county) The Penedès lying 30 minutes from Barcelona and Tarragona, fringed by magnificent beaches and cloaked by

the mountains inland, offers a unique and singular countryside setting, characterized by its never-ending

vineyards, scattered masia farmhouses, unique heritage sites and numerous wineries and cava producers that

have brought international recognition to this area. Visiting wineries, staying overnight among the vineyards,

sampling the local cuisine and tasting wines and cavas, taking part in popular festivals and discovering the

territory with its cultural routes or walking routes among the vineyards, all form part of the Penedès tourism

offering.

20h00 Dinner and accommodation in Sitges www.visitsitges.com

Sitges is a Mediterranean coastal town, located in the Garraf area in

the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. Sheltered by the Garraf

mountains and due to its geographical position in the Mediterranean,

Sitges has a warm "micro-climate" that makes it possible to enjoy

outdoor activities almost every day of the year

Thursday 26, 2018 – BARCELONA Morning Literary Tour – Santiago Rusiñol (Cap Ferrat Museum, Sitges)

www.museusdesitges.cat/en/cau-ferrat Santiago Rusiñol - painter, writer, collector and traveler - is the author of an

extensive pictorial and literary work. By the time he was a teenager, he

already started to show his strong interest in painting and collecting.

He influenced Pablo Picasso as a modern artist, and also left a number of

modernist buildings in Sitges such as Cau Ferran, which is now a Museum.

XXhXX Check-out and transfer to the Airport XXhXX Departure of the flight VYxxxxxx

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