This past week my daughter and I traveled to Costa Brava on a press trip to explore the region. One of the places we visited was Cadaques, a former fishing village in Northeast Spain, Catalonia. Salvador Dali often visited the city during is childhood, and you can easily see why. It’s absolutely gorgeous, with a shingle beach in the middle of town and cobbled streets that wind up the hills.
The day we were there the Indianos Fair was taking place. It’s a street fair celebrating the villagers who sailed to America, made their fortunes, then returned with their wealth and build large houses. At the urging of one of the women running a meats stall, I tasted some kind of fried animal’s stomach, some other kind of sausage whose contents I’ve now put from my mind and a very nice salami. There were jewellery makers and fresh juice stalls. The highlight was this man-powered mini-roundabout. He slowly cycled in one direction while the kids, astride their donkeys made of recycled tyres, rode in the other.
The visit was part of the #InstaCadaques walk we took part in, going round town with other Instagramers (check out the fantastic pictures of this beautiful city using the hashtag). I’ll be posting more about the #InstaCadaques walk soon. It highlighted the enjoyment of simply walking around on a sunny day trying to capture the spirit of the place.
I visited Costa Brava as a guest of Costa Brava tourism as part of a press trip. The opinions in this and other blog posts relating to my trip are my own.
That is hilarious – what a funny photo. Is he wearing clogs?
Hey Jen – pleased you picked up on this lovely timewarp ride. The bloke was giving out lollipops while cycling – the kids eyes were on stalks.
Brilliant photo and great sounding trip!