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In many villages of the Pyrenees everything is possible during the night when they celebrate the Festes del Foc, or Festivals of Fire. This ancestral tradition brings all the families and neighbours together on the night of Sant Joan to watch the magical light of the bonfires, the falles, the haros and the brandons.
 
The fire of Les Falles del Pirineu (or Torches of the Pyrenees) is burnt to coincide with the summer solstice as a symbol of renewal and life. The fire-bearers carry it down from the mountains using the Falles (or wooden torches) which they have prepared themselves. Thus, like a snake of light that descends the mountain, the fire of Sant Joan reaches the town square and the bonfire is lit around which the town dances all night.
 
The celebration is particular to each locality, and the fact is that there are up to sixty-three villages between Catalonia, Aragon, Andorra and the South of France that share in this age-old tradition. All of these have been on UNESCO's List of Intangible Heritage since 2015.

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A white house beneath an intense blue sky, the chicken coop in the background, farm tools, vegetation and life all around. This is how Joan Miró portrays Mas Miró in oil, the place where he made the decision to devote his life fully to painting.
 
Although the painter was born in Barcelona and died in Palma, he spent long periods in the family home, located on the outskirts of Mont-roig del Camp. It is here that he allowed himself to be captivated by rural life and established his bond with the Catalan countryside, which would forever mark the character of the artist and, in turn, his work as a painter.
 
Mas Miró comprises the set of satellite buildings around a farmhouse in the colonial-style, built at different times between the 18th and 20th centuries. The visit to the complex, listed as a Cultural Asset of National Interest, allows you to enter the artist's studio, discover his sketches and materials, tour the garden in which the chicken coop, the chapel, the agricultural land and the farmyard are preserved.
 
A walk through this environment – taking advantage, if you wish, of the activities offered by the Mas Miró Foundation - is the ideal experience in which to discover the cradle of the symbolic style that today we all recognize as belonging to Miró and which made him into one of the most important painters of the 20th century.

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The chance to stroll through the original magnificent interior of a modernista mansion all comes down to the buildings. One of the best preserved is Casa Navàs in Reus.
 
On the corner, flanking Plaça del Mercadal, is the boutique house of the Navàs-Blasco family, one of the most luxurious works designed by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The facade of the building remains majestic despite having been damaged during the bombings of the Civil War. The real treasure, however, is to be found in the interior rooms that will amaze lovers of Modernisme. Craftsmanship of the highest level can be found in every corner of the house: coloured stained glass windows, wall paintings, ceramics with floral motifs, silk tapestries and furniture produced by the most renowned cabinetmakers of the time.
 
The sumptuousness of the space already gives an idea of the economic wealth of its owners, major textile merchants, as well as the importance of Reus as the second Catalan capital.

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If there is one place that will tell you what the lifestyle of the Roman elites must have been like, it is here at Els Munts Villa.
 
The luxurious residence of one of the most important officials of Tàrraco has stood atop a hill near Altafulla beach since the second century AD. In this idyllic location, the remains of a large complex are on display: the baths, the residential area, buildings for agricultural work and even the remains of a mithrae for cult rituals.
 
The splendour of many of the sculptures found at the site can be admired at the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona. The paintings and mosaics are preserved on site and can be discovered as you walk around the villa.
 
In addition to being one of the best-preserved aristocratic villas in Roman Hispania, Els Munts is surrounded by other sites that together make up the Tarraco archaeological complex, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000.

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The Royal Shipyard building, where many of the boats that would set sail during the Medieval and Modern period, are now gathered in the Maritime Museum of Barcelona (MMB). Therefore, there is no better place to explore and learn about the maritime culture and history of Catalonia.

The large gothic naves House the boats of the permanent collection of the museum, such as the Royal Galley, the boat República or the catboat Jean et Marie, going through shipbuilding between the 13th and 18th centuries.  Other pieces of note in the collection are the multiple figureheads that the museum holds and marine instruments such as octants and sextants, mechanical sonar devices, compasses and nautical astrolabes, among others.

The restored Royal Shipyards of Barcelona opened their doors on 16 February 2013, once the restoration was finished for this extraordinary heritage site. The renovation also includes the Museum, which now displays elements that facilitate interactive dialogue, life experience and cross-disciplinary knowledge of maritime culture and history using multiple disciplines.

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Three physical elements have marked the development of Santa Coloma de Gramenet: the mountain (Puig Castellar), the river (Besòs) and the city (Santa Coloma).

These three concepts make up the discourse of the Balldovina Tower Museum, a local multi-disciplinary museum inaugurated in 1987, which safeguards the cultural and natural heritage of this city near Barcelona. Starting with the building that it occupies, a defensive tower form the 11th century, which has had different uses throughout history: an agricultural building from the 14th century, a large manor in the 18th century and, finally, the summer residence of the family of the sculptor Josep Maria de Sagarra.

An important part of the permanent exhibit goes back to the origins of the city, linked to the Iberian site of Puig Castellar. You cannot miss the Treasure Room, displaying the most significant Iberian pieces found during excavations. Some are really valuable such as the zoomorphic wrought iron andiron and a sheet of lead with an inscription.

During the tour, you can find out how the Laietani who became established in this area lived: economy, technology, society, writing, beliefs... You can even see the reconstruction of an Iberian house.

The medieval and modern history collection include the collection of coins and ceramics coming from Molí d’en Ribé and Mas Fonollar. Different objects from different professions coming from old establishments in Santa Coloma serve to explain part of the contemporary history of the city.

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