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If old stones fascinate you, Catalonia has plenty of archeological sites that will make your day:
- Empúries. Feel like an archeologist wandering around the Empúries archeological site, the largest in Catalonia. They have excavated the area where the Greeks lived, then continued with the Roman settlement, and there is still a large area waiting to be explored. Be amazed by the remarkable mosaics with the background of the nearby beach. More about this site here.
DISTANCE FROM BARCELONA: 2h ride.
AVAILABILITY: Everyday.
ACCESSIBILITY: Easy, but bring something to cover your head in the summer!
*** 6h DAYTRIPS (IVORY FEES): Half day excursion.
*** 8h DAYTRIPS (GOLD FEES): 8h Fullday inEmpúries (lunch and beach)
*** 10h DIAMOND FEE: 10h fullday in Empúries combined with Girona OR Ullastret OR the villages of theEmpordà county.
- Ullastret. Let me take you where pre-history became history!
Visit the ruins of an “Opidum”, a fortification from the Iberian times. Discover the ancestors of the Spanish people. More about this site here.
DISTANCE FROM BARCELONA: 1h30min ride.
AVAILABILITY: Closed on Monday.
ACCESSIBILITY: Easy.
*** IVORY FEE: Halday tour (6h)
*** GOLD FEE: 8h daytrip combining Ullastret with Girona OR the Púbol Castle-Museum (Dalí) OR the villages of the Empordà county.
*** DIAMOND FEE: 10h fullday combining Ullastret Empúries.
MORE DESTINATIONS COMING SOON!
