Gastronomy

The grape harvest has always been a festive event. Since ancient times, grape harvesting has been conceived as a ritual, either because of its Mediterranean roots or because of the camaraderie generated among teams of grape pickers. Although the process is mostly mechanised nowadays, picking grapes from the vine is still a reason for celebration, and there are many towns and cities in the regions of Barcelona that organise harvest festivals where everyone is welcome. So get your diary out!

“Atenció plena o enfocament sense prejudicis de l'atenció d'un mateix en les pròpies emocions, pensaments i sensacions que es produeixen en el moment present, que pot ser entrenada per les pràctiques de meditació derivades de l'anapanasati budista” és una de les definicions que trobem de mindfullness. I què passa si fem això entre els paisatges infinits de vinyes que tenim a les comarques de Barcelona? Doncs que es fa la màgia i l’atenció és encara més plena, perquè els paisatges també ens omplen. A punt per descobrir quatre llocs increïbles on practicar mindfullness i altres tècniques de benestar envoltats de ceps?

With over 100 kilometres of blue Mediterranean coastline, it is easy to understand why the municipalities of Costa Barcelona have such a close relationship with the sea. The origins of many villages, towns and cities in Maresme, Barcelonès, Baix Llobregat and Garraf, lie in fishing, maritime trade and shipbuilding – origins that for many of these places are by no means a distant memory. Along this stretch of coastline, fishing remains one of the main industries – a fact that you can see for yourself, if you visit any of the seafood auctions that take place on the region's quaysides every day.