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Gerona airport -- Gastronomy

Girona's cuisine is rich and varied. Dishes as original as goose with pears or the many sea and mountain specialities (that combine fish and meat) are the result of the plentiful, local produce, the abundance of fresh fish, seafood and good meat, the great wild mushrooms that can be picked throughout the year, the fruits that compose many sauces and, in short, of the combination of all these great ingredients.

Girona and particularly the region of L´Empordá, is famous for its cuisine. The local organic farms yield tomatoes, aubergines, onions, courgettes and peppers of excellent quality that constitute the essential elements of many dishes.

As in the rest of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, fish is a major part of the local diet. Anglerfish, hake, gilt-head seabream, sea-bass and suquet (traditional Catalan fish stew) are some of the region's most traditional dishes. Sometimes, seafood and fish mix with inland ingredients like snails. The result is a creative yet traditional fare, with dishes like lobster with snails and cod with thrushes. The list of imaginative dishes from this region goes on with delicacies like rabbit with snails, goose soup with honey mushroom, duck with white beans, rabbit with turnips, partridge with snails and pig's feet with aromatic herbs.The wide variety of rice dishes, recipes like fishermen's casserole, grilled grouper, escudella, Catalan-style broad beans, goose foie gras, the many different sauces, the variety of mushrooms that can be gathered from its mountains and so much more make this cuisine an incomparable treat that will satisfy the most demanding gourmets. Excellent sausages like Catalan sausages (made with rice, egg, etc.), bull (bulky Spanish sausage) and paltruc; cheeses like Garrotxa, Selva and Tupí; breads like corona and costrons and salted fish like the incredible anchovies from L'Escala are examples of the exceptional gastronomy of this region. Traditional desserts, made with lots of almonds, crème Catalan, cocas (buns) and excellent fruits (specially apple) are the best end for a delicious meal, especially if you have them with a little cup of ratafía (walnut ) traditional of this province.

In the province of Girona the best wines have Designation of Origin Empordá - Costa Brava, with excellent rosé wines and young wines. However, many connoisseurs think that the future of the D.O. is aged red wines, some of which are already very good. El Bulli Restaurant, in Roses, is the ideal place for having some of the best regional cuisine. It was rated 3 suns by the CAMPSA guide. El Céller de Can Roca Restaurant in the city of Girona, Els Tinars Restaurant in Llangostera and Torre del Remei Restaurant in Bolvir are a some other excellent options to dine in this province.

Hotels

Occidental Miguel Angel & Urban Spa
Miguel Ángel 29-31
28010 Madrid

     



Located on the axis of the Castellana, the center of Madrid and the most elegant and sophisticated area of the capital..

Hotel Royal
Ramblas,117
08002 Barcelona
     



The Hotel Royal is a first class hotel with a privileged location right at the top of "Las Ramblas" boulevard, close to Catalunya Square - the business, entertainment and cultural meeting point of Barcelona. The hotel is within walking distance to the most fashionable area in Barcelona for tourism and shopping. The Hotel Royal is the perfect place to live the real Barcelona experience. Whether you are in Barcelona for business or pleasure, make the Hotel Royal your home away from home..

Catalonia Centro
Goya 49
28001 Madrid

     



Opened in June 2005. Ideally located at Calle Goya, very close to Calle Serrano, the city's best commercial and business area. Built in the beginning of the 20th century.
The hotel has six floors that display the typical housing of the Barrio de Salamanca. Its brick façade has glass balconies with lattices, also typical of Madrid..

Golf courses

Monte Mayor Golf Club
Carretera N-340, Km. 165,60 (Cancelada)
Avenida de Monte Mayor
29679 Benahavís (Málaga)
Tel. +34 952937111 / Fax: +34 952937112

holes: 18
par: 71


Nestling in the mountains of Benahavis Monte Mayor is one of Andalucia's most spectacular Golf Courses. Designed by Jose Gancedo, it is a challenging proposition but, the quality of the Greens, the natural beauty of the situation and its quietness, will make your round of golf unforgetable. The buggy is automatically included in your green fee..


Club Marina Golf Mojacar
Urbanización Marina de la Torre, Avenida del Mar, s/n
04368 Mojácar (Almería)
Tel. +34 950133235 / Fax +34 950133230

holes: 18
par: 72


The Marina Golf Mojacar course, is the new and exiting Levante almeriense golf course, surrounded by mediterranian seas, between Garrucha and Mojacar, with wonderful views from relaxing ocean views to colourful patches of laboured landscapes. Ramón Espinosa´s golf course design includes three lakes strategically situated giving you a comfortable environment of peaceful and delighful surroundings having a different view from one hole to the other making the game more chalenging in order for you to use your complete set of poles..