58th Rally Costa Brava: classics

The Costa Brava is known all over for his harmony between sea and mountain, for his wonderful creeks, for his pines hanging of the cliffs... But today we show you her automobilistic face, a tradition that has been held almost 6 decades; we are speaking of the Rally Costa Brava, that this year celebrates his 58ª edition during the days 5 and 6 of November.

Until the past year, the Rally Costa Brava was race puntuable for the Spanish Rally Championship, in which gave appointment so much modern cars and ancient, which propitiate a multitudinous event. Then well, this year, the rally, has conceived like an exclusive appointment for classical cars, the reason to be of the organiser entity (RallyClassics) and worth for the  Historical Championship of Europe. The test will held, besides, all the modalitats reserved to the classics: speed, regularity and regularity sport. 

A year more, the Rally Costa Brava will centre all his logistical activity into Lloret of Mar, with the closed park in the beautiful Maritime Walk and the permanent office, press room and career management to the Hotel Olympic Palace.

It is the only event of this category celebrated in Catalonia and the most ancient rally of Spain. For more information:

http://www.rallycostabrava.com/

http://www.micoche.com/noticiasid.asp?Id=11329

11th September: National Day of Catalonia

September 11th is a big deal in Catalunya and it has absolutely nothing to do with the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. 

This day sits deep in the hearts of Catalans and dates back to 1714, when Catalan forces, after 14 months, fell in the Siege of Barcelona during the final stage of the Spanish Succession War. Having to surrender to troops that fought on behalf of the royal Bourbon monarchy, Barcelona, and all of Catalonia lost their institutions and territorial rights that were governed by the now defunct Crown of Aragon. 

This all started when the region chose to support the Archduke Charles of Austria of Habsburg, fame as the rightful owner to throne of Spain. The Spanish Borbones didn’t happen to agree and, by force, took to ruling over Spain with Philip V becoming the first Bourbon king of the country. 

Today, Diada Nacional de Cataluyna also known as Diada de l’Onze de Setembre, in Catalonia is a day of recognition commemorating a valiant day in the history of the region. Citizens take to the streets draping the Catalan flag (called senyeres or estelades) on their backs singing the Catalan anthem, Els Segadors, which was declared the official national anthem of the region by the Catalan Parliament in 1993. It wasn’t till 1980, after Dictator Franco was dead and all the institutions reinstated, that it declared September 11th an official non-secular holiday in Catalonia. This came after 94 years, when the first recognized commemoration took place. 

The day’s activities are a mixture of politics and pride. Traditionally, the heads of various political parties as well as local residents gather at the monument of Rafael Casanova making a symbolic offering of floral bouquets and Catalan flags in honor of his role in the Siege of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession.

More information:

National Day of Catalonia - Wikipedia

July/August Review Contest Winners

Like we do every month, we raffle a 2-days staying in any of our hotels between all the people who has answered the electronic questionaire.
So the lucky winners of the two past months are:



July: Mrs. Tine Koeneke
August: Mrs. Núria Olmos Farreras


Enjoy it!