The former capital of the county Empúries

EMPURIABRAVA / CATALONIA / SPAIN: For some, this news is not that important or unnecessary, but for those who enjoy Christmas and enjoy the magic that is in the air, this is good news. The Town Hall Castelló opens the many, many Christmas lights in Empuriabrava on the afternoon of December 5th and then it is twice as bright in the evening in the village.

Whether as in each year new lights are added or whether old ones were exchanged, one did not announce.

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EMPURIABRAVA / CATALONIA / SPAIN: As ARENA reported in the summer, the Town Hall will redesign and remodel the main shopping street in Empuriabrava, the Sant Mori. Now the first step seems to be taken and next week there will be a meeting with the "territorial department of the Generalitat", which will first deal with the eventual new bus stop on the Sant Mori (which has been in planning for over 12 years) is), but also the complete reconstruction of the street, the parking lots, the central strip and possibly also the arcades will be discussed. The project will then officially be tackled and if all goes well, the work should be completed in a maximum of six years. There is also good news about the future, or the lighting of the bridge between the sectors Puigmal and Mas Nou via the connecting road C-261 between Roses and Figueres. Here an external special company was contacted, which is currently in the process of calculating the costs and offers various offers. It is important that the company can give guarantees about the duration of the durability and the ...

EMPURIABRAVA / CATALONIA / SPAIN: Anyone who has been informed by the Town Hall of Castelló that there are palm trees in his estate that have been attacked by the palm weevil without the owner taking the necessary measures now has to bear the consequences: there are substantial fines. Although these are in most cases at 500 euros, the penalty can reach up to 3,000 euros in certain cases. The city council had ordered that the infested trees would first have to receive one or more poisonous showers from above, before the dead trees would be felled and their remains disposed of. The poison shower was therefore called absolutely necessary, because otherwise the beetles would have escaped from their nests and new trees could have infected. In addition, the larvae were to be killed before they could develop into new insects. Should it not be possible for a locality of no more than 20 000 inhabitants to have the local government hire a multilingual secretary who is capable of storing foreign names and addresses neatly in community computers so that concerns of this urbanization are communicated to the homeowners ...

EMPURIABRAVA / CATALONIA / SPAIN: Done - we believe anyway. After much running and driving, we now hopefully have the restaurants in Empuriabrava recorded, which are also open in November. However, we do not guarantee the completeness of the list. New additions include: La Ola, China Restaurants, Captain's Cabin, Fred's Bar, 9 Color, Café Olé, Coco, D Lux, El Tabanco del Rincón Cubano, Gran Café / Anna Mar, L'Arte Café, El Dorado, La Churrasquita , La Reserva, Nàutic da Agostino, Noray, Orange Kiwi, Portofino, Rincón Cubano. The following stores were already established: Restaurant Capitan, restaurant Taró, pizzeria restaurant Bacchus at the entrance, restaurant Paraiso, restaurant Pollo Pollo, restaurant North Sud, Tony's Bar, Siam Shiki (Thai and Japanese restaurant), Port Philippe, Britannia , Bistro-Restaurants of the Supermarkets Montserrat, Pizzeria Tagliatella, Restaurant Empordà, Restaurant Pura Brasa, Restaurant Enjoy, Bar El Timoner and Pizzeria ...

CASTELLÓ / CATALONIA / SPAIN: Every year it is fascinating to observe the colorful world of butterflies.

And yet so easy to discover: the Belgian-owned complex is right on our doorstep: where the old road to Castelló d'Empúries leads left over the Mugeta bridge, continue straight ahead for just a few meters are you there, you can not miss it. Incidentally, there are also exotic birds and even small reptiles to see. The Butterfly Park offers special group rates and is open from 10:00 am until sunset. Tel. 972 450 761

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EMPURIABRAVA / CATALONIA / SPAIN: Last Thursday, October 31st, chestnuts were roasted in Castelló d'Empúries and hundreds of visitors followed the call. At the town hall stood the chestnut grill and practically without ceasing it was "fed" with chestnuts, which then came black from the embers, filled into paper bags and then eaten. Apart from black fingers, the participants did not pass anything, except that some complained of too much eaten chestnuts.

On Sunday from 15.30 clock the event is repeated, but then in Empuriabrava. In the Casal Cívic behind the shopping center Alberes then the grill is built and everyone can come to pick up one or more bags of autumn delicacy. But beware: the tastes then do so just right after grilling black balls,

So: Formula 1 and the crime scene are not until 20.00 o'clock - there you have some time in the afternoon.

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