Catalunya experience

The lake of Sant Maurici is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited. It is situated in The National Park of Aigüestortes in northen Catalonia. I can't imagine a more beautiful place to relax. The National Park of Aigüestortes located in the heart of the Pyrenees is one of the most popular touristic places in Catalonia. The incredible views and very varied flora and fauna make this place unique. In the park there are  nearly 200 mountain lakes. The most beautiful one is the lake of Sant Maurici. Around the lake there are many different routes. During the mountain trip you can meet many wild birds, the wild goat, the capercaillie, the marmot and even the legendary bearded vulture. Bearded vulture

La Senyera is the Catalan flag. It is one of the most important symbols of that autonomous community of Spain. You can see it everywhere when you are in Catalonia, in big cities and in villages. The Catalans are very proud of it. There is also another flag, La Estelada which is a little different from the senyera. The senyera pattern is currently in the flag of four Spanish autonomous communities: Catalonia, Aragon, the Balearic Isles and the Valencian Country and is the flag of the historically Catalan-speaking city of Alghero in Sardinia. The senyera is composed of four longitudinal red and yellow stripes. The difference betwen the senyera and the estelada is that the esteleda has the addition of a five-pointed star in a triangle at the hoist. The estelada is the symbol used by the Catalan independence movement. Two Catalan flags: La Senyera y La Estelada during one of the manifestation in Barcelona before the referendum in 2017 La Senyera and La Estelada hung down in

There are a lot of famous Catalan artists. One of them was Pau Casals who was a cellist and a composer. He was not only a great misician, but also a peace activist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy Pau Casals was born in  El Vendrell (a town located in the province of Tarragona) in 1876.  At first, his father gave him piano, organ and violin lessons. When he was 12 he began to study at the Escola Municipal de Música in Barcelona. He graduated from the Escola with honours five years later. When he was 23 he started his professional career and performed concerts all over the world. Pau Casals was also a teacher and a composer. One of his works is the famous oratorio "El Pessebre" (The Manger), which became a hymn to peace.  The Catalan artist was always a defender of peace and freedom. Pau Casals died in 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Do you know some of Pau Casal's compositions? Which do you like best?