Catalonia / Cataluña

Spain Hotels

Compare rates & save on Hotels in Spain

Catalonia / Cataluna Description

Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan, Cataluña in Spanish) is the most northerly of the Spanish Mediterranean regions, which as a result of their natural conditions and historical development have a very different character from inland Castile. The Catalonion Mountains run parallel to the coast, linking the eastern Pyrenees with the hills bordering the Meseta on the north-east. Originally a continuous range, they were later broken up by tectonic disturbances into isolated massifs - Montseny in the north, Montserrat with its famous monastery and Montsant in the south.

As Hispania Tarraconensis, Catalonia was the first nucleus of Roman Spain. After periods of Visigothic and Moorish rule it became the Spanish March of the Frankish kingdom,

... More >

Hobbies & Activities category: Region with significant interests