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Greens grown under natural conditions (unlike greenhouse vegetables stuffed with nitrates) carry many useful microelements. One of the champions in this respect is the common nettle which is not remarkable at first glance. The plant grows in both hemispheres…

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History of Lloret de Mar The first settlers of Lloret de Mar were the indigets, one of the tribes of the Iberians who used to inhabit the current Catalonia. There are archeological sites from this period in Montbarbat, Puig de Castellet and Turó Rodó. The…

History of Narbonne (France, Occitania) The town rose on the hill of Montlaurès, northwest of the present city, and was a settlement of the tribe of the Elisyces. The first urban settlement dates from the 6th century BC and took advantage of its good position…

Prehistory Port-Vendres (Occitania, France) has existed since the Iron Age, when it was used as a port connected to the Iberian settlement of Illiberis (now Elna). Ancient History In the first century of our era, the Roman geographer Pomponi Mela mentions…

Around 600 BC there was a primitive Iberian settlement on the hill of Muntanyeta (where the Castle of Sant Ferran is currently located). At that time a good part of the Alt Emporda plain was flooded with wetlands and large expanses of rushes. The inhabitants…

Prehistory Paleolithic paintings and remains have been found in the mountain area of the municipal district. In total there are 11 sets of cave paintings of a naturist and schematic style (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998), rock cave prints…

The history of Escaldes-Engordany district Escaldes-Engordany city, or Les Escaldes and Engordany according to the IEC (Institute for Catalan Studies), is a city and the seventh parish of Andorra, created in 1978 from the old homonymous quart of the parish…

History of Girona: from ancient times Foundation of Gerunda The first settlers were the Iberians of the Indigees tribe, located in the higher settlements that surround and enclose the Girona plain, such as the gorge of the current Sant Julià de Ramis, which…

The history of Berga The city of Berga owes its origin to Vergneum, capital of the Bergistani (cat. bergistans) territory, where the Castrum Bergium of the Republic of Rome rose. In the beginning of the 10th century the counts of Cerdanya established here…

The history of the Pyrenees Prehistory The first documented human presence in the Pyrenees is found in Bauma Margineda (Andorra) dated to the Epipaleolithic period, the same place also documented the occupation during the Neolithic periods and the Bronze…

Despite knowing that the Bages area was already populated during the Palaeolithic period, we must go back to the Neolithic to find the first traces of the people of Manresa, specifically in the forest of Marcetes near Viladordis. There pit tombs dated approximately…

The history of Lleida (sp. Lérida) has evolved around the hill of la Seu, since it has always been the place where the representative infrastructures of the social control power have been located: the Andalusian fortress (La Suda) and the mosque, and later…

The University of Cervera (Catalonia, Spain) CHRONOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS 1717- Royal Decree of Erection of the University 1728 – First statutes 1730- The Santa Seu recognizes the university studies of Cervera 1765- The University loses the monopoly of its…

The Story of Balaguer: Heritage of the Arab and Berberian Conquests The origins of the history of Balaguer (Spain, Catalonia, Pyrenees) start at the beginning of the VIII century AD, and they are associated with the appearance of Arab and Berberian troops…

The remains of an ancient settlement dating from the 3rd or 2nd century BC were found in the vicinity of Bilbao on the top of Malmasin Mountain. Burials were found in the Artxanda ridge area as well whose age is about 6,000 years. Some researchers believe…

Cardona – one of the main strongholds of independence of Catalonia For centuries, Cardona played a leading social and political role that left a legacy of monumentality and grandeur in general, which is especially valuable and attractive to current residents…

Solsona (cat. Solsona): in the times of the ancient Romans, this settlement was called Setelisis, then the Visigoths, like many other place names, added the suffix “- one” to it: this is how Celson appeared. The period of Saracens’ dominion, judging by the…

The city of Ripoll and the Romanesque monastery of Santa Maria The first mentions of the presence of people in Ripoll belong to the Bronze Age (1500-600 BC). This information refers to small, disparate settlements near the Ter and Freser rivers, surrounded…

Perpignan (Occitania, France) creation legends There are several legends that try to explain the creation of the city. One of them explains that it was founded by shepherds of Albera who fled a large fire in their mountains. They would have given the name…