Author Archives: Covetotop

About Covetotop

A Mediterranean blogger

Romanesque nightmares: The Fuentidueña Chapel and a bunch of frescoes from San Baudelio de Berlanga

Posted on June 9, 2013

Covetotop has never been to “The Cloisters” (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) But Covetotop has an Internet connection The other day, Covetotop visited the amazing MET-The Cloisters website. And there he found the picture of a beautiful apse, and … Continue reading →

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Sacramenia: Citizen Kane’s dream and other Spanish Romanesque Art nightmares (Part One)

Posted on May 26, 2013

Once upon a time there was an American multimillionaire called Citizen Kane, I mean, William Randolph Hearst … He was willing to build an awesome house, full of priceless treasures … The eccentric multimillionaire wanted an authentic Spanish Romanesque Monastery … Continue reading →

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Aigua Xellida and the handsome fisherman

Posted on May 19, 2013

Aigua Xellida, also spelled Aigua Xelida, is a very little cove located not far away from the village of Tamariu (Costa Brava, Baix Empordà, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe, planet Earth) “Hermós” was the Catalan nickname of a very … Continue reading →

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A little random tour of Empordà: mountains, medieval villages and an onion cake

Posted on May 14, 2013

Blogging about such a beautiful region as Empordà is very easy. One day the blogger can visit any of its charming Mediterranean villages, like Tamariu, drink a coffee, take some photos by the beach, and the post-of-the-day is almost finished. … Continue reading →

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Tamariu, white and blue

Posted on May 9, 2013

Tamariu is a little Mediterranean village located at the heart of the Costa Brava (Baix Empordà, Catalonia, Spain, Europe, Earth) It is completely surrounded by pine-trees and sea. Take my word for granted: it has no escape. Since I was … Continue reading →

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The Best Restaurant in the World: El Celler de Can Roca

Posted on April 30, 2013

The great Covetotop is glad to announce to his wise and loyal trillions of followers worldwide that this blog is trustworthy. Very trustworthy. Poorly written, but very trustworthy. Ok. Last year (April 23, 2012, to be precise) the great Covetotop … Continue reading →

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The coastal path of Empúries (Costa Brava)

Posted on April 28, 2013

This post is about a lazy stroll by the beach. This post is about a lazy stroll through ancient history. This post is about Empúries, Costa Brava (Catalonia, Spain) Kitesurfing is a surface water sport in which practitioners put their … Continue reading →

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Following the steps of the “Master of Cabestany”: The Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes (Alt Empordà, Catalonia, Spain)

Posted on April 7, 2013

“Now, let me introduce to you this great artist: The “Master of” or “Maître de” Cabestany (XII century) was a mysterious, anonymous, errant and sublime sculptor (most probably Cathar) who worked in the very same geographical area which I cover … Continue reading →

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Romanesque churches in the Pyrenees

Posted on March 10, 2013

The Pyrenees is a range of mountains that forms a natural border between France and Spain. They extend for about 300 miles from the Cantabrian/Atlantic coast (West) to the Mediterranean coast (East). On this post I’m “hiking” just from the … Continue reading →

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Lost in Toledo

Posted on March 5, 2013

I knew it could happen. I was just wandering through the narrow and phantasmagoric streets of the medieval Toledo, taking pictures here and there for my universally acclaimed blog, when it happened: I got lost. So, my dear little bunch … Continue reading →

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