The Simple
Pleasures of Empordà

Follow a local forager through coastal paths and countryside, gathering wild herbs, edible flowers and botanicals. Along the way, you'll discover how these overlooked ingredients find their way into oils, balms, meals and drinks throughout the region. Soon you're spotting wild fennel, rosemary and edible flowers everywhere you look.

Set out with a local sea guide to discover hidden corners of the coastline known only to a handful of people. Swim in clear Mediterranean waters, float beneath the cliffs and emerge to fresh coffee and pastries waiting nearby. It's a simple morning, yet hard to imagine a better way to begin the day.

Join a botanical maker whose workshop is filled with the scents of lavender, rosemary and citrus. Using plants from the surrounding landscape, you'll blend simple oils, balms and natural skincare inspired by generations of local knowledge and craftsmanship. Fragrant oils are poured, herbs are crushed between your fingers and beautiful blends begin to take shape, all from the simplest of ingredients gathered by hand

Somewhere between vineyards, olive groves and sea views, a beautifully laid table awaits. Linen, wildflowers, seasonal produce, local wine and unhurried conversation. The ingredients are simple. The setting is extraordinary. Plates are passed, glasses are refilled and conversation drifts long into the afternoon.

By the end of the journey, nothing about life has changed. Yet somehow everything feels a little different. You linger longer over meals and conversations, notice the small details more often and find yourself taking greater pleasure in life's simplest rituals. Perhaps that's because the richest moments rarely ask for very much.