Rite of passage in Spain's Costa Brava

Stunning: View of the Mediterranean from Begur (with castle ruins at top right) at Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain. - Photos: STEVE HAGGERTY/Colorworld/MCT

An exciting journey of culture and history awaits visitors to Catalonia.

I happened to be looking up when they flew overhead, a flock of white storks heading south along the Costa Brava in Catalonia, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.