Family entertainment and eco awareness

The natural areas of the Costa Brava and the Girona Pyrenees are spaces that must be conserved. They offer a wide variety of educational and outreach activities that promote a more ecological and sustainable lifestyle. It is an opportunity to teach young people the importance of the effects of climate change and conservation and respect for nature. In this way we can ensure that many more future generations can continue to enjoy the sea and the mountains.

Water is life, landscape and fun. At the Espai Aquae in Caldes de Malavella, they describe water as a vital resource. The museum is divided into five thematic spaces, each of which delves into a different aspect of the region’s relationship with water: the relationship of hot springs and volcanoes, the mineral composition of the waters, their human use over time, the evolution of the water industry and workshops dedicated to their research. In addition to this there is a special area for your little ones where they can pretend to be archaeologists, working on the reproduction of an excavation. It’s an authentic journey to the past, present and future and a source of inspiration for the whole family.

A virtual experience on climate change at the Castell de Lloret which combines entertainment and awareness about this problem affecting the entire world. By entering the metaverse, you can immerse yourself in the causes of climate change and discover the human activities that have contaminated the planet and caused global warming. You will also get to explore the effects of the climate emergency to experience it firsthand and contribute to the solutions through various interactive games. You will round off the experience with wonderful views of the Mediterranean, a paradise to conserve.

This is the first-class exhibition on volcanism, a fully interactive visit, with audiovisuals, immersive experiences, augmented reality, gamification and recently renovated videomapping. The Espai Cràter in Olot allows you to learn about volcanoes from the inside. The space also debuts an immersive cube where you can experience the sensation of discovering four unknown volcanoes, located in places which are almost impossible to visit physically. A didactic and entertaining experience, which mixes storytelling, technology and art.

The Farinera de Castelló d’Empúries is a flour factory from the beginning of the 20^th century, which has been converted into a museum. It preserves all the machinery of the industrial process of transforming wheat into flour and teaches us all the technology of the mills, water, flour and of the bread. It is part of the Network of Museums of the Girona Regions and of the Territorial System of the National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia (MNACTEC), which aims to preserve the country’s industrial heritage.

One hundred years ago, Carl Faust created a botanical garden on the cliffs of the Costa Brava to offer it to science and scientists. A place where plants and life could be studied. One hundred years later, the Carl Faust Foundation continues to manage the Marimurtra Botanical Garden of Blanes, maintaining its botanical collection and making it available for research, conservation and scientific dissemination, facing the new challenges posed by the management of biodiversity and climate change. The gardens can be visited and it is also available to celebrate company events and weddings, among other activities.