... now I bet that title got your attention but you will need to wait a minute. We left El Port de la Selva for Besalu, a medieval village with Romanesque architecture, for what we thought would be a bit of a look and stroll. What an unexpected treat was in store, it was the day the town decided to celebrate it's heritage with a medieval fair and it was fantastic. There were street artists playing medieval instruments (including something like the bagpipes), court jesters, roaming minstrels, flag throwing, belly dancing, a whole play, sadly in Catalan, but we ascertained it was about a damsel, her knight, some baddies and some goodies. There were market stalls lining the streets selling everthing from toy crossbows to delicious looking food. It was so entertaining that we didn't even
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