On the Costa Daurada, there is a charming village that is not very well-known in the rest of the country, and the locals refer to it as the Spanish Village, in reference to the tourist attraction in Barcelona.
The difference with the Montjuïc enclosure, however, is that the town recently discovered by National Geographic magazine is a place where neighbors live, not just a facade to admire and stroll around. According to the publication, it is a genuine museum.
The town in question is an urbanization in Roda de Berà known as Roc de Sant Gaietà, where you can breathe purely Mediterranean vibes and also from many other corners of Spain, due to the buildings that reflect most of the architectural styles of the country.
The project originated in 1964, when a developer and a builder set out to create a neighborhood with a maritime atmosphere. It took them eight years, but they succeeded.
The radio museum
In one of the buildings in Roc de Sant Gaietà — specifically, the Civic Center La Roca Foradada — you can find the Luis del Olmo Radio Museum, which houses a collection of over 500 antique radios, all owned by the veteran journalist.
The Radio Museum, in Roc de Sant Gaietà
Most of the houses in the village are built with floor slabs, stone from Mèdol de Tarragona, and doors and windows rescued from abandoned and disused houses.
Another of the picturesque corners is the Romanesque Cloister, with old beams, doors, and tiles, where a mural sculpture by Philippe Lavaill is hidden. To the list is added the Moorish Door, of Islamic style and surrounded by Mudéjar elements and other buildings reminiscent of the Alhambra in Granada.
And we end with one more example: in one of the main areas of the urbanization, Gaietà Bori Tallada Square —in homage to the neighborhood's promoter—, there is a Gothic-style building with a stately staircase that replicates the one found in the Palau de la Generalitat.