It is the season when nature awakens from its long winter slumber, and everything is reborn. After the long months of cold and silence, it arrives as a calm yet unstoppable force, like a breath of life unfolding in every corner, in every flower and leaf. March 20 marks the beginning of this new flurry of life, when the days grow longer and the sunlight offers eternal moments brimming with promise and hope.

As the sun warms the earth, the flowers bloom in a vivid explosion of colour, flooding the fields and forests of the Costa Brava and the Girona Pyrenees with an infinite palette of hues that captivate the senses. It is as if, after its long winter rest, nature is impatiently waiting for this moment to reveal all its splendour, in a visual and aromatic symphony that transports you to a place of peace and serenity.

But spring is not only to be seen and breathed in, we can listen to it too. After months of absent silence, the birds return to fill the Empordà wetlands with their joyful melodies. The first rays of sunlight dance on the surface of the rivers flowing down from the Pyrenees. Sometimes gentle and warm, and sometimes blowing with the blunt force of the tramuntana, the wind brushes your skin, making you close your eyes to feel it more deeply.

It’s a season that not only awakens nature, but when your soul also springs to life. The urge to go out, to be active, to embrace life more fully, begins to burst forth inside you. It is the time to dive back into those projects put on the backburner in winter; to savour the long days that give you more time to dream, to create, to just be.

From the end of March and as we move into June, spring is constantly rejoicing in life. It is as if the whole landscape were preparing for the warm embrace of summer. With each passing day the sun rises higher, painting the horizon with dazzling blues that invite you to sail the Mediterranean. The vibrant colours of nature even take hold in the most hidden vestiges of ancient settlements; ones that have seen thousands of springs pass by.

Spring is the season of second chances, rebirth and renewal. It’s a time to remember that after every dark winter there is always an explosion of life, brimming with light, hope and colour.