Anyone going to Catalonia for the architecture might want to cross to France (still in Catalonia) to have a look at the former Hôtel Belvédère du Rayon Vert in the border town of Cerbère. Léon Baille's 1932 art deco building is designed like an ocean liner, with a fluted concrete prow, restaurant overlooking the bay, tennis court on the roof and cinema in the basement. Guided tours every day, and it's possible to rent a room (maybe with a 1932 bed).
www.tourisme-pyreneesorientales.com/fr/0/4/0/PCULAR066FS0009U/sit/d
Route de Banyuls, 66290 CERBERE
+33 (0)4 68 88 41 54
Google map: bit.ly/LUoDuc
Cerbère station - not many trains from the Spanish side (Portbou) and it's 7km by road.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Belv%C3%A9d%C3%A8re_du_Rayon_Vert (my picture)
Hi, I live in this village and know the owner well. they have terrible trouble trying to get help to restore it. The cinema still has 1930's posters on the wall. The old kitchen dates from the same period. The town hall and Mayor do not promote it and tend to hold their events in their modern horrible building. A great pity.
Is this your business?