Charming houses for Sant Jordi's day

The authentic story of Sant Jordi

We all know the legend of Sant Jordi , but have you ever wondered where all this history comes from?
Jordi was a knight who died on April 23 of the year 303, who refused to persecute the Christians and for that reason he was tortured and beheaded. That was when he became a martyr and after his death, fantastic stories began to be told about his character, it wasn't until much later that he became the official patron saint of Catalonia.

The legend of Sant Jordi: the knight and the dragon

The story of the knight and the dragon is the best known and the one we continue to tell to the little ones in the house. This Catalan legend is about a knight who had a fierce fight with a great dragon, after a hard fight to the death, the knight came out victorious after stabbing him with his sword, from the blood that licked from the dragon that fell on the ground, from there sprouted a large rose bush that produced exceptional roses every April.

The rose and book stalls, Sant Jordi's Day

The rose has always been a symbol among lovers, and red the color of passion, which makes the rose the perfect symbol for St George's Day . The fact of tying the book to the day was a subsequent choice after all this, in fact it was the same Barcelona booksellers who, for the reason of the day of the book, linked it to April 23, Sant Jordi's day , done that it was quite a success and that it continues to be today, as it is a great economic boost in the bookselling world and where many of the authors spend the day signing books, which means that many readers take the opportunity to go and meet them and they make St George's Day a very special day.

In the beginning it was common for the rose to be for the woman and the book for the man, which with the change and modernization of the times has evolved and within the symbolism of the rose and the book between man and woman, it is now common that they give books to women, men or the other way around, times change and Sant Jordi's day also adapts to the new times, what counts is that this special and ours day continues to be celebrated in Catalonia .

The rural houses for Sant Jordi, the day of lovers in Catalonia

Taking advantage of Valentine's Day in Catalonia , at Naturaki we encourage you to surprise your partner and enjoy this very special day in one of our houses, where apart from the book and the rose, you can enjoy jacuzzi and fireplace, in rural houses that will make your Sant Jordi's day even more special.