Exposició "Crònica d'uns estius: imatges del fons de l'Indépendant-edició Costa Brava (1966-1977)"

The exhibition is a selection from the photographic archive of the Independent newspaper, Costa Brava edition. The displayed images reflect the impact of the massive arrival of tourists in the municipalities of the coastal area of the Girona comarques between 1966 and 1977, and become a valuable witness to the evolution of the Costa Brava. These photographs, taken mainly by French photojournalists during the sixties and seventies—with the contribution also of professionals from the Girona comarques—, reflect the changes in the landscape, lifestyles, traditions and leisure forms of that era, which forever transformed the essence of this territory. They are the chronicle of day and night in the municipalities of the coastal area of the Girona comarques during the golden age of discotheques, the Gauche Divine and the destape, and also of folkloric shows and anecdotes of characters from the political and cultural world and, above all, of the pink press. Thus, for example, it includes portraits of Antonio Gades, La Chunga, Johnny Halliday, Charles Aznavour, Joan Manuel Serrat, Peret, Julio Iglesias, Camilo Sesto or El Cordobés. During the summer of 1966-1977, L'Indépendant published a supplement titled Costa Brava. It was sold with the copies of the newspaper that it distributed in the Girona district and was addressed mainly to French tourists. Graphically, this publication was nourished by the work of great photographers of the time, such as Pablito (Pablo García Cortés), whose archive INSPAI just happens to keep. More information on the website of the Cultural House of the Girona Provincial Council.