Since 1988, readers of EMPORDÀ have consistently enjoyed Salvatella's articles. His columns evolved from the initial format “Dietari Blau,” through “Des de l’escó” during his political career, to the heading “Mar d’amunt,” which he maintained since 2000. His final published article is titled Mar d’Amunt, Albera amunt.
“"It has been a pleasure for me to collaborate all these years with EMPORDÀ. The time has come to stop typing."
Born in Figueres in 1937, Josep Maria Salvatella i Suñer has been a multifaceted figure in the Alt Empordà. Before his political career, he followed the family profession as a teacher, working for twenty-nine years at the Llançà school, twelve of which he served as director of the Pompeu Fabra center.
In the political sphere, he served as Mayor of Llançà for CiU from the first democratic elections in 1979 until 2003. He was also the Culture rapporteur for the Diputació de Girona (1987-1992) and a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia (1992-2003), where he promoted the law declaring the Cap de Creus Natural Park.
His prolific literary work includes titles such as Planes de l’Empordà (1994), Llançà de Festa (1995), De la pàtria més bella i estranya (1998), and Empordà: alga i ginesta (2006), establishing him as one of the great writers of the Empordà region spanning two centuries.
