On 15 July 2026, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía visited the archaeological site of Empúries, accompanied by young people taking part in the programmes of the Princess of Girona Foundation. The visit formed part of the programme surrounding the 2026 Princess of Girona Awards, during which the Princess and Infanta Sofía were joined by participants in the Foundation's youth programmes.
The archaeological site of Empúries is the most important Greco-Roman archaeological site on the Iberian Peninsula and the only one where the remains of both a Greek city (Emporion) and a Roman city (Emporiae) coexist. The Greek settlement of Emporion was founded in 575 BC by settlers from Phocaea.
The Princess and Infanta toured the archaeological excavations in the northern section of the ancient Greek city. There, they met students taking part in the 80th Empúries Archaeology Course, a programme designed for upper-level undergraduate and master's students of Archaeology and History.
Later, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, together with Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, attended the presentation of the conclusions of the Youth Advisory Council (Consejo Asesor Joven – CAJ), where practical and measurable proposals addressing the main challenges facing young people were presented.
For the occasion, Queen Letizia wore a floral-print dress by Hugo Boss. Princess Leonor wore a pink linen blazer by Mirto, while Infanta Sofía wore a white blouse paired with green wide-leg linen trousers by Rivera.
Leonor is wearing a third jacket in a row. Isn't it too hot and too formal for an outdoor event under the burning sun. Her parents are even dressed more casual. Black espadrilles on the Queen look too harsh in combination with this nice light summer dress, plus those straps cut her legs.
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DeleteC'est un endroit magnifique, j'ai visité ce site il y a quelques années et c'est très intéressant. Les recherches archéologiques sont permanentes et ils ne cessent de faire de nouvelles découvertes. Quand j'y étais ils nettoyaient une grande mosaïque. Il y a aussi un musée juste à côté.
ReplyDeleteLe décor en vaut la peine, ça ne se voit pas sur ces photos mais la mer est juste à côté, vous pouvez imaginer le tableau : les ruines antiques, les statues, les colonnes, les pins parasols et les cyprès, le tout sur fond de mer bleu azur, c'est comme être en Grèce ! :-)
Côté mode j'aime beaucoup la veste rose de Leonor mais pas le pantalon qui lui fait des jambes trop larges, dommage.
Paloma.
Anon 19.06 Thank you for your very eloquent and articulate description of this archaeological site, I found the description of your visit, fascinating . Thanks so much, I intend to research!
DeleteMerci Ava ! Je signe toujours mes commentaires, à la fin : Paloma ;-)
DeleteJ'ai aussi visité ce site à Empuriès dans les années 80. Cela reste toujours intéressant.
DeleteLovely and interesting blouse on Infanta Sofía, the composition with the trousers is very nice too. As is Leonor's light, probably linen jacket. Letizia wears Hugo Boss, thankfully so different from Zimmermann and she looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteNobody, not a single person wears a sun hat ... shocking. I hope the people who work there do, but they removed them, because the royals are bare headed. They should wear hats, as a good example, for the sake of everybody's skin ...
Oh my goodness, let them worry about hats, I for one find them too hot, and that is why we have hair in our heads.
DeleteThe sisters are just so lovely. I really enjoy seeing photos of them together. summery and cool and fashionable clothing.
ReplyDeleteBlack accessories with a white foral dress ... weird and so wrong. A big no from me. The 2 girls and king look great
ReplyDeletePrincess Leonor looks great again, infanta Sofia would be good if her trousers were longer. Oh dear, Queen Letizia! The normally elegant and sophisticated Queen looks positively frumpy! The black accessories don’t work nor the espadrilles with this style of dress. A rare fail.
Delete“So wrong”? - or a woman’s own valid choice for her own feet?! The dress seems to be a black and white print and probably any colour shoe will coordinate well including black or white.
DeleteNavy, not black
Delete@22:07, "O dear, a big no" - for white dress with black shoes would be just as wrong as it is in this case, where this is not "a white dress". If the pattern is black/blue, black/blue shoes/bag are nothing less than elegant. Sometimes it is better to doubt one's own judgements than to doubt this queen's proven excellent style. .
DeleteShe must be a very happy Mom to have raised two lovely girls. She doesn't need to worry about everything she wears.
ReplyDeleteThe colours worn by the princesses look lovely and for me, Letizia's gorgeous dress is just how a floral floaty summer dress should be! But the black bag and shoes -- :( too much for me.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I would be happy if Letizia only wore her ankle tie/strap wedge espadrilles with pants, like her daughters are doing -- to my eye this shoe style always looks too clunky with a dress. Lyra
J’aime voir le Roi dans sa chemise au col non boutonné ainsi que l’association haut blanc sur un
ReplyDeleteThis royal family never fail to impresa me, both in terms of tasteful fashion choices and of the way they carry out their public duties.
ReplyDeleteThe interesting pink shade (it reminds me of a strawberry milkshake!) looks wonderful on Princess Leonor and compliments her blonde hair.
Infanta Sofia has the height and figure to wear the wide- legged trousers to her best advantage
The King and Queen look immaculate as always
J'aime beaucoup voir le roi avec une chemise à col ouvert ; l'infante Sofia est ravissante dans cette blouse originale associée à un pantalon dont la couleur est pistache clair comme les chaussures !
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