Grave of Mercè Rodoreda Curiosity · Romanyà de la Selva (Santa Cristina d'Aro), Baix Empordà, Girona Image of Romanyà de la Selva (Santa Cristina d'Aro), not of the place itself. The cemetery of Romanyà de la Selva holds the grave of the writer Mercè Rodoreda, author of 'La plaça del Diamant', who settled in the village after her exile and lived there until her death in 1983. Photo: Clemens Schmillen (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Romanyà de la Selva (Santa Cristina d'Aro)