Costa Brava Guide

Begur is a town with a profound historical personality, the fruit of an intense existence. In the shelter of its medieval castle, coral divers, fishermen, “Indians” (wealthy emigrants returning from Spain’s West colonies) and cork workers have written brilliant pages of a story which is reflected in each street, each house and each corner of the town.

Platja del Raco, Begur, Costa Brava - There runs from Sa Riera towards Pals beach a coastal path that leads to Illa Roja bay and, further on, to the Racó beach. Platja del Racó is the last beach belonging to Begur municipality. An atmosphere of stillness and calm reigns over it, making it very well-suited for those ...

Platja de l'Illa Roja, Begur, Costa Brava - From Sa Riera there runs in the direction of Pals beach a coastal path which leads to Illa Roja bay and then emerges at Racó beach. The nudist nature of Platja de l’Illa Roja means that it supplements the zone’s tourist provision. Presided over by a great rock of a reddish colour ...

Sa Riera, Begur, Costa Brava - Sa Riera is Begur’s largest beach and the one closest to the town. It is very easy to get to from the town, simply by taking the ring road and going down to the bay. It can also be reached from Sa Tuna or Aiguafreda along the road that connects the various towns. Sa Riera, whose name comes ...

Sa Tuna, Begur, Costa Brava - Tucked into and protected naturally by the Punta d’Es Plom and Cap Sa Sal headlands, Sa Tuna bay has retained its ancestral beauty almost intact and is outstanding for its calm atmosphere and the quality of its crystal-clear waters. The slatey colour of the beach lends a sensation of ...

Platja Fonda, Begur, Costa Brava - From Fornells, by passing along a coastal path, one reaches Platja Fonda, a highly singular bay both in its location and access and its physical features. The beach is quite literally sunken down to a remarkable depth in relation to the path along which one gets to it, the last section being formed ...

Aiguafreda Beach, Begur, Costa Brava - Aiguafreda beach can be reached directly by car or on foot from Sa Tuna. This small beach nestling beneath Puig Rodó mountain has a boat jetty and a pleasant picnic zone with stone tables and benches in the shelter of the pines. The tranquillity of this area and its spring make it a perfect ...

Fornells, Begur, Costa Brava - The favourable conditions enjoyed by the town of Fornells have made it a pre-eminent summer-holiday and residential location. It is indeed a zone with a special charm, to which are added a pleasant temperature and abundant fishing. This explains how it has over the course of time gone from being a ...

Aiguablava, Begur, Costa Brava - Leaving Begur in the direction of Palafrugell we come to Platja d’Aiguablava which, like most of the municipality’s bays, enjoys a truly privileged geographical situation. Dominated to the west by the Ses Falugues mountain, it is flanked by Punta d’Es Mut and, to the rear Cap de ...