Costa Brava Guide

Costa Brava has been considered a package holiday, fish and chips and sangria destination, an image based only on few towns of the Southern Costa Brava. The real Costa Brava is a diverse region of extraordinary natural beauty and heritage (Dali, Romanesque, Roman Ruins).

Sant Antoni de Calonge - Sant Antoni de Calonge is a lovely village with a medieval layout crowding around the castle of the Dukes of Sessa, which was built in the 12th Century. Sant Antoni de Calonge has developed considerably through tourism along the beach which continues as far as Palamos. Around Sant Antoni de ...

Banyoles Travel Guide - 17 km up the freeway from Girona is the lakeside town of Banyoles, site of the 1992 Olympic rowing events. (If you're not in a rush to get to the lake, turn off the freeway at the signs for Palol, with its ruined castle and a fortified precinct, on this attractive alternate route to Banyoles.) ...

Tossa de Mar Travel Guide - It will be difficult for you to find a place such as Tossa de Mar, which gathers in perfect harmony thick woods suitable for long walks, with pine trees by the seaside or hanging onto the cliffs, and quiet secluded beaches caressed by a transparent blue sea, with waves breaking against the ...

Sant Feliu de Guixols - Sant Feliu de Guixols is an eminently Mediterranean town situated at the heart of the Costa Brava and surrounded by hills with woods of pine and holm oak, wich has become an important holiday resort offering visitors a wide range of services. All year round Sant Feliu has an intense commercial ...

Torroella de Montgri - Torroella de Montgri and l'Estartit are two centres of population of the same town with the most variety on the Costa Brava. On the coast you can enjoy the endless sandy beach, and miles and miles of totally unspoilt rocky coastline, with beautiful little corners and coves, with pine groves that ...

Avinyonet Travel Guide - Avinyonet de Puigventos is an oasis of quietness very near Figueres (Dali Museum) and the French border. It is an ideal base for visiting the area (golf courses, museums, historic monuments and the best Costa Brava beaches). Luxurious and unusual is Hotel Mas Pau, surrounded by splendid gardens ...

La Bisbal d'Emporda Travel Guide - La Bisbal d’Emporda is the chief town of the Baix Emporda region; it is a busy market town serving the whole comarca. For centuries it has been a pottery manufacturing town and still boasts a school of pottery and numerous workshops. It was formerly a domain of the bishops of Girona (hence ...

Palau Saverdera Travel Guide - Palau Saverdera is a small traditional Catalan village in Girona Province a couple of miles from Roses and Cadaques. It has a resident population of under 1,000 people, yet boasts several exceptional restaurants. El Bulli, recently voted as the World's Top Restaurant, is just 15 minutes ...

Peralada Travel Guide - Peralada is another important fortified precinct with several noteworthy buildings. The main attraction is the impressive castle of the Rocaberti family which stands in the midst of a large park. The castle is now the site for the luxurious Casino of Peralada, with roulette, blackjack, baccarat, ...

Peratallada Travel Guide - The village of Peratallada is found just at the point of contact between the Gavarres hills and the lands of the plain of the Baix Emporda, to the left of the Grossa stream. The village, which was declared a historic-artistic monument is one of the most important centres in Catalonia, with regard ...

Viladrau Travel Guide - Viladrau is located in a beautiful area in the county of Osona, on the northern face of the Montseny mountain range. Guided walking routes and other environmental, literary, historical activities are on offer together with a school of ...

Besalu Travel Guide - Besalu is an attractive small town about 20 km west of Figueres. Besalu was designated as Spain's historical national property in 1966. The most striking feature is the roman bridge (12 century) across the Fluvia which was constructed on existing rocks in the riverbed and has an unusual angular ...

Santa Pau Travel Guide - Santa Pau is a truly delightful 13 century village which lies in the Garrotxa Natural Park - a mountainous region of great geological interest and a favourite haunt for conservationists due to the lush and varied plant and animal life to be found in its forests of beech and evergreen oaks. There ...

Madremanya Travel Guide - Madremanya is a beautifully preserved example of a medieval village. Madremanya is located between Girona and La Bisbal ...

Pont de Molins Travel Guide - Pont de Molins is situated within a beautiful landscape in the middle of forests and fields opening onto the banks of the River Muga. Pont de Molins has a great place to stay, the comfortable Hotel El Moli. The Costa Brava beaches are only 18 km away, the French border 20km and Figueres 8 ...

Torrent Travel Guide - The medieval village of Torrent, 6km west of Begur, has managed to preserve its rustic feel while still injecting a vitality into its labyrinth of narrow streets and ...

Camos Travel Guide - A few kilometres south of Banyoles, the village of Camós has a population of 600 and is surrounded by scattered farmhouses and hamlets. The Romanesque church of Santa Magdalena stands in the ...

Lloret de Mar Travel Guide - On the most southerly part of the Costa Brava, lies the town of Lloret de Mar. With a deep seaside tradition, today it is one of the largest tourist centres on Girona's sea front. Beaches and coves with clear water combine with an interesting historic centre and a wide range of accommodation and ...

Llanca Travel Guide - Located in Alt Empordà, only 160 km away from Barcelona, and 15 km away from the border with France, the village of Llançá has become a popular holiday destination for those seeking peace and quiet. The town is also remarkable because of its historic-artistic heritage, of which ...

Mollo Travel Guide - Mollo links Camprodon valley with France through the old pass of Coll d’Ares. From that point there is a wonderful view of the neighbouring country. Fabert and Espinavell hamlets are annexed to the village of Mollo. In these two villages every 13th of October the traditional and popular tria ...

Llanars Travel Guide - If we follow upstream the flow of river Ter we reach the village of Llanars 2 km from Camprodon. The beautiful Romanesque parish church of Sant Esteve presides over this lovely village; Espinalba and Faitus also belong to it. By walking around we can see the contrast between the oldest part, ...

Setcases Travel Guide - The last spot of Camprodon valley is Setcases. Setcases is a small picturesque village, whose origins date back to the year 965. It is located at an altitude of 1,270 meters, in the confluence of the river Ter with the torrent of Vall-llobre, at the most northern part of the valley and at the foot ...

Ribes de Freser Travel Guide - Ribes de Freser, (912 m), a town of 2300 inhabitants, is the administrative and economical centre of the Valley that gives its name (formerly called Valle Petrariense). It is placed in the confluence of three rivers: River Rigard, River Segadell and River Freser, which give to the town its ...

Puigcerda Travel Guide - The capital of the Cerdanaya is Puigcerda, a town founded in 1117 which has become the area's main commercial hub and which boasts a wide array of services and facilities. Puigcerda's pond was one of the first sites in Catalonia and Spain where ice-skating became a truly popular ...

Regencos Travel Guide - Regencos is a small medieval stone village a couple of miles from Begur, Tamariu and Llafranc in Girona ...

Siurana Travel Guide - Siurana is a small farming village of some 140 inhabitants. From its highest point there is a view down over the sea — the nearest beaches being in Sant Pere Pescador and Sant Marti d’Empuries — as well as of the Canigó mountain to the northeast. The nearest town is ...