Girona province · Catalonia, Spain
Costa Brava Map: Cadaqués, Begur and the Coves
Coves and fishing villages from Cadaqués to Blanes, Dalí’s Portlligat, Greek Empúries, the camí de ronda and walled Tossa de Mar.
Calella de Palafrugell · Photo: juan.motje, CC BY 3.0
The Costa Brava is the coast of Girona province in north-east Catalonia. The Costa Brava tourist board gives it 200 km of coastline, dotted with beaches and coves among the cliffs, from Portbou to Blanes (Costa Brava), and Catalonia’s tourist board recognises the quality of its sand and water with numerous Blue Flags (Catalunya.com). This guide runs from Cadaqués and Cap de Creus in the north through L’Escala, Begur and the Palafrugell coves to Tossa, Lloret and Blanes, with trains, weather and campsites. For the full-screen map, open the Costa Brava map.
At a glance
- Where the coast of Girona province in north-east Catalonia: 200 km of coastline from Portbou to Blanes, according to the Costa Brava tourist board.
- The brand promoted by the Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona across the Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, la Selva, Gironès and Pla de l’Estany.
- Nature Cap de Creus, the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, the Montgrí massif and the Medes Islands are protected natural parks.
- On CostaMap 14 coastal town guides, 11 places on the coast and 14 campsites on the coast (two inland).
- Airport Girona–Costa Brava (GRO), 10 km from Girona, with Sagalés buses to Blanes, Lloret de Mar, Girona and Figueres.
- Trains the R11 runs from Barcelona via Girona and Figueres to Portbou, the RG1 via Blanes, and AVE and TGV trains stop in Girona and Figueres.
Map of the Costa Brava
The map shows the places on this coast that have a CostaMap page. Tick a place type to filter it, and click a marker to open the page. The full-screen version, with every beach town and campsite, is the Costa Brava map.
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Coast guideCosta Brava
Click a marker to see the place here. Four areas from Cap de Creus to Blanes, with Girona and Figueres inland.
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The guide follows the coast from north to south: Cap de Creus and the Bay of Roses, then L’Escala and the Montgrí, the coves of Begur and Palafrugell down to Palamós, and finally Sant Feliu, Tossa, Lloret and Blanes. Only places on or near the sea are in the lists; Girona, Figueres and the other inland towns follow as day trips.
North: Cap de Creus and the Bay of Roses
The Alt Empordà: the fishing village of Cadaqués and Dalí’s Portlligat inside the Cap de Creus Natural Park, then Roses, with its Greek past, and the Aiguamolls wetlands on the bay.
- Cadaqués – a fishing village known for the beauty of the Cap de Creus headland.
- Salvador Dalí House-Museum – Dalí’s home for forty years at Portlligat, grown from a fisherman’s hut; visits must be booked.
- Cap de Creus – Catalonia’s first maritime-terrestrial natural park, 13,844 ha of land and sea.
- Roses – a major port on the bay, known for fish stew and rice dishes.
- Ciutadella de Roses – the remains of Greek Rhode inside a Renaissance fortification built in 1543.
- Aiguamolls de l’Empordà – a natural park since 1983, with 329 bird species recorded and about 300 white storks.
L’Escala, Empúries and the Montgrí
The southern end of the Bay of Roses: Greek and Roman Empúries beside the sea at L’Escala, then the Montgrí massif, L’Estartit and the Medes Islands.
- L’Escala – anchovies preserved here since 1888, an Anchovy Festival and fish suquet days.
- Empúries – the only site in the Iberian Peninsula where a Greek and a Roman city coexist.
- Torroella de Montgrí – home of L’Estartit, whose Platja Gran officially runs 2.3 km to the mouth of the Ter.
Begur, Palafrugell and Palamós
The Baix Empordà: the coves of Begur, the old fishing villages of Palafrugell linked by the camí de ronda, and the fishing port of Palamós.
- Begur – a medieval castle above the old town and eight coves and small beaches.
- Palafrugell – the home town of the writer Josep Pla and once a centre of the cork industry.
- Calella de Palafrugell – the Cantada d’Havaneres on the first Saturday of July, and the Cap Roig Festival.
- Llafranc – a Blue Flag beach of over 330 metres below the Sant Sebastià lighthouse.
- Cork Museum of Palafrugell – in the former Can Mario factory, once the most important in Spain’s cork industry.
- Iberian Town of Ullastret – a short way inland, the capital of the Indigetes and Catalonia’s most important Iberian settlement.
- Palamós – a port that still lives from fishing, home of the Palamós prawn and a fish auction you can visit.
- La Fosca – one of the two beaches HolaCamp Palamós names as 3 km from its site, with Castell.
- Sant Antoni de Calonge – almost a kilometre and a half of Blue Flag sand, in Catalonia’s first Book Town.
South: Sant Feliu, Tossa, Lloret and Blanes
The busiest stretch: the monastery town of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, walled Tossa, the resort of Lloret and Blanes, where Sa Palomera rock marks the start of the Costa Brava.
- Sant Feliu de Guíxols – the Benedictine monastery and its Porta Ferrada, and the end of the Carrilet II greenway from Girona.
- Tossa de Mar – a walled medieval town, a National Monument since 1931, whose walls almost touch the water.
- Lloret de Mar – the Santa Clotilde Gardens on the cliffs, and Blue Flags at Lloret, Fenals, Santa Cristina, Canyelles and Sa Boadella.
- Water World Lloret – a water park with 35 attractions and a free bus from Lloret de Mar.
- Blanes – Sa Palomera rock, the Marimurtra and Pinya de Rosa gardens and S’Abanell beach.
- Vidreres – a La Selva town with Civil War trenches and a bunker in the Puig Forest.
- Maçanet de la Selva – a town built on an ancient dried lake, the origin of the Sils Lakes.
Inland day trips
Behind the coast lie medieval Girona, Dalí’s Figueres and the volcanic Garrotxa. These towns are not on the sea, so their pages are not in the lists above:
- Girona – the Call, the old Jewish quarter, and a cathedral built from the 11th to the 17th centuries.
- Figueres – the Dalí Theatre-Museum, opened in 1974, and Sant Ferran, the largest bastioned fortress in Europe according to the Generalitat.
- Besalú – one of the best-preserved medieval sites in Catalonia, with a seven-arched bridge.
- Banyoles – a lake surrounded by twenty fisheries.
- Olot – a town between four volcanoes in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, created in 1982.
- Salt – Girona’s neighbour on the Ter, with the Coma-Cros factory buildings and riverside walks.
- Hostalric – Walled town with a hilltop castle and two annual fairs, about 15 km inland from Blanes.
Explore by interest
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Best beaches and coves
The selection below is ours, from south to north. Lengths are as given by the Costa Brava tourist board and the town councils, checked in October 2026; we mention a Blue Flag only where the source says so. The GR 92 trail follows the coastline from Lloret de Mar to Portbou (Costa Brava).
Lloret Beach
1,630 m long and 45 m wide, with coarse sand (Lloret de Mar). Lloret, Fenals, Santa Cristina, Canyelles and Sa Boadella all have Blue Flag certification (Lloret de Mar).
Platja Gran, Tossa
A crescent of coarse sand, described as 400 metres long, with a Blue Flag, below the walls of the old town (Costa Brava).
Platja de Sant Feliu
The town beach of Sant Feliu de Guíxols: coarse sand, listed as 460 m long and 53 m wide (Costa Brava).
Llafranc
A Blue Flag beach that extends over 330 metres (Costa Brava), below the Sant Sebastià lighthouse (Costa Brava).
Tamariu
Fine sand, about 160 m long and 40 m wide, with a Blue Flag (Costa Brava).
Moll Grec
Fine sand, about 400 m long, beside a Hellenistic quay over two thousand years old at Sant Martí d’Empúries (Costa Brava).
Also worth knowing: Platja de Sant Pol has fine sand and is listed as 871 m long (Costa Brava). S’Abanell in Blanes is more than 2,380 metres long, among the longest on the Girona coast (Costa Brava), and Sa Boadella in Lloret is traditionally a nudist beach (Costa Brava). Sa Riera is the largest cove in Begur, 230 m of garnet sand (Visit Begur). In Calella de Palafrugell, Port Bo is about 190 metres long and El Golfet about 75 metres (Costa Brava, Costa Brava). Platja de Sant Antoni in Calonge is almost a kilometre and a half of sand with a Blue Flag (Costa Brava), and Platja Gran de Pals is more than 2,400 metres long (Costa Brava). In the far north, Platja Gran in El Port de la Selva is 320 metres long with a Blue Flag (Costa Brava).
Where to stay by town
The choice is mostly between the busy resorts of the south, the coves of the Baix Empordà and the quieter north. Blanes is on the RG1 train line, and buses run from its station to Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar (Rodalies de Catalunya).
Tossa de Mar
A walled medieval town, a National Monument since 1931, above a Blue Flag beach.
History with a beach
Palamós
A working fishing port, the Palamós prawn and guided visits to the fish auction.
Food and a harbour town
Begur
A medieval castle above the old town and eight coves and small beaches below it.
Coves and walks
L’Escala
Anchovies, fish suquet and the Greek and Roman ruins of Empúries by the sea.
Ruins and seafood
Roses
Fish stew and rice dishes, and the Ciutadella with the remains of Greek Rhode.
Ruins, rice and the bay
Cadaqués
A fishing village inside the Cap de Creus Natural Park, next to Dalí’s house at Portlligat.
Art and the wild northCampsites
These campsites have a CostaMap page. Most are on the coast between Blanes and Cadaqués; Càmping Ecològic Lava and HolaCamp Vall Natura are inland, and Agricola Siurana is a farm in Siurana d’Empordà. Camping del Mar is in Malgrat de Mar, just over the provincial border in Barcelona province (Camping del Mar). Locations and distances are as each campsite states them.
Wecamp Cadaqués
On Avinguda Salvador Dalí in Cadaqués, which the campsite places in the heart of the Cap de Creus Natural Park.
See the campsite →Camping Rodas
At the entrance to Roses, close to the beach, open from 1 April to 15 November 2026.
See the campsite →Agricola Siurana
The Mas Bordas farm, with 15 hectares of olive groves and views of the Gulf of Roses.
See the place →Wecamp L’Escala Punta Milà
In L’Escala, inside the Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park.
See the campsite →Autocaravaning La Granja
A motorhome area on Carrer Santa Espina in Torroella de Montgrí.
See the place →Alannia Neptuno
A 3-star campsite in a pine forest about 1.5 km from the beaches of Pals.
See the campsite →Interpals Eco Resort
On Avinguda Mediterrània in Platja de Pals, 450 metres from the beach.
See the campsite →Talaia Plaza Ecoresort
On the Sa Riera beach road in Begur, with 104 units built with ecological materials.
See the campsite →HolaCamp Palamós
In Vall-llobrega rather than Palamós itself, 3 km from the beaches of Castell and La Fosca.
See the campsite →Camping Ridaura
The campsite gives its nearest beach as Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 8 km away.
See the campsite →Camping Lloret Blau
Open all year round, 10 minutes from the beach.
See the campsite →Camping del Mar
On Avinguda Pomareda in Malgrat de Mar, in the province of Barcelona, just south of the Costa Brava.
See the campsite →HolaCamp Vall Natura
Inland in Sant Miquel de Campmajor; it says the Costa Brava beaches are less than an hour away.
See the campsite →Càmping Ecològic Lava
On the Olot–Santa Pau road in the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, by the Fageda d’en Jordà beech forest.
See the campsite →Things to do
Greeks, Iberians and walled towns
The Greeks founded two important cities on this coast, at Roses and Empúries, from the 6th century BC, and the Second Punic War brought the first Roman army to Empúries in 218 BC (Catalunya.com). Empúries is the only archaeological site in the Iberian Peninsula where a Greek city, Empòrion, and a Roman city, Emporiae, coexist; its museum holds the original sculpture of Asclepius found at the site (Patrimoni Cultural), and nearly 170 mosaic floors survive (MAC).
In Roses, the Ciutadella holds the remains of Greek Rhode inside a Renaissance fortification of 131,480 m² built in 1543 (Visit Roses). In the Baix Empordà, the Iberian town of Ullastret was the capital of the Indigetes and is the most important Iberian settlement in Catalonia (MAC). Further south, Tossa’s walled enclosure has been a National Monument since 1931 (Catalunya.com), and the Benedictine monastery and its Porta Ferrada are a main symbol of Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Costa Brava).
Dalí and the gardens of the coast
The Salvador Dalí House-Museum in Portlligat was Dalí’s home for forty years and grew out of a fisherman’s hut. Visits must be booked in advance; from 15 June to 13 September it opens every day from 9:30 am to 8 pm, and it closes from 7 January to 11 February (Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí). The Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, inland, opened in 1974 and holds more than 1,500 of his works (Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí).
In Palafrugell, the Cork Museum is housed in a former cork factory, the most important in Spain’s cork industry (Museu del Suro). The Cap Roig Gardens are a 20-hectare botanical garden (Costa Brava); in Lloret, the Santa Clotilde Gardens, designed by Nicolau Rubió i Tudurí, were begun in 1919 on a cliff between Cala Boadella and Fenals (Lloret de Mar). Blanes has Marimurtra, created by Carl Faust (Marimurtra), and the Pinya de Rosa tropical garden, with almost 7,000 tropical plant species (Catalunya.com). For a water park, Water World in Lloret de Mar has 35 water attractions (Water World).
Salvador Dalí House-Museum
Children aged 0 to 8 go free; from 15 June to 13 September the house opens daily from 9:30 am to 8 pm.
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Empúries
The first Greek settlement was founded in the 6th century BCE on a small island in the Gulf of Roses.
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Cork Museum of Palafrugell
Cork was the economic driving force of Palafrugell in the 19th century.
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Ciutadella de Roses
Declared a historical and artistic site in 1961; Greek Rhode was most prosperous in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.
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Iberian Town of Ullastret
A city with more than 2,500 years of history, capital of the Indigetes.
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Prawns, anchovies and suquet
The Palamós prawn is the red shrimp Aristeus antennatus; since 2013 the Palamós fishermen’s guild has applied a management plan with annual closed seasons (Visit Palamós), and the Museu de la Pesca offers guided visits to the fish auction (Costa Brava). Alt Empordà cooking includes fish suquet and anchovies from L’Escala (Costa Brava), where the Solés family has preserved anchovies since 1888 (Visit L’Escala) and the town holds an Anchovy Festival (Costa Brava).
Roses is known for fish stew and rice dishes (Costa Brava), Pals for rice from its paddy fields (Costa Brava), and Ullastret for recuit de drap, a creamy artisan cottage cheese (Costa Brava). On the first Saturday of July, the Cantada d’Havaneres in Calella de Palafrugell marks the start of summer with burnt rum and seafaring songs (Catalunya.com).
Cap de Creus and the Aiguamolls
Cap de Creus is the first maritime-terrestrial natural park in Catalonia, covering 13,844 ha, 3,064 of them at sea (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya); the plant Seseli farrenyi grows there and nowhere else in the world (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya). In July and August 2026, cars and motorbikes could not drive to the lighthouse between 9:30 and 21:30; shuttle buses run from a free car park at Corral d’en Morell in Cadaqués (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya).
The Aiguamolls de l’Empordà became a natural park in 1983 and covers 4,722.7 hectares; the park records 329 bird species, 82 of them breeding regularly (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya), and the white stork, the first species brought back, now numbers about 300 in and around the park (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya). The camí de ronda coastal path can be walked as self-guided routes of 43 km or 140 km (Costa Brava).
The Medes Islands and the Montgrí
Off L’Estartit, the Medes Islands are an archipelago of seven islets (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya). Fishing around them has been banned since 1983, and the marine reserve covers 100.56 hectares of sea (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya, Parcs Naturals de Catalunya). The Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park was declared in 2010 and runs from L’Escala to Pals (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya); in the Montgrí massif are prehistoric caves such as the Cau del Duc, from 300,000 years ago (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya).
When to go
Average temperature and rainfall at Girona Airport, 10 km from Girona city, from Spain’s weather agency AEMET for 1981–2010 (AEMET). We found no AEMET normals for a station on the coast itself.
The annual mean at Girona Airport is 14.7 °C with 728 mm of rain; July averages 285 hours of sunshine and January 147 (AEMET). In July and August the festivals of Cap Roig and Porta Ferrada hold open-air concerts (Catalunya.com), and in 2026 Girona’s Temps de Flors flower show ran from 9 to 17 May (Girona City Council).
Itineraries
Both plans use places with their own CostaMap page. Blanes, Girona and Figueres are on the train lines; the coves of the Baix Empordà and Cap de Creus are easier by bus or car.
Three days
Day 1
Tossa de Mar
Start in Tossa de Mar, where the walls of the Vila Vella almost touch the water above the crescent of Platja Gran. The walled town has been a National Monument since 1931, with the Joanàs, Hores and Codolar towers. Parking near the beach is hard in summer, and the bus station is a 10-minute walk away. In the afternoon, go on to Lloret de Mar for the Santa Clotilde Gardens, begun in 1919 on a cliff between Cala Boadella and Fenals Beach and open daily from 10am to 8pm from April to October. Evening: the 1,630-metre Lloret Beach.
Day 2
The Palafrugell coves
Begin on the coastal footpath linking Calella de Palafrugell and Llafranc, a stretch of the camí de ronda, and climb to the Sant Sebastià lighthouse. Llafranc’s beach runs over 330 metres and has a Blue Flag; parking nearby in summer is difficult unless you pay the blue zone charges. Palafrugell’s Julivia tourist bus stops at Port Bo. In the afternoon, visit the Cork Museum in the former Can Mario factory in Palafrugell, a centre of the 19th-century cork industry. On the first Saturday of July, the Cantada d’Havaneres in Calella fills the evening with seafaring songs.
Day 3
Cadaqués and Portlligat
Book ahead for Dalí’s house in Portlligat: visits must be reserved, and from 15 June to 13 September it opens daily from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm. General admission is €15.50 online. Then walk into the fishing village of Cadaqués. On regulated days, cars may not use the road to the Cap de Creus lighthouse, so leave the car at the free Corral d’en Morell car park and take the shuttle bus, with tickets online in advance. From 6 June to 31 August 2026 it runs from 8:00 to 23:00, leaving the evening free on the headland.
Seven days
Days 1–3: as above, based in Tossa de Mar or Palafrugell.
Day 4
Girona
Take the train: the AVE high-speed line stops in Girona, 100 km from Barcelona. Spend the morning in the Call, the old Jewish quarter, where Jewish history ran from 898, when 25 families settled, to the expulsion of 1492; from the 11th to the 13th centuries it was home to a Kabbalistic school. Visit the cathedral, built from the 11th to the 17th centuries, then walk the 14th-century city walls in the afternoon. In the evening, cross the bridge over the Onyar river to see the colourful houses along the water.
Day 5
Figueres
Morning at the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, opened in 1974 in the former Municipal Theatre and holding more than 1,500 works. It opens every day in July and August from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Tuesday to Sunday the rest of the year; the ticket office closes 45 minutes before the museum. In the afternoon, visit the Sant Ferran fortress, which covers more than 32 hectares and was built between 1766 and 1892. Outside July, August and Easter it opens Tuesday to Sunday. The AVE and TGV high-speed trains stop in Figueres for the evening return.
Day 6
Empúries and L’Escala
Spend the morning among the Greek and Roman ruins of Empúries, where the first Greek settlement was founded in the 6th century BCE on a small island in the Gulf of Roses. From 1 June to 30 September it opens daily from 10 am to 8 pm; from mid-November to mid-February it opens Tuesday to Sunday. Walk the promenade to the Moll Grec beach beside a Hellenistic quay over two thousand years old, near Sant Martí d’Empúries, inhabited for more than 2,600 years. In the evening, try the anchovies of L’Escala, salted by the Solés family since 1888.
Day 7
The Aiguamolls and Roses
Start in the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, a natural park of 4,722.7 hectares created in 1983, where about 300 white storks live in and around the park. The El Cortalet information centre is on the GIV-6216 at km 4.2 in Castelló d’Empúries and opens daily from 9:00 to 18:30 between 1 March and 24 October. In the afternoon, visit the Ciutadella in Roses, with the remains of Greek Rhode inside a Renaissance enclosure built in 1543; outside Easter it is closed on Mondays from October to May. End the day on the 500-metre Salatar beach with a fish stew.
Getting there and around
By air
Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO, ICAO LEGE) is the coast’s own airport (OurAirports), 10 km from Girona and 85 km from Barcelona (Aena). Sagalés buses run from the airport to Blanes, Lloret de Mar, Girona, Barcelona and Figueres (Sagalés). The Costa Brava tourist board puts the airport 90 minutes by train or 60 minutes by car from Barcelona–El Prat (Costa Brava).
By train
The R11 runs from Barcelona via Girona, Figueres and Portbou to Cervera de la Marenda in France, 170 km to Portbou, and connects with the R1 and R2 Nord at Maçanet-Massanes (Rodalies de Catalunya). The RG1 runs from Portbou and Figueres to Mataró via Blanes (Rodalies de Catalunya), with a combined train-and-bus ticket to Blanes, Lloret and Tossa (Rodalies de Catalunya). AVE and TGV high-speed trains stop in Girona and Figueres (Costa Brava).
By car and bike
The AP-7 Mediterranean motorway crosses the region from north to south (Costa Brava). Girona’s greenways offer more than 200 km of gentle trails on former railway lines (Costa Brava); the Carrilet II runs 41.9 km from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Vies Verdes).
Practical and safety
- Fire: from 15 March to 15 October any activity with fire risk within 500 m of forest land needs authorisation; gas stoves and built barbecues with spark arresters may be used all year inside recreation and camping areas (Generalitat de Catalunya). The Pla Alfa rates forest-fire danger daily from 0 to 4 (Generalitat de Catalunya).
- On the beach: the Mossos d’Esquadra advise never leaving bags, phones or wallets unattended and following the lifeguards and the safety flags (Mossos d’Esquadra). The emergency number is 112 (Mossos d’Esquadra).
- Dalí’s house: Portlligat can only be visited with a booking made in advance, and it closes from 7 January to 11 February.
- Cap de Creus in summer: no private cars or motorbikes to the lighthouse during the day in July and August; use the shuttle from Cadaqués.
- Red coral: harvesting it is prohibited in Catalan waters (Parcs Naturals de Catalunya).
FAQ
Where is the Costa Brava?
In north-east Catalonia, Spain: it is the coast of Girona province, from Blanes in the south to Portbou on the French border.
Is there a map of the Costa Brava?
Yes. The map above shows every place on this coast with a CostaMap page, and the full-screen version is the Costa Brava map, with Cadaqués, Begur, Palafrugell, Tossa and Lloret.
Is Girona on the Costa Brava?
Girona city is inland, but the Costa Brava tourism brand also covers the Gironès and the Pla de l’Estany. CostaMap lists Girona as a day trip.
Is Malgrat de Mar on the Costa Brava?
No. Malgrat de Mar is in the Maresme, in Barcelona province, which Catalonia’s tourist board places under the Costa Barcelona. The Costa Brava begins at Sa Palomera rock in Blanes. See the Costa del Maresme map below.
What is the nearest airport?
Girona–Costa Brava (GRO), with Sagalés buses to Blanes, Lloret de Mar, Girona and Figueres. Barcelona–El Prat is the larger alternative.
Do I need to book the Dalí house?
Yes. A visit to the Salvador Dalí House-Museum in Portlligat must be reserved in advance.
Neighbouring costas
Costa del Maresme
The Maresme coast south of Blanes, from Malgrat de Mar towards Barcelona. Catalonia’s tourist board puts it under the Costa Barcelona brand and names it as a neighbour of the Costa Brava.
Costa del Maresme map →
Costa de Barcelona
The Costa Barcelona lies between the city of Barcelona, the Costa Daurada and the Costa Brava.
Costa de Barcelona guide →Sources and freshness
Checked 5 October 2026. The Costa Brava tourist board (Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona) on the coast, getting here, travel, beaches, the camí de ronda, Alt Empordà food, greenways, botanical gardens and the towns of Cadaqués, Roses, L’Escala, Begur, Palafrugell, Llafranc, Calella, Tamariu, Palamós, Calonge, Pals, Ullastret, El Port de la Selva, Portbou, Empuriabrava, Castelló d’Empúries, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Tossa, Blanes, Vidreres, Maçanet de la Selva, Girona, Besalú, Banyoles and Olot; its beach pages for Port de la Selva, Es Llané, Salatar, Moll Grec, L’Estartit, Mas Pinell, Pals, Sa Tuna, Llafranc, Tamariu, Cala Pedrosa, Aigua Xel·lida, Port Bo, El Golfet, Sant Antoni, Cala del Cap Roig, Sant Pol, Sant Feliu, Platja Gran, Tossa, Sa Boadella, Blanes and S’Abanell; and Cap Roig, the Palamós fish auction and cork. Catalonia’s tourist board, Catalunya.com, on the Costa Brava, the Costa Barcelona, the Maresme, Tossa’s walls, Marimurtra and Pinya de Rosa. Town councils: Visit Begur (village, beaches, Sa Riera, Aiguablava), Visit Roses (Ciutadella), Visit L’Escala (anchovies), Visit Estartit, Visit Palafrugell, Visit Palamós on the prawn, Lloret de Mar (Santa Clotilde, beaches, Lloret Beach, Fenals), Girona City Council (monuments, transport, the Call, Temps de Flors). Heritage and museums: Patrimoni Cultural on Empúries, on Sant Ferran, MAC (Empúries, Ullastret), Museu del Suro, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí (Portlligat, Figueres), Sant Ferran Castle, Marimurtra, Water World (FAQ, location). Natural parks: Parcs Naturals de Catalunya on Cap de Creus (park, protection, highlights, access), the Aiguamolls (facts, highlights), the Montgrí and Medes (facts, park, protection, reserve) and the Garrotxa (park, facts). Campsites, from their own websites: Càmping Ecològic Lava, HolaCamp Vall Natura, Camping Ridaura, Agricola Siurana, Camping del Mar, Alannia El Pinar, Autocaravaning La Granja, Alannia Neptuno, Wecamp Punta Milà, Wecamp Cala Montgó, Interpals, HolaCamp Palamós, Talaia Plaza, Camping Rodas, Camping Lloret Blau, Wecamp Cadaqués. Transport: Aena on Girona–Costa Brava, the airport, its history and buses; OurAirports; Sagalés Airport Line; Rodalies R11, RG1 and train + bus; Vies Verdes Carrilet II and Carrilet I. Safety: Generalitat on fire and the Pla Alfa; Mossos d’Esquadra (beach advice, 112). Climate: AEMET normals 1981–2010 for Girona Airport.
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, not altered except for cropping: Calella de Palafrugell by juan.motje (CC BY 3.0); Cadaqués by Otger Cataló (CC BY 3.0); Montgrí and Illes Medes by Isidro Jabato (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tamariu by Chris j wood (CC BY-SA 4.0); Vila Vella, Tossa de Mar by Txllxt TxllxT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Cases de l Onyar, Girona by Florent Pécassou (CC BY-SA 3.0); Cala Giverola, Tossa de Mar by Friviere (CC BY-SA 3.0); Begur old town by Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY 3.0); Port de Palamós by Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 3.0); Massís del Montgrí, L Estartit by Alan Mattingly (CC0); Pont de Besalú by diego_cue (CC BY-SA 3.0); Platja de Lloret de Mar by Txllxt TxllxT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Platja Gran, Tossa de Mar by Txllxt TxllxT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Sant Feliu de Guíxols by Tanya Dedyukhina (CC BY 3.0); Llafranc by Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 3.0); Platja de Tamariu, Palafrugell by Davidpar (CC BY-SA 4.0); Platja d Aiguablava, Begur by Arturo Francisco Barbero (CC BY-SA 4.0); Sa Tuna, Begur by andre oortgijs (CC BY-SA 3.0); Platja del Moll Grec, Sant Martí d Empúries by Isidro Jabato (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tossa de Mar by Txllxt TxllxT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Palamós by Gordito1869 (CC BY 3.0); Begur by Alan Mattingly (CC BY-SA 4.0); L Escala by Utolotu (CC BY-SA 4.0); Roses by glodik (CC BY 3.0); Cadaqués by Otger Cataló (CC BY 3.0); Empúries by KaischiB from Mainz, Germany (CC BY-SA 2.0); Portlligat, Cadaqués by Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY-SA 3.0); Casa-Museu Salvador Dalí, Portlligat by Adrian Michael (CC BY-SA 4.0); Empúries by Jacques Le Letty (CC BY-SA 4.0); Museu del Suro, Palafrugell by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Ciutadella de Roses by Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY 3.0); Ullastret by Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY 3.0); Port de Palamós by Niels Johannes (CC BY-SA 4.0); Cap de Creus by Olga Gairin (CC BY-SA 3.0); Illes Medes by KimSat (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tossa de Mar by Txllxt TxllxT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Camí de ronda, Calella de Palafrugell by Kippelboy (CC BY-SA 3.0); Portlligat, Cadaqués by velomartinez (CC BY-SA 3.0); Girona old town by Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0); Teatre-Museu Dalí, Figueres by EliziR (CC BY-SA 3.0); Empúries, L Escala by Olga Gairin (CC BY-SA 3.0); Aiguamolls de l Empordà by Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE (CC BY-SA 2.0); Platja de Garbí, Calella by Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY-SA 4.0); Platja de la Barceloneta, Barcelona by Nicholas Gemini (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Every place we have mapped on the Costa Brava
94 towns, beaches, coves and landmarks, kept up to date automatically.
- Agricola Siurana
- Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park
- Alannia Neptuno
- Autocaravaning La Granja
- Begur
- Cadaqués
- Cadaqués to Cap de Creus coastal walk
- Cadaqués to Roses walk (GR 92, Cap de Creus)
- Cala Estreta (Palamós)
- Cala Montgó (L'Escala)
- Cala Pola (Tossa de Mar)
- Cala Sa Tuna (Begur)
- Calella de Palafrugell
- Camí de Ronda S'Agaró to Platja d'Aro (Castell-Platja d'Aro)
- Camí de Ronda: Calella to Tamariu (Palafrugell)
- Camping Alannia El Pinar (Blanes)
- Càmping Ecològic Lava
- Camping Lloret Blau
- Camping Ridaura
- Camping Rodas
- Cap de Creus
- Castelló d'Empúries
- Ciutadella de Roses (Citadel of Roses)
- Cork Museum of Palafrugell
- Dalí Theatre-Museum (Figueres)
- El Port de la Selva
- Empúries
- Girona
- HolaCamp Palamós
- HolaCamp Vall Natura
- Iberian Town of Ullastret
- Illes Formigues (Palamós and Calella de Palafrugell)
- Illes Medes (L'Estartit)
- Interpals Eco Resort
- L'Estartit (Torroella de Montgrí)
- La Fosca
- Llafranc
- Marimurtra Botanical Garden (Blanes)
- Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes (El Port de la Selva)
- Montgrí Castle (Torroella de Montgrí)
- Pals Old Town (Baix Empordà)
- Peratallada (Forallac)
- Platja d'Aiguablava (Begur)
- Platja d'Aro (Castell-Platja d'Aro)
- Platja de Pals (Pals Beach)
- Port de Palamós (Palamós)
- Port de Roses (Roses)
- Portbou to Llançà walk (GR 92, Costa Brava)
- Sa Riera Beach (Begur)
- Salvador Dalí House Museum
- Sant Pere Pescador (Alt Empordà)
- Santa Clotilde Gardens (Lloret de Mar)
- Talaia Plaza Ecoresort
- Tamariu (Palafrugell)
- Tossa de Mar
- Tossa de Mar to Lloret de Mar walk (GR 92, Costa Brava)
- Water World Lloret
- Wecamp Cadaqués
- Wecamp Cala Montgó
- Wecamp L'Escala Punta Mila
- Anglès: Riverside Textile Town in the Guilleries
- Arbúcies: Montseny Mountain Town Near Costa Brava
- Banyoles: Lake Town in the Pla de l'Estany
- Begur: Castle, Indian Houses and Eight Coves on the Costa Brava
- Besalú: Romanesque Bridge, Miqvé and Sant Pere Church
- Bescanó: a quiet Ter-river town at the gateway to Girona
- Blanes: Sa Palomera, Two Long Beaches and Marimurtra Garden
- Breda: Pottery and Monastery Village
- Cadaqués: Dalí's White Village on Cap de Creus
- Caldes de Malavella: Thermal Springs Town on Costa Brava
- Cassà de la Selva: cork route, Carrilet greenway, 12 km from Girona
- Costa Brava travel guide: Cadaqués, the Palafrugell coves and Tossa de Mar
- El Masnou: Maresme Marina Town Guide
- Figueres: Dalí Theatre-Museum, Sant Ferran Fortress and Toy Museum
- Girona: Medieval Old Town and Onyar Houses
- Hostalric: Walled Town, Hilltop Castle and Two Annual Fairs
- L'Escala: Empúries Ruins, Anchovy Factories and a Coastal Path
- Lloret de Mar: three beaches, Indiano houses and Santa Clotilde Gardens
- Maçanet de la Selva: Castle Ruins and Selva Countryside
- Olot: Volcanoes and Garrotxa Nature
- Palafrugell: Calella, Llafranc & Tamariu Coves
- Palamós: Costa Brava Fishing Port and Beaches
- Riudarenes: Rural Selva Village Near the Costa Brava
- Roses: Beaches, Bay & Cap de Creus on Costa Brava
- Salt: Coma-Cros factory, Ter walks and Girona next door
- Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Sant Feliu de Guíxols: Monastery Town on Costa Brava
- Sant Hilari Sacalm: Spa Town in the Guilleries Hills
- Santa Coloma de Farners: Inland Costa Brava Guide
- Sils: Lake Heritage and Village Life in La Selva
- Tordera: Sunday Market, Montnegre Trails and the Tordera Delta
- Torroella de Montgrí: Medieval Town & L'Estartit Beaches
- Tossa de Mar: Vila Vella Walls, Els Ametllers Roman Villa and Coastal Paths
- Vidreres: Country Charm Between Lloret and Girona