One of the best pleasures in Canadell is, after having the lunch, to lay about two hours on the sand under a boat Josep Pla, the great writer of the Costa Brava and Ampurdan, wrote this impression from the beach in which he spent so many summers, in the family villa, still standing. He wrote [...]
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Carrilet Route
Not only the older in the village remember it. The last trip of the charismatic Carrilet, the little railroad that linked several villages of the Ampurdan between Girona and Sant Feliu de Guíxols, took place on April 10, 1969. But its memory lives on and its tracks have been recovered for the enjoyment of visitors [...]
Rubina Beach
Located in the natural marshland region of the Ampurdan, between Empuriabrava urbanization and the estuary of the Grau de Santa Margarida, Platja Rubina is a natural beach with very unique features that make it different from other beaches in the Costa Brava: among them, it allows swimming with dogs (in certain areas) and allows kitesurfing. [...]
Cala Salionç
Cala Salionç is a beautiful cove at the foot of the Ardenya mountains, in Tossa de Mar, located in a private urbanisation, where you can access to visit the cove, but not by motor vehicle.
Ses Negres Marine Reserve
Created in 1993, Ses Negres Marine Reserve is a stretch from the coast of Begur that extends roughly from the Cala Aiguafreda to Cala Sa Riera, in Begur, about 1800 meters of coastline under surveillance and restricted to any activity that may mean exploitation or degradation of the surrounding seabed.
Illa Roja cove
Probably one of the most photographed scenery on the Costa Brava. Spectacular, unique in its kind … so is Illa Roja cove, a very exclusive creek mainly due to the great mass of reddish rock in front of the beach.
Mas Ventós
Today we visit one of the most privileged scenic viewpoints int the north Ampurdan. We are talking about Mas Ventós, an esplanade surrounded by fields with a recreational area that will delight children and where we will enjoy the breathtaking landscape of Roses Bay.
Peralada Castle
The village of Peralada is just 8 km northeast of Figueres, the main city in Alt Empordà county. Among the many attractions, like the medieval center, the summer music festival or the municipal museum, stands the Castle, with historical references of its existence from the IXth century. Denomination of Origin Peralada wines and the enormous [...]
Santa Creu Valley
This is a small village located in a deep valley of Cap de Creus, on the southern slope of Verdera Mountains, isolated and nearly stuck in the medieval period when it was created. The views from this village from the hillside are impressive. Today we have been in the Vall de la Santa Creu, in [...]
Cala Canyet
This cove is between Tossa de Mar and Sant Feliu de Guixols, and is part of the wonderful and successive coves between these two villages (you’ll find also Cala Vallpresona, Cala del Senyor Raimon, Cala Salionç, etc.).
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