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.
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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many attractions, like the medieval center, the summer music festival or the municipal museum, stands the Castle, with historical references of its existence from the IXth century.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 [...]
Aiguamolls de l’Empordà
These are the second most important wetlands in Catalonia by extension, following the Ebro delta, with an area greater than 5.000 hectares. It is currently owned by the municipalities of Castelló d’Empúries and Sant Pere Pescador and it is protected by law. This ecosystem was declared as National Natural Park in 1986.
Cala Jóncols
Those who have visited other coves belonging to the Natural Park of Cap de Creus, have noticed that most of them are not fine sand beaches, but pebble ones. Cala Jóncols is no exception: the unspoilt natural beauty is so important that no visitor in the area should miss it.
Cala Almadrava
Only 4.5 km from Roses you’ll find this familiar cove with plenty of amenities. Fine sand, and a 450 meters length, Cala Almadrava is the last great beach in the south of Cap de Creus, before entering the area of the protected Natural Park.
Pla de Tudela and Cala Culip, in Cadaqués
Today we visited one of the most bucolic scenery of the Costa Brava. Occupied by the Club Med from 1962 until its closure in 2004, this beautiful landscape in Cadaqués has spectacular beaches. Now you can visit finally this place with no restriction, as years before it was a private area of our coastline, property [...]
Cala Montjoi
Today we visit a very special creek of the Costa Brava. Cala Montjoi, in Roses village, located in the Natural Park of Cap de Creus, is a sheltered coin of the coast rather lonely, yet has one of the most beautiful and quiet beaches along the coast.
Roses Citadel
Roses is a beautiful village anchored in the bay of the same name, and has a main importance in the history of the entire Iberian Peninsula. We know that in 216 BC Cornelius Scipio’s troops, aboard 70 ships, 1800 horses and 36000 soldiers peacefully landed on the coast and initiated the Romanization of the Iberian [...]
Basilica of Santa Maria
The Basilica of Santa Maria, in Castelló d’Empúries, is the second most important religious building of the Costa Brava, after Girona Cathedral. Also known as the Costa Brava Cathedral, the building did not ever hold this title, despite its large size.
- Cadaqués (3)
- Roses (6)
- El Port de la Selva (2)
- Peralada (1)
- Palau-Saverdera (1)
- Empuriabrava (1)
- Portbou (2)
- Castelló d'Empúries (2)
- L'Escala (4)
