Girona

Girona & Costa Brava By Car Or Motorhome

Discover a wonderful city and some gorgeous highlights of the Costa Brava with our guest author Marina, a writer who grew up in the Mediterranean. You can fly into Girona with Ryanair from some UK & Irish...

Pals Spain Travel Guide

Not far from the azure blue Mediterranean sea, lies the pretty medieval town of Pals. It has been declared to be a Historic Artistic site – you’ll understand why, when you see its beautiful old...

L’Escala Costa Brava Travel Guide

L’Escala is a charming fishing village that sits on one of the “most beautiful bays in the world”, according to UNESCO. Lined with beautiful, sandy beaches, somehow the traditional Catalan town has...

Colera Travel Guide

Even smaller than its neighbour, Portbou, with around half the number of residents, at a total of about 600, if you’re looking for somewhere to escape the normal tourist trappings then Colera may be for...

L’Estartit-Torroella de Montgri Spain Travel Guide

On a sunny day, approaching the town of l’Estartit, you can see a beautiful mixture of vibrant colours and interesting...

Catalonia Best Beaches-With Blue Flag Status

If you wish to discover a great destination for a beach holiday, then one quick way is to check out the beaches which have been awarded the Blue Flag. This will be particularly important if you’re...

Tamariu Spain Travel Guide

According to the British Telegraph newspaper, the beach at Tamariu ranks as one of the best beaches on the Costa Brava. Embraced by pine clad headlands, the horse shoe shaped beach is very pretty, family...

Castell Platja d’Aro Spain Travel Guide

Originally a small fishing village, Platja d’Aro is one of the picture postcard seaside towns that you can find on the Costa Brava. These days it is a thriving resort, that offers entertainment for all...

Congregation of St. Mark Castell Platja D’Aro

Congregation of St. Mark Castell Platja D’Aro Festival Date: 25-04-2015 Please note that this festival is celebrated on the...

Carnival Castell Platja d’Aro-Carnaval

Carnival Platja d’Aro-Carnaval Festival Date: 06-02-2016 Of the many excellent carnivals in Catalonia, this one is possibly the most famous. Dates for now are estimated, but it will be around that time...

DO Emporda Wine Route-Wine Taste Your Way Around

In the Province of Girona in Catalonia, you will find many treasures, amongst them the DO Emporda Wine Route. The Emporda D.O. Wine...

Flowers and Violas Festival Palafrugell

Flowers and Violas Festival Palafrugell Festival Date: 11-05-2015 Spring is welcomed in Palafrugell by a series of private and public courtyards, that are decorated with flowers and artistically. There’s...

La Garoinada Sea Urchin Festival Palafrugell

La Garoinada Sea Urchin Festival Palafrugell Festival Date: 27-01-2016 This festival has been running since 1992, and is held every winter, beginning at the end of January and continuing til March. Please...

El Port de la Selva Travel Guide-An Insider’s Guide

The El Port de la Selva area is characterised by a wonderful variety of landscapes and scenery to inspire your senses. It may be...

Sant Feliu de Guixols Travel Guide

Located about one hour from the buzzing city of Barcelona, Sant Feliu de Guixols has a lovely old town, a beautiful beach, marina and romantic rocky headlands that look down over the sparkling Mediterranean...

La Garrotxa Spain Travel Guide

The Garrotxa is a landlocked county in the north-east of Catalonia, which has two distinctively different types of landscapes. In the south, there are over 40 volcanoes. It’s their lava flows which have...

Castellfollit de la Roca Travel Guide

Sometimes we use words such as love and beauty too lightly, and without thinking. So when I tell you that the first images I ever saw of Castellfollit de la Roca triggered the following phrase to come into my...

Olot Catalonia Travel Guide

By Guest Author & Historian, Dan Moorhouse Olot is the ancient capital of the La Garrotxa region. Situated roughly 50 kilometres from Girona, in the midst of the Pyrenees foothills, Olot is a delightful...

Santa Pau Spain Travel Guide

By Guest Author & Historian, Dan Moorhouse Santa Pau is located next to the Baixa Garrotxa Volcanic Nature Reserve in the Girona region of Catalonia. Situated within this conservation area, it retains its...

Blanes Travel Guide-An Insider’s Guide

Blanes is a vibrant, seaside modern town, which still has an old quarter with character...and it’s surrounded by an abundance of gorgeous nature. If you like busy but with some character, but not...