We have been saying for a long time that we should try to do more local travel and not always leave Spain. It is difficult when everything feels so close and flights are so reasonable! But we are aware that Spain itself is so beautiful and within just a couple hours of driving we have villages rich with history and coasts rich with beauty. When Devin's parents were visiting, we had another excuse to go explore our own country!
The Costa Brava means ¨wild coast¨ in Catalan, and is indeed that. Full of quaint but beautiful beaches, clear water, rugged cliffs, palm trees and small footpaths that lead to secluded bays. We have been up the Costa Brava a few times before, but we have never maid it farther north than Tossa de Mar. This time, we decided to spend the night so we could get farther North. We made our way, stopping in Sant Feliu de Guixols to walk part of the Camino de la Ronda. This path connects the entire Costa Brava, although parts of it are not well kept. We chose to walk the paved section, which connected us to the beach in S'Agaró. Each turn revealed a different rocky cove with crystal blue water, or a new and beautiful angle of the coast.
We headed on to Llafranc where we stayed at a small hotel on the water, and dined at one of the waterfront restaurants, enjoying the Sheets' last opportunity to indulge in Spanish tapas.
When we had sufficiently soaked in the sunshine, we returned to Barcelona, positive that we must spend more time discovering the jewels of the Costa Brava in the near future!
The Costa Brava means ¨wild coast¨ in Catalan, and is indeed that. Full of quaint but beautiful beaches, clear water, rugged cliffs, palm trees and small footpaths that lead to secluded bays. We have been up the Costa Brava a few times before, but we have never maid it farther north than Tossa de Mar. This time, we decided to spend the night so we could get farther North. We made our way, stopping in Sant Feliu de Guixols to walk part of the Camino de la Ronda. This path connects the entire Costa Brava, although parts of it are not well kept. We chose to walk the paved section, which connected us to the beach in S'Agaró. Each turn revealed a different rocky cove with crystal blue water, or a new and beautiful angle of the coast.
We headed on to Llafranc where we stayed at a small hotel on the water, and dined at one of the waterfront restaurants, enjoying the Sheets' last opportunity to indulge in Spanish tapas.
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| The view from our room |
The next day we made it to the beloved fishing village of Cadaques. This white village is at the very north of the Costa Brava, and we have been hearing about it for years now! We drove through the Cap de Creus National Park to reach it, and enjoyed a couple of hours winding up and down it's small streets. We wanted to get a bit of time laying by the beach, so we found a cove nearby the Bay of Roses (which is on the list of top 5 bays in the world, up there with San Fran!)
Beautiful--glad you are enjoying all of these beautiful places!
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