Costa Brava and Medieval Villages

Description

When arriving at Calella de Palafrugell it seems that time has stopped, on the beach of Port Bo we still find the boats to go daily fishing

Duration

9 hours

Itinerary

• 09:00 Departure from Girona city. Meeting Point: Plaça Sant Feliu, beside "The River Cafe".
• 09:45 Arrival to Calella and Llafranc, we will arrive at Llafranc along the coastal path that connects them
• 11:15 Departure from Calella
• 11:40 Arrival to Begur
• 13:00 Departure from Begur
• 13:15 Arrival in Pals, time to eat and visit
• 16:00 Departure from Pals
• 16:15 Arrival in Peratallada
• 17:00 Departure from Peratallada to Girona
• 17:15 Stop at La Bisbal d'Empordà to see the ceramics of the area
• 18:00 Arrival in Girona city (meeting point).

Service

We have the VTC license for legal transport.

Travel

• When we get to Calella de Palafrugell it seems that time has stopped, on the beach of Port Bo we still find the boats to go fishing daily. As if the fishermen were still waiting for the storm to calm before they went to sea. The whitewashed and low houses have been renovated but retain all the charm of other times. The coastline in this area has been saved from the wild destruction that has devastated our coastline lately. We also find Colonial style houses of the Indianos, the young They sailed to America to make their fortune, most of them to Cuba. Some returned with longing for those lands and with sweet and sad music, the Havaneras. In July on the beach of Port Bo the Cantada de Havaneras de Calella is celebrated, in a stage on the sea, surrounded by crowded boats the boys sing their melancholy as if they had just arrived from overseas.

• Taking a 15-minute walk along the coastal path we will arrive at Llafranc, a small cove of golden sand, with a small promenade and terraces and restaurants that overlook it. At the top of one of the hills that cross it is the Sant Sebastià lighthouse with the best views over the coast.

• From Llafranc we will go to Begur, also a fishing village, settled on a hill and with a castle in the highest part that dominates the entire coast and the Baix Empordà plain. Narrow streets and small squares. It also shares a past with Calella and Llafranc with a good number of houses of the Indianos. small jewels that stand out with the simplicity of the rest of the buildings.

• We will eat in Pals, where we can taste the delicious rice dishes that are grown in the area. After lunch we will visit the Gothic enclosure known as El Pedró, the church of Sant Pere, the Torre de las Horas ... and to finish we will visit Peratallada, undoubtedly a marvel of medieval civil architecture. We will see how this small town preserves its feudal heritage intact, narrow and winding streets, stone buildings. We will see the wall, the moat, the castle-palace, the square with porches ...

• Optional: On the way to Girona, if you would like to buy some pottery, we can stop at La Bisbal d'Empordà.