Costa Brava Living
Walks and other things to do in the Costa Brava for people who aren't here just for holidays.
The Costa Brava is one of those places people imagine they know without ever visiting, lumping it with the Spanish Costas, the Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca, all sangria, siestas and sombreros. But it isn't. The Costa Brava is Catalan for a start. And the Costa part of the Costa Brava though truly beautiful, is only the start. Inland are ancient villages, castles, meadows and woods reaching all the way to the snow-capped Pyrenees.
Outside the six-week summer high season it is a land of walking, cycling, gourmet food and traditions. This is our blog of walks and other things. The walks and pictures date from November 2012 onwards and the photos were actually taken on the walks described.
Please feel free to contact us for more information, help planning a tour or possibly for a guided or accompanied walk. If you are looking to find somewhere specific you can search the site for walks in specific locations.
Walks and other things
One of the joys of the Costa Brava is the variety of landscapes and we like to visit places and walk (a lot), particularly into and around the Gavarres. Sometimes we travel around on bike. In the summer, we swim and canoe.
These then are write ups of walks, hikes and activities that we've done since November 2012, with photos straight from the original walk or activity.
We like to make circular walks and our walks range in length from about 4km (an hour) to around 16km (four hours) - but probably about 2 1/2 hours on average - though if you want to reduce the length, there are usually shortcuts.
To find walks by location, click on the map, which goes to a full sized map with links to individual walks and visits. To our surprise, we were listed in the Sunday Times' Essential Costa Brava (Feb 2017).
The most visited walks are:
- Calella de Palafrugell/Cap Roig to Castell - classic wild Costa Brava
- Far de Sant Sebastia (Llafranc) to Tamariu
- Platja d'Aro and S'Agaro
- Sa Tuna, Cap de Begur, Begur
- Eulogy to the Ruta del Tren Petit (Palafrugell, Palamos, Mont-ras and Vall-llobrega)
- Fornells and Aiguablava walk (GR92)
- Mont-ras to Calella de Palafrugell and Llafranc
- Platja de Castell and La Fosca
- St Antoni de Calonge, Torre Valentina to Platja d'Aro (almost)
- Escala, St Marti d'Empuries and beyond
- Bell-lloc and Castell de Vila-Roma (Palamos)
- Platja Sant Pol to Sant Feliu de Guixols
- Roses - Canyelles beaches to Cap Falconera
- Blanes, Lloret de Mar, Tossa de Mar by GR92
Moving to the Costa Brava
The Costa Brava is a fabulous area of the world to live with its mix of countryside, coast and restaurants. In recent years, road connections have improved and it is now possible to reach Barcelona in an hour and a half or so by car or by train. The airport at Girona has flights across Europe while Barcelona Airport connects worldwide.
Advice and FAQ
Common general questions about the site, the Costa Brava and walking here. A selection of our best photos of the Costa Brava can be purchased online at RedBubble.
Internet community
If you want help with web-site design or web development or new internet or mobile ventures on the Costa Brava we are building links to designers, programmers, writers, artists and other creative professionals and freelancers. There are a number of business centres around the area and we had some help from CINC Business Centre in Girona for our Meetup group (see below), who offer serviced offices for start ups.
Web cams
Links to webcams - more complete list at Webcams.travel
