Mas Pastora´s Garden
blog Empordà, mas pastora Mas Pastora´s Garden Between pinestrees and the brooms typical from the landscapes of Costa Brava, the ramp that takes you to the rooms from Mas Pastora is surrounded by plants typical from the Baix Empordà: olive trees, rosemary, thyme, sage… all of them giving you a special smell. Next to the pool, the […]
Ermedàs
blog Empordà, excursion Ermedàs The Costa Brava keeps these little secrets: places that are separated from the usual tourist circuits and that pleasantly surprise the curious who venture into paths and paths. Ermedàs is small, is discreet, goes unnoticed, is well taken care of. It is still a neighborhood of Palafrugell of just 50 inhabitants […]
The Cap Roig Botanical Garden
blog Empordà, excursion The Cap Roig Botanical Garden The Cap Roig Botanical Garden is one of Costa Brava´s gems. As every beautiful construction that has survived the past of the time, these Botanical Gardens were born from the passion of beauty of a retired Russian soldier called Nicolai Woevodsly and his British aristocrat wife, Dorothy Webster. They both […]
Snorkeling
blog Empordà, entertainment Snorkeling The scuba diving center Tritón, with more than 40 years of experience in Costa Brava, it is only few steps aways from Mas Pastora Hotel. During all these years, they have achieved a professionalism that guarantees security above all. They offer courses for all levels to discover the underwater secrets that […]
The Iberian town of Ullastret
blog culture, Empordà The Iberian town of Ullastret On the hill of Sant Andreu, are the remains of the largest Iberian settlement discovered so far in Catalonia. Founded in the 6th century BC, it dominated the Empordá plain near the Daró river and on the shores of a lake, which dried up in the 19th […]
Coastal Walk: from Llafranc to Calella de Palafrugell
blog Empordà, excursion Coastal Walk: from Llafranc to Calella de Palafrugell Bordering the rugged coastline of the Costa Brava, from Port Bou to Blanes, the coastal path is thousands of years old, as old as the presence of human beings in this territory. It saved the lives of sailors or fishermen when their boat was […]
Jam Museum
blog culture, Empordà Jam Museum The Empordà is a country of culture. World famous poets, writers, painters were born and lived here. There are exhibition halls and museums in practically every town. One of our favourites, due to its originality, is the one located in Torrent, very close to Palafrugell: the Jam Museum. Founded more […]
Cap Roig Festival
blog culture, Empordà Cap Roig Festival In Costa Brava, there are a large number of music festivals of all sorts organized every summer: jazz, classic music, pop, rock…Here at Mas Pastora, we love all of them, however our favorite is the one organized in Calella de Palafrugell, so close to our hotel that we could […]
The Sant Sebastian lighthouse
blog Empordà The Sant Sebastian lighthouse Sa Guarda’s mountain, with about 160 meters height, divides two of Palafrugell’s beaches, Tamariu and Llafranc. Those who are brave enough to go up by foot and also for those who are going by car, can enjoy spectacular views, shiver with the impressive cliffs and perceive the magic of […]
Empordà’s wind
blog Empordà Empordà’s wind When the wind blows in the Empordà, specially the North wind, the foreigners are scared of its violence and duration. However, local people of the country are happy and relieved: they say the air is cleaned, the ions move and the atmosphere is renewed. Foreigners and locals can then enjoy a […]