The weekly market
blog Empordà The weekly market At Palafrugell, Sundays are the market day. If you try to go in summer, it would be hard to park, make sure you know this in advance. The reason why is that the town is bubbling and booming. All the shops are open, on the street you will find farmers’ […]
Palsa medieval town in Costa Brava
blog Empordà, excursion Palsa medieval town in Costa Brava If you do not know what to do in the afternoon in Costa Brava, however you feel like seeing a really beautiful town, then Pals is your kind of plan. It is a little village, only 25 minutes away from Llafranc. It is built around its […]
A bike ride through the Via Verde
blog Empordà, excursion A bike ride through the Via Verde We are going to do an easy and flat bike tour from Palafrugell to Palamós. At the hotel reception they will explain to you how to get to the starting point. From there, if it is not too windy, you will take a quiet walk […]
Ronda´s Coastal Walk: from Calella de Palafrugell to Cala Estreta
blog excursion Ronda´s Coastal Walk: from Calella de Palafrugell to Cala Estreta If we follow the signs GR92 from Calella towards Cap Roig, a first must stop is the lookout from the San Roc Hotel. The views are worth it.. After this pitstop we continue through the GR92 path. The trail goes up and down, walking […]
Golf courses in Costa Brava
blog excursion Golf courses in Costa Brava If you like playing golf, Costa Brava is the right place to be. In the Empordà you have the right weather to play outdoor sports and a long golf tradition. That means, there are heaps of good golf courses, well designed and well looked after. Only twenty two […]
Tamariu’s geyser
blog culture, excursion Tamariu’s geyser There are windy and stormy days, specially at the end of Autumn, which are not pleasant at all. If the wind comes from the East, there is a phenomenon close to Tamariu that is worth seeing. Park your car at Xelida Cove. From there, there is a coastal walk (Camino […]
Our dolmen in Llafranc
blog culture, excursion Our dolmen in Llafranc In Llafranc we have our own dolmen. Even though it is 3800 and 5500 years old, it was not discovered until 1954, surrounded by pine trees, vineyards and vegetation. The first person interested in this dolmen was Miquel Mascort i Martó, but no one believed a dolmen would […]
Wine Route
blog culture, excursion Wine Route The Empordá has been a wine-producing area since Roman times. The tradition and millenary knowledge together with the appropriate characteristics of the soil, the healthy north wind, the mild temperature in winter, without major frosts, and hot in summer, but controlled by the sea breeze, make this region produce wines […]