Costa Brava — Catalonia's Wild Coast 🌲
Pine-backed cliffs, hidden coves and medieval fishing villages strung along the Mediterranean north of Barcelona — the "rugged coast" that gave the Spanish Riviera its name. Hand-picked stays and must-book experiences — every link takes you straight to Trip.com to check live prices and book.
🏨 Where to Stay
- Hostal de la Gavina GL — The Leading Hotels of the World ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Catalonia's only Grand Luxe resort, set on its own pine-scented peninsula in S'Agaró between two private beaches, open since 1932 and still the Costa Brava's most storied address.
- Alàbriga Hotel & Home Suites ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — a striking clifftop newcomer above Cala Maset with interiors by leading Italian design houses, a Sea Club beach terrace and some of the coast's most sweeping Mediterranean views.
- Hotel Sant Roc ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — smart pick — a family-run clifftop hotel above Calella de Palafrugell with panoramic bay views from nearly every room, a short walk from the Cap Roig gardens.
- Hotel Rocamar ⭐⭐⭐ — attainable pick — a genuinely affordable beachfront hotel in Salvador Dalí's home village of Cadaqués, 30 metres from the beach with sweeping bay views — romantic, unpretentious, and from around €80 a night.
- Hotel Diana ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — attainable pick — Tossa de Mar's #1-rated hotel, a Catalan Modernist landmark built by a disciple of Gaudí directly on the beach in the historic centre, with every room individually decorated — old-world charm without the S'Agóro price tag.
✈️ Flights
🎟️ Experiences
- Cap Roig Botanical Garden — a clifftop garden of over 1,000 plant species created in the 1920s by a Russian colonel and his English wife, terraced down to the sea around a neo-Gothic castle.
- Vila Vella, Tossa de Mar — the last surviving fortified medieval town on the Catalan coast, its 12th-century walls and watchtowers ringing a hilltop above the bay.
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