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lloret de mar costa brava
fifty years ago lloret de mar was still a fishing village; now it has been transformed into a pulsating resort whose population rises to 200,000 in summer and where it is easier to get a hamburger than a spanish meal. the main thoroughfare, carrer la riera, is a non-stop strip of discos, bars and amusement arcades, busy day and night. during the 1990s there have been attempts to change lloret's image, but that seems to be missing the point. if you want fun in the sun, there's no better place....
palamas costa brava
this fishing port at the eastern end of palamas bay was founded in 1277 and soon became an important naval base: when the aragonese fleet conquered sicily in 1299, it sailed from palamas. in the 19th century palamas was the chief export harbor for catalonia's cork industry, and despite the growth of tourism the town retains a significant commercial base today. the fishing fleet still sails each day from palamas and its arrival each afternoon is followed by a lively fish auction by the harbour....
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platja d aro costa brava
the small fishing harbor of the village of castell d'aro has grown over the last 50 years into the costa brava's second largest resort, with a population that rises from 3,000 in winter to more than 100,000 in summer. the beach is 3km of golden sand; the night life is legendary and there are numerous activities for children. from discos to water sports, whatever you want in platja d'aro is probably there except peace and quiet....
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s agaro costa brava
this exclusive villa development, on a headland between the beaches of sant pol and sa conca, was begun around 1924, when industrialist josep ensesa commissioned girona architect rafael masa to design the first houses. built in his classical noucentista style, the resort is an attractive mix of italianate villas...
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sant feliu de guixols costa brava
this used to be the costa brava's busiest resort. it's an unexpectedly handsome and dignified town, where most of the building took place before the 1960s high-rise boom. fishing and boat-building are important industries, and during the 19th century the town grew rich on the export trade in cork....
serra de montseny
the montseny mountain range is an attractive region of cork, pine and beech forests, villages and mountain streams, straddling the border between girona and barcelona provinces, just inland from the southern costa brava. it's known throughout spain for its springs: much of the country's mineral water is bottled here, especially in the spa town of sant hilari sacalm....
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vic costa brava
the opening of the c25 highway, tunneling through the north of the montseny mountain range from girona, has brought the ancient market town of vic within easy reach of the coast. this is a town known even among catalans as the essence of catalonia, with an attractive medieval centre containing architecture from roman to modernist, enclosed by a ring road on the site of the old city wall...
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plaza major vic
vic's main square is one of the most perfect in catalonia, where buildings of different styles and ages come together, linked by the uneven arches around their base, to create a satisfying whole. this has always been, above all else, a market place; but to experience its symmetry and beauty, come back when it is empty. within the square are the gothic town hall, begun in 1388, and buildings from the renaissance, baroque and modernist periods....
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