Your Complete Guide
to NjOYing la Costa Brava,
for Visitors & Residents

Your Complete
Guide to NjOYing
la Costa Brava,
for Visitors & Residents

Why La Costa Brava?

Costa Brava means “Wild Coast”, and even if its climate isn’t especially wild
the coastline is amongst the most ruggedly beautiful in Spain.
But there’s lots more to See & Do too, with walking, hiking & cycling trails,
beaches & coves, seaside towns, medieval villages, castles, museums, festivals,
water sports, golf, wine and gastronomy and much, much more!

Costa Brava means “Wild Coast”, and even if its climate isn’t especially wild, the coastline is amongst the most ruggedly beautiful in Spain. But there’s lots more to See & Do too, with walking, hiking & cycling trails,
beaches & coves, seaside towns, medieval villages, castles, museums, festivals, water sports, golf, wine and gastronomy and much, much more!

La Costa Brava in November

November is supposed to be the dullest month of the year on La Costa Brava, but although it may be a bit cloudier, it’s far from dull if you enjoy good food and good wine! There are gastronomic campaigns and oenological events happening in several places, including Calonge, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Sant Pere de Rodes, while wild boar is back on the “hunting menu” in Peratallada. With the saffron harvest just in, it’s also a great time for a tasty paella – not that there’s ever a bad time, of course! Girona City has a film festival, there’s the Festival of Fire and Light in Olot, and Begur remembers Carmen Amaya with its annual Flamenco Festival. Nothing dull about any of that!

November is supposed to be the dullest month of the year on La Costa Brava, but although it may be a bit cloudier, it’s far from dull if you enjoy good food and good wine! There are gastronomic campaigns and oenological events happening in several places, including Calonge, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Sant Pere de Rodes, while wild boar is back on the “hunting menu” in Peratallada. With the saffron harvest just in, it’s also a great time for a tasty paella – not that there’s ever a bad time, of course! Girona City has a film festival, there’s the Festival of Fire and Light in Olot, and Begur remembers Carmen Amaya with its annual Flamenco Festival. Nothing dull about any of that!

Salvador Dalí sitting in his garden at his house in Port Lligat, Cadaqués - with a giant crab, as one does!
Things to See & Do

Salvador Dalí &
the Museum Triangle

​​​​The “Dalinian Triangle” museums (Figueres-Cadaqués-Púbol) capture the aura of Dalí, the Empurdan artist who left his mark on the region.

Rice, just waiting to be turned into a paella!
Food & Drink

Our Favourite
Spanish Rice Dishes

Even people who have never visited Spain have heard of “paella”, but did you know that there exists a whole plethora of Spanish rice dishes?

“La Ruta dels Volcans” (or “Volcano Route”), makes for a fantastic weekend break in the Natural Park of the Volcanic Region of the Garrotxa.
Things to See & Do

Ruta dels Volcans:
The Volcano Route

“La Ruta dels Volcans” (or “Volcano Route”), makes for a fantastic weekend break in the Natural Park of the Volcanic Region of the Garrotxa.

Paella con Mariscos, or seafood paella
Food & Drink

Seafood Paella
Recipe

This easy-to-follow seafood paella recipe with prawns, mussels, clams & squid will have you producing delicious paella in your own home in no time.

The wines of Catalunya are making a splash around the world!
Food & Drink

Wonderful Wines
of Catalunya

Spanish wines are amongst the most widely consumed worldwide and certain Catalan wineries produce some of the finest wines in all the land.

Calonge’s Hills & Wineries
Things to See & Do

5 Wonderful Wineries
of Calonge

The area around the Costa Brava town of Calonge is full of lovely walking trails that just so happen to take you by some excellent wineries.

A spectacular view from the city walls of Girona
Things to See & Do

Girona City:
Top 10 Highlights

Charming, historic, compact and fascinating, Girona has been described as a smaller, safer, cleaner and more manageable version of Barcelona