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Full-Day Costa Brava Tour

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Boating, Nature, Walking

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Description

Sign up for a comprehensive tour to Costa Brava, the beautiful and magic coastal area near Barcelona. Enjoy walking through the fantastic coastal alleys with views of hidden beaches of Meden Islands and magic rock formations. Explore the charm of Calella de Palafrugell, an old fishermen's village and wander along the Camino de Ronda. Lastly, look at the extensive Greek and Roman ruins of the Empuries.

Highlights
  • Travel across the most beautiful area of Costa Brava - Calella de Palafrugell 
  • Enjoy a boat trip arround the spectacular Medes Islands
  • Witness the Greek and Roman ruins of Empuries
  • Costa Brava Excursion expand_more
    • Our departure is from Bus Station “Barcelona Nord” every Friday at 8:30 am, we recommend being there about 15 minutes before.
    • We will take the motorway and about 10:15am we are going to arrive in Calella de Palafrugell, a small fisherman’s village that still retains today the traditional appearance of the past. It is a village of great beauty in both architecture and landscape. The town, splashed with small bays, becomes a fusion of land and sea that is an incomparable setting.
    • We will have free time to explore the village, enjoy the scenery and for sure, take great photographs.
    • About 11:00 am, we will start walking along Camino de Ronda, which is going to lead us to the neighborhood town of Llafranc. We will hike about 30 minutes, suitable for all ages. The “Camino de Ronda” borders all the Costa Brava and was used to control the maritime smuggling. Today, thanks to this, you can discover beautiful spots that wouldn’t be otherwise accessible. Llafranc is also a small, elegant and captivating seaside town, with all the delightfulness of the towns on this coast.
    • About 12:00 pm, we will travel to Pals, a town located inland and on the top of a hill. The village is built entirely in an integrated medieval site. At the top there is a cylindrical tower from the XII century, which is visible from far away. It has an excellent terrace that offers stunning views of the Costa Brava and surroundings.
    • Walking through the cobbled streets you will feel like you have gone back in time. Take time to appreciate the round arches, facades with pointed windows arches, stone balconies, all perfectly restored.
    • Our next visit is l’Estartit, seaside village with an important port famous worldwide as being an important diving center because the Medes Islands archipelago lies only one kilometer from the coast.
    • Medes islands are of great interest for the wide variety of flora and fauna that inhabit in the whole marine area. It was declared as a National Natural Park and ZEPIM. (Special protected area of importance in the Mediterranean).
    • You will have free time to have lunch and at 3pm we will get on board Nautilus boat.
    • The sailing is about 1h 20m. First, we will go ahead to the outer islands, the views are spectacular! The itinerary continues to the stunning cliffs of Sierra de Montgrí only accessible by boat and one of the most preserved, unspoiled areas of Costa Brava.
    • Our last stop is at the extensive Greek and Roman ruins of Empuries, in which we are going to arrive around 17:00. 
    • Once there, we will start a guided tour around the whole site. It is the only site in Spain where both Greek and later a Roman city existed together. Empuries is also located in a privileged surrounding, just in front of the sea.
    • In the Greek city we can admire the remains of city walls, the acropolis, the market square and numerous buildings.
    • In the roman city the highlights are a mosaic floor in excellent condition, the forum and vestiges of street frameworks.
    • At 18:00 the tour is finished and we go back to Barcelona, where at about 20L00 we will arrive.
What's Included
  • Comfortable bus with free wifi
  • Professional tour guide
  • Ticket for Nautilus boat
  • Tickets to Empuries site
  • Taxes
What's Excluded
  • Lunch
What to bring
  • Comfortable shoes
Know before you go
  • Bilingual tour (English-Spanish)
  • Free audio guide service in German, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese And Chinese
Meeting Point

Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, Barcelona, España

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 EUR 85 Per Person
Child

This is a group tour

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USD 94 / person