Visit Baix Emporda

El Baix Empordá is the center part of Costa Brava. Its capital is La Bisbal d'Empordà, a place that has a tradition in making ceramic pottery...

El Baix Empordá is known as the "region of coves".

 

It occupies the centre of the Costa Brava and offers, among other many temptations, a sizeable array of culinary and commercial offerings, with many of its towns and villages as the backdrop of an intense activity most weekends of the year.

 

Sites that are truly "must-sees" include the Medes islands, located just off the coast across from the Montgrí massif, the coves of Begur, Calella de Palafrugell and the Sant Sebastià lighthouse,, in addition to the remains of the Iberian settlement at Ullastret and the medieval villages of Pals and Peratallada.

 

The capital city is La Bisbal d'Empordà, a place that has a tradition in making ceramic pottery.

 

 

 Our selection of places that must be visited going down the coast:

 

 

 

Sightseeing

Illes Medes

Divers paradise

One of the Baix Empordà's greatest ecological treasures is the Medes islands

Address : Passeig Marítim, 33
Phone : 972 75 19 10

 

 

Sightseeing

Medes under water

Enjoy it!

Under water vision at Las Medes

Address : Passeig Marítim, 23
Opening hours : Excursion every 30 minutes from 10h30 to 19h30
Phone : 972 75 14 89

 

 

Town

Torroella de Montgri

Torroella de Montgrí is a 13th Century residential village.

 

 

Sightseeing

Parc de Sobrestany

Walk in nature

The Parc de Sobrestany is a 40 hectares park where you will find 30 different animal species.

Address : 9 Km. West from Torruella de Montgrí
Opening hours : Open every day from 9 to 13h and from 15 to 18h
Phone : 972 78 84 94

 

 

 

 

 

Town

Pals

Pals is an old 10th Century village inland.

 

 

Restaurant

Sa Punta

La Punta restaurant is situated in the town Pals at de beach area, and its specialty is « arrosejat ».

Address : Platja de Pals
Phone : 972 63 64 10

 

 

Museum

Pubol castle

Dalí Castle in Púbol

Dali Theatre-Museum. Pubol's castle.

Address : Gala Dali, s/n
Opening hours : Open from March 15 to November 1
Phone : +34 972 48 86 55

 

 

Town

La Bisbal Emporda

The capital of the region is La Bisbal d'Empordà, a town with a longstanding pottery tradition.

 

 

Sightseeing

Peratallada

Iberic village

The Iberic village of Peratallada


Opening hours : Open every day but Mondays from 16 to 20h.

 

 

Town

Palafrugell

Palafrugell is a little town 5 km from the coast, very popular in summer.

 

 

Town

Calella de Palafrugell

Calella de Palafrugell is an old fisherman port.

 

 

Town

Begur

The village Begur is well known for its castle.

 

 

Town

Palamos

Palamós is a city with sea tradition

 

 

Restaurant

La Gamba

La Gamba is specialized in Palamos shrimps, chicken with lobster and black rice. You must try also Fideus Rossejats.

Address : Plaça de Sant Pere, 1
Opening hours : Closed in November
Phone : 972 31 46 33

 

 

 

 

 

Sightseeing

Camino de Ronda

The way to walk

 

 

Sightseeing

Water Park Aquadiver

A giant water park for little and adult people with wave pool, slides?

Address : Carretera de Circumvalacio
Opening hours : Open from June 1st to September 30th.
Phone : 972 81 87 32

 

 

Town

Sant Feliu de Guixols

Medieval architecture endures in all its splendour in the Benedictine monastery at Sant Feliu de Guíxols.


Phone : 972 82 00 51

 

 

Town

Caldes de Malavella

Thermal city

Caldes de Malavella is a small village situated between sea and mountains, famous for its thermal springs

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