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Days 1 to 7

We always tend to regard Barcelona as the perfact base for a combined sightseeing/sailing break. If you can find 7 or (better still) 10 days, then it is an excellent gateway to the Costa Brava.

This is without a doubt the finest sailing area in mainland Spain. There are many attrractive resort towns, and innumerable little calas all the way to the French frontier in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

It is very crowded in summer, and positively over-crowded in August which is best avoided.

Its attractions are not only in the towns and calas though, but in the many Medieval towns lovingly preserved and restored - places like Pals, and Peratallada.
Day 1: Barcelona Our yachts are all in the Port' Olympic - our base for this trip. Close the the City and surrounded by good restaurants, it offers a great base from which to visit the areaattractive scenery than 3 days. If your time can stretch to 4 days, then we warmly recommend that you do. The nature of the coast here does mean that you will have a longish sail either at the end of your holiday or at the beginning. Blanes is about 26Nm from the Port' Olimpic, and St. Feliu - the furthest we recommend that you venture - is a further 25 miles away.
Day 2: Tossa This is not actually a harbour but an important and very attractive anchorage. If the weather is foul, it is not a safe option. This is a very old anchorage dating back to Roman times- they called it Turissa - and there are many interesting places to visit including a Roman villa, the Old Town, and a fine Baroque church. Like all of the Costa Brava there is a good deal of development but the rocky coast and local building regulations have prevented the wholesale ruin seen further South. There are numerous attractive calas to the north, particularly Cala Bona.	Tossa Del Mar
Day 3: Palamos Palamos is a largish town by local standards. It has two marinas - one within the fishing harbour at the northern end of the bay, and another round the corner to the North. Both are very full all the time. Famous for its fishing fleet, and for the prawns that they fish, the town has a certain charm and is not just a resort that dies in winter. In summer, it may be safe to anchor in the bay, and the marinas here always form part of Plan B to escape from a Tramontana. If conditions permit, you can consider going to nearby Calella de Palafrugell. This is smaller and prettier, but not always a safe anchorage. There are also other beaches and calas on the way that are worth investigating.	Palamos Harbour
Day 4: L'Estartit At the far end of Pals bay, this middle-sized resort town has one of the area's best marinas with excellent shelter from the Tramontana. Just offshore are the Islas Medes - an underwater nature park - rich in diverse marine life and corals. You can take a glass-bottomed boat trip round them. Part of the same community, the nearby town of Torroella has leafy avenues and narrow streets in which to unwind and relax. The medieval towns of Pals and Peratallada are both reasonably near at hand. Visit one or both if you possibly can. If the weather is settled and you can get in, you can stay in Aiguablava or Sa Tuna, between Palamos and L'Estartit. Both offer some protection, and are wonderfully scenic. Sa Tuna beach is on the left at the bottom. There are two good restaurants on the beach here, and a small hotel. Our offices are 1 km away! We know it well.	L'Estartit
Day 5: Cadaques Cadaques is a charming little town known as the home of Salvador Dali. It is also a good natural haven in the prettiest part of the Costa Brava. Generally people think that the furthest North you go the prettier it gets until you reach PortBou. Generally that is true, apart from the very artificial Ampuriabrava at the head of the bay of Roses.	Cadaques
Day 6: Llafranc This is easily one of the prettiest little towns along this whole coast. It does have a tiny marina that is always full, and the beautiful bay is completely open to the East, and offers only meagre protection from almost any wind. If the weather permits, then do make sure that you stop here. The Hotel Llafanc and the Hotel Levant both have excellent beachside restaurants, and there is a charming square beside the Llafranc where you can have a drink and tapas looking over the beauties of the bay. The nearby St. Sebastian lighthouse is visible for miles around and boasts a luxury hotel, good food, and an unrivalled view. If you have a good head for heights there is a great cliffside walk too.	Llafranc
Day 7: San Feliu St Feliu is a bustling thriving resort town that is still lively throughout the depths of winter. It offers a secure harbour from even the worst rigours of the Tramontana in the context of a place full of life and things to do. There is a fine, safe, sandy beach and plenty of watering holes along the seafront. Busy it may be in summer, but it is attractive and fun.