CATALONIA - COSTA BRAVA: PALS, PERATALLADA AND PALAU-SATOR

Pals and Peratallada are two medieval villages in la Costa Brava really beautiful. Their narrow and cobbled streets, their stone houses, their small and peaceful squares and their walls are worthy of a calm visit to feel their charm. Four hours are enough to visit both villages.

Pals

City Hall of Pals, a lovely medieval village in La Costa Brava

This arch leads to the Carrer Major (main street) of Pals

 
Carrer Major of Pals is a beautiful street


 
I liked this view from the Carrer Major in Pals


 
Rose window of the Gothic church of Pals

Gothic church of Pals. It's small but lovely

The castle of Pals 

Typical house of Pals near the walls

View of the Illes Medes from the Passeig Arqueològic, a promenade along the walls of Pals

Carrer Hospital leads from the walls of Pals to the Plaça Major

A shop of pottery near the Plaça Major of Pals

Peratallada

This street leads to the Plaça de les Voltes in Peratallada, which appears in the background

 
Plaça de les Voltes is the most lively place of Peratallada, with restaurants and some small shops 

Carrer Major (Main Street) in Peratallada

The flowers of the tree in the background was the perfect environment for a picture



Typical square in Peratallada

Walls of Peratallada, a lovely village in La Costa Brava

If you like this two villages and have one or two hours free, there is a interesting nearby village, also medieval, called Palau-Sator, which is also worthy of a visit.

Palau-Sator

Medieval village of Palau-Sator in La Costa Brava

There are other medieval villages in Catalonia which have an special charm too, like:

• Besalú
• Santa Pau

• Beget
• Castellar de N'Hug
• Medieval Villages of La Vall de Boí
• Seu d'Urgell

• Siurana
• Montblanc
• Miravet
• Guimerà

• Rupit and Tavertet

Of course, La Costa Brava offers more cultural activities. Among them, I would recommend visiting the following places:

• Girona 
• Cadaquès, Portlligat and Empuriabrava
• Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres
• Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes in El Port de la Selva
• Empúries
• Catedral de l'Empordà (church of Santa Maria) in Castelló d'Empúries
• Medieval village of Besalú

But the most beautiful places you can visit in La Costa Brava are its heavenly beaches, like:

• Sant Feliu de Guíxols
• Palamós and Sant Antoni de Calonge
• Sa Tuna, Sa Riera and Aiguablava Beaches in Begur
• L'Estartit - Illes Medes
• Llafranc - San Sebastià Lighthouse
• Calella de Palafrugell
• Tossa de Mar
• Blanes
• Tamariu Beach

Camins de Ronda in Costa Brava you can also enjoy fantastic views of Costa Brava and its beaches:

• Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Tossa de Mar
• Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Sant Feliu de Guíxols
• Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in S'Agaró
• Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Palamós
• Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Platja d'Aro
• Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Begur
• Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Calella de Palafrugell

So after visiting Pals and Peratallada, two villages I liked a lot, I was eager to visit Begur, one of the most charming villages of la Costa Brava. In the following post, I will upload pictures of the old city and the Castle of Begur.

Finally, clicking on the next link you will find links to other beautiful places and villages in Catalonia.