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sábado, 10 de mayo de 2014

COSTA BRAVA: CAMI DE RONDA IN SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS

Camins de Ronda (Ronda Way) were footpaths built in 19th Century along the Costa Brava coast to help the police to patrol the coast and avoid smuggling. It was formed from small footpaths through the cliffs along the coast of Catalonia.

View of Sant Feliu de Guíxols from the beginning of the Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way)

Nowadays Camins de Ronda are a set of public seaside footpaths (belonging to the GR-92) often connecting beautiful beaches of the Costa Brava. They have been restored to provide pretty hiking trails, as they pass through some of the Girona coastline’s most emblematic locations, offering beautiful views of these beaches.

The network of footpaths that has been best restored can be found linking together the fishermen’s districts and the coves in the townships of Begur and Palafrugell, as well as different points of Palamós and Platja d’Aro and the entire coastline from S’Agaró to Sant Feliu de Guíxols.

Cala Jonca from Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Stairs near Cala Jonca in Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) from Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Pol beach

Wide area to walk quietly of Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Sea views from this point of Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) were quite relaxing

There are several flight of stairs in Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) from Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Pol beach in S'Agaró

Costa Brava from Mirador de Sant Elm (Sant Elm viewpoint)

From Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) you can see nice places like this one of La Costa Brava

More beautiful Camins de Ronda in Costa Brava are:

If you liked these pictures, clicking on the next links you will find more pictures of another fantastic beaches in La Costa Brava, like:

Besides, in Costa Brava you can visit the fantastic old city of Girona, many lovely villages and interesting places, like:

Calonge
Pals and Peratallada
Dalí Theatre-Museum
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

Moreover if you like beaches, below you have other beautiful beaches in Catalonia, Spain and Portugal:

- Costa Daurada beaches

Barra del Trabucador beach in Delta de l'Ebre
L'Ametlla de Mar
Salou beach
Miami Playa
Beach beside the Castle of Tamarit
Beach of Roc de Sant Gaietà

- Barcelona Beaches

- Spain and Portugal

Mallorca
Cádiz and Costa de la Luz
Beaches in Galicia
Basque Country - Guipúzcoa and San Sebastián
Cantabria and Santander
Alicante

Beaches in Algarve

Finally, clicking on the next link you will find more beautiful villages, beaches and landscapes in Catalonia.

jueves, 8 de mayo de 2014

COSTA BRAVA: SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS

Unfortunately I only could spend one day in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. I would have like to spend at least a weekend in this nice town of La Costa Brava to enjoy more leisurely the beautiful places I found out, like:

Monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Sant Feliu Bay
Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way)
Carrer Major (Main Street)
Beaches of Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Viewpoint of Sant Elm

Marina of Sant Feliu de Guíxols

What I liked the most was the views of the beach of Sant Feliu de Guíxols from Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) and of La Costa Brava from the viewpoint of Sant Elm.

Monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Sant Feliu Bay

Beach of Sant Feliu de Guíxols

This beach of Sant Feliu de Guíxols is really crowed in summer

Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way)

Cala Jonca in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Sant Feliu de Guixols from Cami de Ronda

Sant Feliu de Guíxols from Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way)

Beginning of Camí de Ronda between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and the beach of Sant Pol

Nice stretch of Camí de Ronda from Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Pol beach

Camins de Ronda are fantastic places to walk and enjoy great views of the beaches of La Costa Brava

Stairs on Camí de Ronda (Ronda Way) from Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Sant Pol beach

Carrer Major (Main Street)

Carrer Major in Sant Feliu de Guíxols where we enjoyed a delicious tapa in "S & S Café"

Tapa we enjoyed in "S & S Café" in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Beaches of Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Another beach in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Clear water of Costa Brava in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Viewpoint of Sant Elm

Ermita de Sant Elm in Sant Feliu de Guixols

Ermita de Sant Elm (Chapel of Sant Elm) in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Sant Feliu de Guíxols from the viewpoint of Sant Elm

Costa Brava from Sant Elm in Sant Feliu de Guixols

Costa Brava from the viewpoint of Sant Elm in Sant Feliu de Guíxols

If you liked these pictures, clicking on the next links you will find more pictures of another fantastic beaches in La Costa Brava, like:

From Camins de Ronda you can enjoy great views of beautiful beaches of Costa Brava too:

Besides, in Costa Brava you can visit the fantastic old city of Girona, many lovely villages and interesting places, like:

Calonge
Pals and Peratallada
Dalí Theatre-Museum
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

Moreover if you like beaches, below you have other beautiful beaches in Catalonia, Spain and Portugal:

- Costa Daurada beaches

Barra del Trabucador beach in Delta de l'Ebre
L'Ametlla de Mar
Salou beach
Miami Playa
Beach beside the Castle of Tamarit
Beach of Roc de Sant Gaietà

- Barcelona Beaches

- Spain and Portugal

Mallorca
Cádiz and Costa de la Luz
Beaches in Galicia
Basque Country - Guipúzcoa and San Sebastián
Cantabria and Santander
Alicante

Beaches in Algarve

Finally, clicking on the next link you will find more beautiful villages, beaches and landscapes in Catalonia.

sábado, 15 de marzo de 2014

BARCELONA AND CATALONIA: BEACHES

As we are in summer (northern hemisphere), I would like to show you the most charming beaches in Catalonia I have visited until now. If you like going to the beach, you will enjoy them, I'm sure.

In Catalonia there are two kinds of beaches: along the coast of Girona you can enjoy the imposing and wild landscapes of la Costa Brava while taking a bath in the clear and turquoise water of a cove. On the other hand, the long and sandy beaches of Barcelona, like the ones of Sant Pol de Mar, and Tarragona will make you think you are close to paradise.

Next, these are my favourite beaches until now. Of course, there are fantastic beaches in Catalonia I haven't visited yet, but I hope to do it soon.

Other beaches I hope to visit soon:

More beaches and coves in la Costa Brava

Begur - Sa Tuna beach

Overview of Sa Tuna Beach in Begur, probably the beach I like the most

Begur - Sa Riera beach

Turquoise water of Sa Riera beach in Begur from the Ronda Way

Calella de Palafrugell - Port Bo beach

Port Bo Beach in Calella de Palafrugell through a white archs

Platja d'Aro - Sa Cova beach

Sa Cova beach in Costa Brava, located beside Platja d'Aro

Sant Antoni de Calonge - Cap Roig beach

Cap Roig beach in Sant Antoni de Calonge

Tossa de Mar - El Codolar beach

El Codolar Cove from the old town of Tossa de Mar in La Costa Brava

Tamariu beach

A lot of people enjoy the beach of Tamariu in La Costa Brava in summer

Palamós - La Fosca

La Fosca beach in Palamós

Blanes - Sant Francesc beach

Cala Bona (Sant Francesc) in Blanes is another fantastic beach in La Costa Brava

L'Escala - Cala Montgó Beach

Cala Montgó in L'Escala

Llafranc beach

Llafranc Beach and the marina, which also appears in the background

Sitges

Sunset in one of the lovely beaches of Sitges, with the bell tower of the church in the background

Castelldefels beach

Castelldefels long sandy beach from the nearby Garraf Natural Park

Barcelona Beach

The Vela Hotel (Vela means sail) has changed the views from Barcelona beaches

Empuriabrava beach

Sunset in Empuriabrava beach

From Camins de Ronda you can enjoy nice views of many beaches and coves in Costa Brava:

Besides, if you liked this pictures, clicking on the next links you will find more pictures of another fantastic beaches in La Costa Daurada, like:

Barra del Trabucador beach in Delta de l'Ebre
L'Ametlla de Mar
Salou beach
Miami Playa
Beach beside the Castle of Tamarit
Beach of Roc de Sant Gaietà

Other fantastic beaches I have visited in Spain and Portugal are:

Mallorca
Cádiz and Costa de la Luz
Beaches in Galicia (for example, Rodas Beach in Cíes Islands)
Basque Country - Guipúzcoa and San Sebastián
Cantabria and Santander
Alicante

Beaches in Algarve

As you can see in the previous pictures, there are a lot of beautiful beaches in Catalonia where you can spend a lovely day enjoying fantastic landscapes while taking a bath. I strongly recommend visiting them!

viernes, 17 de enero de 2014

COSTA BRAVA: CAMI DE RONDA IN BEGUR

The coastal paths called Camins de Ronda are one of Begur’s (and Costa Brava) principal and best-known attractions. Historically-speaking, they are old paths criss-crossing the coast, used mainly by customs officers to keep an eye on tobacco smugglers, and by fishermen and sailors to go fishing or in cases of shipwreck.

Sa Riera beach in Begur from Camí de Ronda

Nowadays Camins de Ronda are used not only as a path between the various coves, but also as a place to take walks while enjoying the incomparably beautiful landscape of Costa Brava.

Because of its coastline, abrupt and folded between cliffs, Camins de Ronda of Begur are not continuous for their 20 km length, instead they are divided into four separate sections.

From north to south, these are the sections of Camins de Ronda in Begur:

From Sa Riera beach to Platja del Racó beach via the Illa Roja cove.
From Sa Riera and covers 500 metres of coast offering a spectacular panoramic view of the cliffs and the abrupt coastline.
From the beaches of Sa Tuna to Aiguafreda
From Platja Fonda beach to Fornells’ small coves and Aiguablava beach.