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The Northern Costa Brava Roses to Sa Riera

Roses (Rosas)

Tucked away alongside a spacious bay wearing the same name is Roses. A town with an distinguished past – of which there remains Greek and Roman vestiges – its military port played an important role commencing in the Middle Ages. With its magnificent beaches, it is one of the largest and most dynamic towns on the Costa Brava. The Gulf of Roses is rich in good fish and in the town and surrounding area, fish dishes are an highlight in the numerous restaurants and bars.

L’Escala

Located at the end of the Gulf of Roses, L’Escale is one of the most important fishing ports of the Costa Brava. It is also a major tourist centre with an original character - offering its summer visitors a selection of beaches at Riels, Clota and Montgro, situated in the southern part of the town.

L'Estartit

An ancient sanctuary for fishermen, L’Estartit is now a large tourist attraction, catering for everyone’s needs. Defended from the winds by the relief of a mountain spur, the town has a fishing and sports port. The beach of L’Estartit with its shallow blue waters it situated to the front of town, from where you can see the Medes islands which were a Roman base and, thereafter, a refuge for pirates.

The Medes Islands:

Situated scarcely a mile from the beach of the popular resort town of L'Estartit on the Costa Brava, the protected Medes Islands are a paradise for divers. This little archipelago of seven islets and a few reefs forms one of the most important and rich marine reserves in the Mediterranean. Visitors can take glass-bottomed boat trips around the islands departing hourly in season from L'Estartit, or arrange a fully-equipped diving trip though one of the numerous tourist diving centres in the resort town.

Begur

Although the Phoenicians had already been to this area, the village of Begur is generally considered to be of Medieval origin. The town sprawls about an hill - on the summit of which stands a feudal castle which was the residence of the family Cruilles de Peratallade, to whom it belonged from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. The castle, built upon a rock, was destroyed in the fifteenth century and re-built in the seventeenth century. The town of Begur is the centre of convergence for several valleys that spill into precious coves which have charming beaches such as those of Sa Tuna, Aliuafreda and Sa Riera. Now a major tourist centre, Begur’s attractiveness – half sea-faring and half land-bound – is limitless.

Sa Tuna, Aiguafreda and Sa Riera

Located 2 kilometres from Begur, Sa Riera boast one of the most inviting beaches of the Costa Brava. Once a simple hamlet of fishermen until the tourist industry gave it its present dynamic image. 3 kilometres from Begur are to found the beaches of Sa Tuna and Aiguafreda. Sa Tuna is a small village with an original and attractive configuration. Porched galleries abound and its beach, located under the aegis of a rocky projection, has still shallow blue waters.

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