Girona beaches

Talk about Girona beaches is to do the precious Costa Brava. This extends from Blanes but also port bou, already on the border with France. Therefore, it includes, in practice, the entire coastline of the Girona province.

Due to their privileged location, all these sandy areas have an impressive beauty and it is not easy to select them. They stand out for its golden sands and its crystalline waters, but also for its rugged environment. Without further ado, we are going to tell you about the beaches of Girona. But first we want to stop to show you the Costa Brava.

The wonderful Costa Brava

This term was coined by the journalist Ferran Agulló at the beginning of the XNUMXth century to name the area precisely because of the steepness of its coastline. It was a time when foreign tourists began to arrive in the area and it was necessary to attract them with a catchy name. In any case, the denomination does justice to this part of Catalonia. Its coasts are full of vertiginous cliffs and rocky promontories that frame beautiful beaches and coves. Because the coast of the province of Girona not only has the latter, but also offers you other natural wonders.

A good sample of them is the Natural Park of Cabo de Creus. It is made up of almost fourteen thousand hectares belonging to municipalities such as Cadaqués, Rosas, La Selva de Mar or Vilajuiga. It is a landscape sculpted both by the rough waters of the area and by the strong tramontana wind, which have given it its abrupt profile. Likewise, its wonderful views of Cap de Creus have been an inspiration for many painters.

Another of the jewels around the beaches of Girona is the Marismas del Ampurdán Natural Park. As its name indicates, it is a set of marshes formed at the mouth of the Fluvià and Muga rivers. Its almost five thousand hectares are included in municipalities such as Perelada, Castellón de Ampurias, Pedret and Marsá or La Escala. But its greatest importance lies in the fact that it constitutes a habitat of enormous ornithological value, especially for migratory species.

Meanwhile, the Medes islands They form a small archipelago of seven islets that are actually the last foothills of the Sierra de Montgrí. They are barely nine hundred meters from Estartit and are considered a marine reserve for their ecological value. Also, if you like scuba diving, you can practice it in its impressive caves. Finally, Ses Negros is another marine reserve located in Begur, whose beaches we will talk about later. It extends over eighty hectares and almost one thousand five hundred meters of coastline between the coves of Aiguafreda and Sa Riera. It also includes the imposing cliffs that form the mountains of Begur.

Once we have shown you some of the wonders of the Costa Brava, the time has come to focus on its sandbanks: the beaches of Girona. Many of them bear the hallmark of Blue flag that grants the European Union. Also, among them there are extensive and open to the sea, but also others that are small and hidden coves surrounded by vegetation and only accessible from the water. We are going to show you some of the best.

El Castell beach

Precisely, this wonderful beach is part of a space of natural interest, the one hundred hectares that constitutes the mouth of the Aubí channel. For this reason, it is an almost virgin sandbank about three hundred meters long by fifty meters wide and surrounded by pine trees.

Despite this, it has All the services. It has lifeguards in summer, parking, hammock rental and even a kayak school. You will enjoy as in few places bathing in its crystal clear waters. But, in addition, you can take the coastal path that leads to Calella de Palafrugell to do a bit of hiking and you will find other beautiful coves such as Foradada, Estreta or Crit.

Finally, at one of its ends you can see an archaeological site. Its about Iberian town of Castell, which was inhabited by the indigetes and which lived its period of maximum splendor in the XNUMXth and XNUMXrd centuries BC.

Cala Pola, one of the most hidden among the beaches of Girona

This small cove is an almost hidden treasure for those who do not know the area, because it is in a remote place and sheltered by large rocky promontories. Specifically, it is located in the municipality of Tosa de Mar and forms one of the most beautiful landscapes of its territory.

It is barely seventy meters long by forty wide and its sand is white and coarse. You can access it by sea and by land. But, in the latter case, you will have to do it on foot. You can get there by car through the highway GI-682 until the detour Then you have to keep walking, but the distance is not great. You just have to cross the camping. However, you can also arrive by parapet walk.

In case you have not heard of them, we will clarify that these roads were the ones used by the Civil Guard in the XNUMXth century to monitor the coasts and prevent smuggling. Today they have been transformed for tourism and allow you walk almost the entire Costa Brava enjoying wonderful views.

Going back to Cala Pola, it has toilets and even a beach bar. You also have other beautiful beaches in Tosa de Mar. Among them, the big one, which is located in the urban center sheltered by its impressive medieval castle; those of Llorell or the no less pretty Moorish cove, wrapped in vegetation.

Port Bo Beach

Likewise, it is a small cove located in the beautiful urban area of Calella de Palafrugell. In fact, it is barely sixty meters long by twenty wide. It is also known as Playa de las Barcas because the town's small fishing boats are parked there. Not in vain, Port Bo is the fishing district of the town.

With them and with the white houses that surround it, it forms an authentic postcard landscape. But, in addition, it is perfect for swimming, since its waters are calm. It is also very nice for you to sunbathe because of its soft, white sands. Also, due to its urban nature, you will find nearby many bars and restaurants. But, above all, you can walk through Calella, an authentic fishing village on the Costa Brava.

In addition, if you want to take advantage of your stay in the villa, you can come to know the Cap Roig castle. It is an eclectic construction from the beginning of the XNUMXth century that recreates medieval fortresses and is surrounded by a wonderful Botanical Garden.

Gola del Ter beach

We travel now to Torroella to show you this spectacular beach also known as La Fonollera. It is an extensive sandy area as it measures almost five kilometers in length and owes its name to the fact that, at one of its ends, is the mouth of the River Ter.

It is a virgin beach of enormous ecological value. In fact, the mouth area is classified as a nature reserve. As if all this were not enough, to complete its beauty, you have in front of it the Medes islands, of which we have already told you. Also, if you visit it, as you get closer to the sea, you will see how lagoons are formed in the sand itself, which is golden and soft.

If you also take a walk in the surroundings, you will see dunes full of reeds and, a little further away, several XNUMXth century farmhouses. But, in Torroella, you can also visit some monuments. Among them, the palaces of Lo Mirador and Solterra, church of san genis, the old walls and, outside the town, the imposing Montgrí castle. The latter is a fairly well-preserved XNUMXth century military fortification.

Cala de Aiguablava, another jewel among the beaches of Girona

We end our tour of the beaches of Girona in this beautiful cove in the municipality of bagur (or Begur in Catalan). The first thing that will catch your attention if you visit it is the beautiful turquoise color of its waters, which is due, in part, to the type of sand that makes it up. As if this were not enough, it has a wonderful environment.

You can get there both by car and on foot. Also, in summer you have public transport. The cove is about eighty meters long and approximately forty meters wide. Despite its small dimensions, it offers you All the services. It has a lifeguard, showers and toilets, parking, rental of sunbeds and umbrellas and even a beach bar. In addition, it has the help of Red Cross volunteers so that people with reduced mobility can bathe in amphibious chairs.

On the other hand, since you are in Bagur, visit the town, which is very beautiful. You must know his medieval castle, but also their defensive towers XNUMXth century; the numerous Indian houses, emigrants who returned from America enriched, and the gothic church of san pedro. Finally, approach the Romanesque nucleus of Esclanyá.

In conclusion, we have shown you some of the best Girona beaches. But we could also have told you about other no less beautiful ones. For example, the cove portalo en Cadaqués, where you can practice nudism; cove montjoi in Rosas, with incomparable landscapes, or that of Santa Cristina in Lloret de Mar, as beautiful as it is crowded in summer. Dare to meet them.