Beach holidays

We meet you on your arrival at Catalonia and tailor the perfect 1-day itinerary for Barcelona, making sure you see get to see highlights such as Gaudí’s Sagrada Família and the magnificent Boqueria market, but also picking out some little-known attractions and secret corners so that you get a real feel for the city. Of course we’ll organise a long, lazy lunch by the beach and a wonderful tapas supper too!

The magnificent Costa Brava is a glorious stretch of reddish coastline covered in pines indented with tiny, sandy coves. Your hotel for two nights is just a stone’s throw from one of the loveliest calas, near the pretty town of Begur, and is set in a charming Catalan farmhouse surrounded by gardens.

The restaurant serves the freshest local seafood, which you can enjoy out on a candle-lit terrace. You’ll be able to take scenic cliff walks to picturesque seaside towns such as Sa Tuna and explore medieval villages like Pals and Peratallada.

There’ll be time to simply soak up the sun on one of the gorgeous local beaches, and enjoy a languid lunch with sea views in whitewashed Tamariu. We’ll also make reservations for a romantic dinner at one of our favourite restaurants in Begur, tucked away in the medieval warren of streets.

Your home-from-home over the next three days is one of the finest small spa hotels in Catalonia, located right opposite the beach in the beautiful Empordà region. This elegant, eco-friendly hotel also boasts two outstanding restaurants, where you can dine on local specialities.

This area is ideal for exploring on two wheels, and there are plenty of flat, easy bike routes which wind past vineyards and meadows to lovely villages built of local stone.

You’ll also visit L’Escala, a former fishing village which has expanded into a sizeable resort, but remains well known for its outstanding local seafood, particularly its anchovies, which are justly famous throughout Spain.

The highlight will be a private boat trip from Roses around the Cap de Creus, a wild and magnificent headland where the wind has scoured the rocks into surreal shapes. This was the landscape that inspired Salvador Dalí, who lived here for many years.

A magnificent lunch featuring arròs caldós amb llamàntol (a succulent rice dish with lobster) will be served at a beachfront restaurant overlooking one of the most beautiful and unspoilt beaches on the Mediterranean.

Back in Barcelona, we’ll ensure you have a wonderful last day in the city, culminating in a fabulous dinner at a restaurant high in the hills, where you will enjoy delicious Mediterranean cuisine and be dazzled by the unforgettable spectacle of Barcelona spread out at your feet.

You’ll be taken to the airport, where we hope you’ll be checking in some fantastic memories along with your suitcases. We hope to see you again soon, or, as the Catalans say, Fins aviat!