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INTRODUCTION
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INCOMING TRAVEL AGENCIES AND BOOKING OFFICES
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GIRONA EXCEL·LENT
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MUSEUMS
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CULINARY ASSOCIATIONS AND GROUPS
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TRANSPORT COMPANIES
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MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANTS
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FOOD & WINE CLUB MEMBER ORGANISATIONS
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RESTAURANTS
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CULTURE
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GOURMET HOTELS
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NATURE AND ACTIVE TOURISM
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ACCOMMODATION
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MAP OF MAIN ATTRACTIONS
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PRODUCERS TO VISIT
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MAP OF THE MAIN SERVICES
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DO EMPORDÀ WINE ROUTE WINERIES
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MAP LEGEND
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WINE STORES AND SPECIALIST SHOPS
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FOOD & WINE VENUES AND COOKERY SCHOOLS
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ACTIVITY COMPANIES
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Today, in the early twenty-first century, the Girona region is one of the world's major wine and food destinations. The Costa Brava is arguably at the forefront of culinary innovation as the world's greatest creative hub.
El Bulli has recently decided to reinvent itself with elBullifoundation, which will be launched in 2018 with the aim of vaulting the legacy of Ferran Adrià into a new endeavour. The evolution of the Roca brothers’ creative lab La Masia has helped to keep the region at the cutting edge of culinary technological innovation.
Introduction Catalan and Girona cuisine are both heir to all Mediterranean cuisines and a fusion of contemporary cuisines from around the globe. Girona cuisine did not come about by chance. It is not a new development created as the result of the success, ingenuity and innovativeness of contemporary chefs, but rather a cuisine with a long and extremely rich past. It incorporates an ancient legacy that started with the Iberians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Jews... evolving over the years to include modern Asian, African and American influences. Today, in the early twenty-first century, the Girona region is one of the world’s major wine and food destinations. The Costa Brava is arguably at the forefront of culinary innovation as the world’s greatest creative hub, just as it was once the epicentre of surrealism as the home of genius Salvador Dalí. The innovative power and brilliance of the cooking at El Bulli pioneered a new era in gastronomic innovation, first influencing Catalan chefs and later spreading throughout Spain and Europe, eventually taking over the entire world.
Any great cuisine hinges on the quality of its local raw ingredients. And the Girona region is set against a backdrop favoured by nature, a place where the sea, the plains and the mountains meet, home to outstanding products including L’Escala anchovies; Palamós, Roses and Blanes prawns; Pyrenees beef; Girona apples; DO Empordà wines; Santa Pau beans, as well as an entire range of cold meats and sausages, cheese, oils... Many of these products carry the Girona Excel·lent label.
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Girona has always been home to excellent cuisine, which has been matched by equally fine wines for quite some time now. While the region boasts a centuries-old winemaking tradition, Girona’s wineries have experienced thrilling growth over the past few decades, turning a wine tourism tour along the Costa Brava and the Empordà DO Wine Route into a journey to discover the world of Empordà wine and the surrounding region. Covering an area of 2,000 hectares, the Empordà wine region includes 330 growers and 50 wineries, 26 of which can be visited for the opportunity to experience the province’s wine, terroir, north wind and winemakers first-hand. Few places on earth are home to grape varieties with such authentic and distinguishing tastes as the Empordà, a region that produces wines that are best discovered and tasted through wine tourism activities.
Girona is also home to a network of public markets where product quality is the prime concern, a priority reflected when dealing with farmers. Up to 10 restaurants associations across the region are dedicated to promoting local cuisine by working with a combination of territory and product.
Girona’s wineries have experienced thrilling growth over the past few decades, turning a wine tourism tour along the Costa Brava and the Empordà DO Wine Route into a journey to discover the world of Empordà wine and the surrounding region.
But the region’s equally important cuisine would have been impossible without a centuries-old tradition, without first-rate products, without its own unique dishes and without cooperation between restaurants. The Girona region boasts over 2,000 restaurants that offer guests more than simply food, combining outstanding cuisine with a pleasant and memorable dining experience;
This is a land of UN Ambassadors and Michelin stars. The UN appointed the Roca brothers Goodwill Ambassadors to advocate for the fight against poverty and hunger, choosing the owners of the world’s best restaurant –according to Britain’s prestigious Restaurant Magazine– because they support local food sourcing, use food in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly way, and promote a healthy diet. The Roca brothers’ three-Michelin-star El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, which twice picked up Restaurant Magazine’s World’s Best Restaurant title (2013 and 2015), is not the only critically-acclaimed restaurant in Girona: 16 of the region’s restaurants boast a total of 20 Michelin stars, including Llançà Miramar restaurant, where Paco Pérez holds rank as the chef with the most stars in the region (six), and the two-star Les Cols in Olot, where chef Fina Puigdevall serves the highest expression of La Garrotxa’s volcanic cuisine.
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Altogether, Girona is the region with the most Michelin stars per capita in the world.
A cuisine that has substance and identity, not merely a style of eating and drinking but a way of life that has grown in popularity among visitors to become one of the region’s main tourist products.
The combination of sea and mountain is the flagship of Girona cuisine, the fusion of the region’s culinary techniques and character. A cuisine that has substance and identity, not merely a style of eating and drinking but a way of life that has grown in popularity.
Numerous books, cookbooks, and documents serve as the culinary corpus of Catalan cuisine, including the Llibre de Sent Soví, a book of medieval recipes written in Catalan and considered one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. Personalities and figures like writer Josep Pla, journalist Manuel Vázquez Montalbán and a host of food critics have helped raise Girona cuisine to the echelons of literature. Seasonal products are promoted throughout the year through gastronomic campaigns and events that showcase the rockfish, the garoinada, the suquet, the Norway lobster, rice, game and mushrooms, etc., as well as festivals that celebrate the cherry, ratafia liqueur... The region expresses its pride in the efforts of its farmers and wine makers through these festivals, honouring its regional products by sharing them with both local fans and guests. The combination of sea and mountain is the flagship of Girona cuisine, the fusion of the region’s culinary techniques and character.
There are endless gourmet options year-round in the Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees, from routes with a range of themes, paces and lengths to individual, customised tours organised by companies specialised in bringing together the region’s cuisine, nature and culture to offer oncein-a-lifetime food and wine experiences. Catalan cuisine tells the story of a country, a region and an idiosyncrasy, which is why an application has been submitted to have UNESCO recognise it as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Girona Excel·lent is the food quality label that indicates the region’s top products. All labelled products are produced entirely in the Girona region and have been selected through blind tastings by top chefs, winemakers and food critics.
www.gironaexcellent.cat
This label, promoted by the Girona Provincial Council and Chamber of Commerce, is the result of the close relationship between the talent of chefs and the demands of local producers and its core purpose is to promote and raise awareness about Girona’s finest quality products at both a national and international level.
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Cuina de l’Empordanet C. del Turisme, 1 · 17253 Vall-llobrega Tel. (+34) 972 600 069
empordanet@grupcostabravacentre.com www.cuinadelempordanet.com
La Cuina de l’Empordanet is a culinary association made up of 19 restaurants, bringing together a large group of chefs and restaurant professionals that have been working together for many years now to promote the Baix Empordà’s cuisine.
they are all highly capable of exchanging knowledge and criteria, of enhancing ideas and uniting to improve the quality and prestige of an ancestral culinary tradition that they have committed themselves to preserving, as well as to updating and innovating when necessary and in response to public demand from both home and abroad.
It was back in 1995 that the group of restaurateurs, who had been organising culinary events under the name “The Cuisine of the Empordanet” since 1983, decided to form a non-profit association aimed at improving and promoting this small region’s cuisine, all day and every day, individually and collectively. Despite their different backgrounds and ages,
They form part of the gastronomic history of a country that has achieved culinary excellence and gained worldwide acclaim, not only for being the first association to believe in local cuisine’s identity, but also for constantly seeking to improve it.
Cuina del Vent Av. Maria Àngels Anglada, nº 15, 1er pis · 17600 Figueres Tel. (+34) 699 811 052
info@empordahostaleria.com www.lacuinadelvent.com
Cuina Pirinenca de Cerdanya was born after a group of restaurant owners who belong to Cerdanya’s Association of Bars and Restaurants and the Association of Hotels and Campsites came together to promote a new organisation to embrace restaurants that make a firm commitment to quality, local food products and culinary tourism in the Cerdanya region, home to a rich culinary, agriculture and tourism tradition.
The association attends fairs and specific events outside the region, many times together with the Cerdanya County Council and other provincial and national organisations. It is a non-profit organisation that aims to promote the region of Cerdanya, its cuisine and its products. Cuina del Vent focusses on the values of quality, sustainability, top local produce and solidarity as the basis for its project.
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Cuina Pirinenca de Cerdanya Oficina de Turisme de la Cerdanya · Carretera Cruïlla N-152 N-260 s/n · 17520 Puigcerdà Tel. (+34) 699 988 011
cuinapirinenca@gmail.com · info@cerdanya.org www.cuinapirinenca.cat
The restaurateurs in the Cerdanya cuisine group Cuina Pirinenca de Cerdanya promote the region, its cuisine and local produce. Their restaurants serve mountain cuisine that blends tradition with innovation, to give you a taste of the region’s true essence through dishes made with locally-sourced seasonal produce.
and Hotel Park Puigcerdà, in Puigcerdà; La Fonda de Cal Fuxet, in Aransa, and La Chaumière, in Font-romeu.
Cuina Pirinenca de Cerdanya is formed by Ca la Núria, in Bellver and Puigcerdà; Cal Jet - Bistrot de Muntanya, in Ger; Cal Torru, in Bolvir; Cerdanya EcoResort, in Prullans; El Rebost, in Ger; El Tiró, in Alp; Hotel del Prado
The members are all firmly committed to quality, local seasonal produce and food tourism, in a region with a rich culinary, agricultural, cultural and tourist tradition. Come and discover the food served by these restaurants, a true reflection of their passion for the region and quality in every respect.
Cuina Volcànica Av. Onze de setembre, 22, 2a · 17800 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 659 678
info@cuinavolcanica.cat www.cuinavolcanica.cat
The Cuina Volcànica collective was created in 1994 when a group of restaurants that believe in the need to represent, defend and promote the Garrotxa region through cuisine came together to prepare dishes with local and native products. It is a culinary collective that places particular value on both the work of small local producers and seasonal and quality products.
forgotten or fallen out of regular use, including farro (associated with times of war and food scarcity), which was used to develop recipes –like free-range chicken, a recipe with cream of farro and foie gras, duck egg and truffle– that incorporated it into the collective’s restaurants. A combination of tradition and innovation that aims to highlight the regions own products through gastronomy.
The chefs have recuperated traditional recipes and created new ones to reclaim those that have been
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Cuines de la Vall de Camprodon Pl. de la Vila, 1 · 17867 Camprodon Tel. (+34) 972 740 936
canjordirestaurant@gmail.com www.cuinesvalldecamprodon.blogspot.com
The Cuines de la Vall de Camprodon collective comprises ten restaurants from the valley whose common goal is to promote gastronomy, local food products, culture and the tradition of mountain cuisine.
It focuses its work in three areas: culinary seasons (the time of slaughter and Lent, before and after Carnival; the colt in May and the potato in September); training (specialised courses at the Fòrum Cuines) and collaborations (the Fòrum Gastronòmic, for example).
La Cuina a Sils Carrer Major, 32 · 17410 Sils Tel. (+34) 972 853 112
cuinasils@sils.cat www.lacuinaasils.com
La Cuina a Sils is a group that was founded in the early nineties with the purpose of recovering and preserving the rich culinary heritage of Sils, a municipality characterised by a long culinary tradition that remains in the memories of the oldest generation. The group consists mainly of women, who have their origins in the traditional “iaies” (grandmothers) of Sils (eighteen originally and over a hundred today); with their knowledge, passed down through oral tradition from generation to generation,
they provide an extensive and diverse range of popular wisdom. This entire set of experiences and know-how, this repository of the art of traditional cuisine (which serves as a way for everyone to express themselves and find their identity), is projected as a positive and inclusive community value and offered in a spirit of sharing, kindness and good will to help others make use of this knowledge.
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Joan’s reflective and original cuisine, Jordi’s audaciously imaginative desserts and Josep’s superb wine pairings form the perfect triad, which in 2013, and again in 2015, catapulted the Roca brothers’ restaurant project to the top of the list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
Its cuisine is a harmonious blend of traditional flavours and the most innovative techniques, the result of this fraternal triangle’s creative work, which constantly nurtures its team’s knowledge and creativity through the most daring and innovative initiatives imaginable in a restaurant.
The three brothers’ passion was forged at Can Roca, their parents bar-restaurant in Taialà, a popular neighbourhood on the outskirts of Girona. They grew up there: the bar was their living room, the place where they played and did their homework, with the delicious smells of their mother’s generous, simple, honest home cooking wafting out of the kitchen.
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El Celler de Can Roca C. Can Sunyer, 48 · 17007 Girona Tel. (+34) 972 222 157 restaurant@cellercanroca.com · www.cellercanroca.com
From a holistic and transversal point of view of the creative process, the Roca brothers’ restaurant project engages at the same time with science and farmers, technology and sustainability, produce and sensory anthropology. The restaurant is underpinned by a vibrant family dynamic and a profound sense of hospitality.
2019 – Jordi Roca is named The World's Best Pastry Chef by «The Best Chef’s Awards».
Joan Roca is named The World's Best Chef in «The World’s 50 Best Restaurants» by Restaurant Magazine.
2015 - El Celler de Can Roca is rated the best restaurant in the world in «The World’s 50 Best Restaurants» by Restaurant Magazine. Joan Roca is voted one of the world's top ten chefs in Le Chef magazine, by a jurt made up of 512 Michelin two-star and three-star chefs.
2018 – El Celler de Can Roca is rated the second-best restaurant in the world in «The World’s 50 Best Restaurants» by Restaurant Magazine.
2014 - Jordi Roca is rated The World's Best Pastry Chef in «The World’s 50 Best Restaurants» by Restaurant Magazine.
2018 - Joan Roca is named the World's Best Chef by «The Best Chef’s Awards».
2013 - El Celler de Can Roca is rated the best restaurant in the world in «The World’s 50 Best Restaurants» by Restaurant Magazine.
2016 - Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca are made Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations Development Programme.
2009 - As of 2009, the brothers have 3 Michelin stars.
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Les Cols Ctra. de la Canya, s/n · 17800 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 269 209 lescols@lescols.com · www.lescols.com
Fina has run Les Cols restaurant in Olot –housed in the farmhouse where she was born and which she now owns– since 1990. Her cooking speaks volumes with few elements. She strips dishes down to their basics without losing the poetry of her craft. Hers is an austere yet crucial cuisine: refined yet generous. She conveys sincerity, balance, austerity and naturalness in an authentic and emotional way: with enthusiasm, intuition and sensitivity. It is a cuisine intricately tied to the land and the seasons, to local products. Sustainable cuisine in a globalised and increasingly inauthentic world. Fina’s cuisine is a reflection of her personality. Her dishes, rooted in the land and the surrounding landscape, have led to the research and recovery of the region’s traditionally cultivated products. She applies her singular perspective to local Garrotxa products: buckwheat, the Vall d’en Bas potato, sweet corn, poultry (chickens and ducks), Santa Pau beans, ratafia liquor, Olot cake, pork and sausages, wild river
trout, snails, wild boar, truffles, chestnuts, turnips, mushrooms, herbs and flowers... She strives to prepare the most intimate and familiar dishes translated into a modern language. She exalts humble products, draws inspiration from nature and landscape, reinterprets and adapts the products of the local environment, plays with the empty space on the plate and contrasts tradition and modernity. The same philosophy that inspired the architectural renovation of the restaurant inspires her cuisine. Fina thinks of her team as an extension of the family and has created a solid spirit of understanding in her kitchen over the years. She believes that the purpose of her restaurant is to make people happy. Therefore, she attaches great importance to the ritual and wants her guests to enjoy each of the pleasures of sitting around a table: the luxury of light and silence, the importance of gestures and looks, the peaceful ambiance, the hospitality...
Les Cols offers a low-cost, €15 menu every Thursday: Catalan soup and stew in winter and a rice dish at Tossols (on the banks of the Fluvià river) during warmer months.
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Miramar Psg. Maritim, 7 · 17490 Llançà Tel. (+34) 972 380 132 info@restaurantmiramar.com · www.restaurantmiramar.com
Miramar and Paco Pérez can’t be understood without their surroundings: the Mediterranean, Cap de Creus and Llançà, the Tramuntana (north wind), the fishing tradition… All these elements define Paco Pérez’s “home-style” cuisine at the Miramar in Llançà (Girona). What started as a family inn is now a restaurant with two Michelin stars. And it is thanks to a culinary project rooted in the landscape of Alt Empordà that Pérez continues to evolve the restaurant with a creativity and fantasy that culminates in an exciting sensory experience at the table. Diners at Miramar can choose from two options: a creative and daring tasting menu and a menu that offers traditional dishes with Paco Pérez’s creative flair: rice dishes, tartares, trotters, sea cucumber, tuna, sea urchin, grouper, sole, cod cheek, etc. Talent, product, territory, technology and innovation have made Miramar a place of pilgrimage for gourmets worldwide.
Since the summer of 2016 Miramar has offered guests the chance to relax and unwind in five new luxury rooms; a unique experience for travellers who want to enjoy the magic of Empordà with all five senses.
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Bo·TiC Av. Costa Brava, 6 · 17121 Corçà Tel. (+34) 972 630 869
restaurant@bo-tic.com www.bo-tic.com
In December 2007, 28-year-old Albert Sastregener and 25-year-old Cristina Torrent opened the doors of Bo·TiC restaurant in Corçà. The restaurant earned its first Michelin star in November 2009.
dishes are extremely thoughtful and detailed; dishes that make all the sense in the world without getting trapped in the same old recipes: they can be reinterpreted without complexes or guilt.
The food at Bo·TiC is traditional but evolving; cuisine that seeks to present taste through the memories. The
Ca l’Arpa Pg. de la Indústria, 5 · 17820 Banyoles Tel. (+34) 972 572 353
calarpa@calarpa.com www.calarpa.com
Ca l’Arpa offers excellent products from the region prepared by Pere Arpa, who interprets the traditional culinary legacy in his dishes.
In addition to the dishes that constitute their gastronomic proposal, at Ca l’Arpa they personally prepare a lot of the products served at table, such as the bread, the jams and marmalades, the cakes and the almond cake, so that you can enjoy them during your stay and afterwards, as you can take them home with you.
At Ca l’Arpa, they look for produce that transmits emotions and which, through its preparation, helps to form part of the culinary tradition and culture of our country. They enjoy cooking and transforming the produce. The result of this symbiosis between the produce and cooking leads to culinary excellence.
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Ca l’Enric Ctra. de Camprodon, nacional 260, Km 91 · 17813 La Vall de Bianya · Tel. (+34) 972 290 015
info@restaurantcalenric.cat www.restaurantcalenric.cat
Ca l’Enric was opened in 1882 as an inn for travellers and a small shop for supplying farmers in the area.
Today, Desideri and Dolors’s children continue to evolve the restaurant’s traditional cuisine, working with the essence of the region’s flavours.
The platillos (small dishes) appeared in 1965 with the arrival of Desideri’s wife Dolors, followed shortly afterwards by the casseroles and the weekend grill. The old inn was by this time a fully-fledged restaurant, which is where the story of Ca l’Enric begins.
They offer an interpretation of traditional Catalan cuisine, with seasonal produce and ingredients from the immediate surroundings, the forests of La Vall de Bianya, selecting the best products and recreating the flavours of traditional cuisine with a touch of the avant-garde.
Casamar C. Del Nero, 3 · 17211 Llafranc Tel. (+34) 972 300 104
info@hotelcasamar.net www.hotelcasamar.net
Casamar hotel and restaurant is located on the coast of Llafranc, where a beach with turquoise water and rocky coves surrounded by pine trees create a postcard-perfect and unforgettable image of the Costa Brava. A recent renovation has given the hotel and restaurant a modern, Mediterranean and cosy air. Its terrace has amazing views over the bay of Llafranc. Maria Casellas and her team offer outstanding service in the restaurant. Casamar opened its doors as a hotel and restaurant in May 1955, when Joan Casellas and Maria Balaguer (Quim Casellas’ grandparents) turned
an early-20TH-century summer home into a small hotel with five rooms. Margarita Grassot and Josep Maria Casellas (Quim’s parents) took over the family business in 1974; their children, Quim and Maria, joined the business in 2000 to help manage and give new direction to the hotel (then 20 rooms) and the restaurant. It’s been over 10 years since the new restaurant opened; it always has and will always make quality a top priority. “We believe that there are no shortcuts when it comes to quality, and our customers appreciate that”.
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Castell de Peralada C. Sant Joan · 17491 Peralada Tel. (+34) 972 522 040
info@castellperaladarestaurant.com www.castellperaladarestaurant.com
After their years of success at El Bulli and Mas Pau, chef Xavier Sagristà and head waiter-cum- sommelier Toni Gerez have established their own particular brand of haute cuisine at the Castell Peralada Restaurant. It is a highly creative version of traditional local cuisine, combining avant-garde techniques with the exceptional quality of the products from the land and sea of the Empordà.
This new first-class gourmet restaurant, designed by Sandra Tarruella, occupies an entirely refurbished part of the castle, providing the ideal setting to immerse one’s senses in a genuine experience. With a newly designed open kitchen, the restaurant boasts several dining rooms in the castle’s towers and a terrace by the lake, overlooking the superb gardens.
Els Tinars Ctra. de Sant Feliu a Girona, km. 7,2 · 17240 Llagostera Tel. (+34) 972 830 626
reservas@tinars.com www.elstinars.com
A landmark for lovers of Catalan cuisine. Opened in May 1978, Els Tinars is currently run by the third generation of the Gascons family: Marc is the head chef and his sister Elena runs the front of the house.
El Tinars offers haute cuisine that enhances the taste for tradition and local products, from the roots of traditional dishes to the balance of the most modern creations. It also has a wine cellar with over 500 Spanish and international wines.
Els Tinars is housed in a fully restored former farmhouse, an elegant, modern and bright space. In summer it opens L’Orangerie, an elegant terrace surrounded by gardens.
Since 2008 the restaurant has boasted a Michelin star and the Tourism Quality label.
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Empòrium C. Santa Clara, 31 · 17486 Castelló d’Empúries Tel. (+34) 972 250 593
info@emporiumhotel.com www.emporiumhotel.com
Salvador Vidal and Cinta Carreras opened the doors of Empòrium hotel and restaurant on 6 June 1965. The restaurant has gone through different stages with each generation that has managed it over the past 51 years; today, the third and fourth generation focus on traditional yet updated Empordà cuisine prepared with local products. The restaurant and its wine selection –designed in collaboration with American artist Ralph Bernabei– has been recognised by the world’s most prestigious critics and food guides.
Based on a surf and turf concept, the menu is a reinterpretation of traditional Alt Empordà recipes and ideas. Thus, warm dishes like mackerel are served with vegetables and grape escabeche, pickles and green apple; acorn-fed duck and fatty liver with anchovies, pear and trout roe; pig’s trotters with white beans, sea cucumber and endive, and hake with beef stew, tomato juice and artichokes.
Fonda Xesc Pl. del Roser, 1 · 17531 Gombrèn Tel. (+34) 972 730 404
info@fondaxesc.com www.fondaxesc.com
La Fonda Xesc is part of a historic home built in 1730 in Gombrèn, a small village in the Catalan pre-Pyrenees surrounded by a unique landscape. It has always served as the village inn and, despite new trends, remains rooted in its most traditional meaning and offers accommodation. Its natural environment and cuisine are representative of an entire region that guests can discover.
It currently showcases local, simple and aromatic cuisine based on local products and traditional recipes marked by personal interests acquired over the years and influenced by other nearby culinary cultures. The restaurant has an elaborate and creative menu paired with a cordial and friendly staff. La Fonda Xesc has boasted a Michelin star since 2009.
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La Cuina de Can Simon C. Portal, 24 · 17320 Tossa de Mar Tel. (+34) 972 341 269
restaurantcansimon@gmail.com www.restaurantcansimon.com
La Cuina de Can Simon restaurant is located in a rustic and elegant former fisherman’s house in the old town of Tossa de Mar. The house was built around 1700 during the town’s first expansion outside its historic walls. The restaurant currently boasts two rooms that seat 25 guests.
The Lores-Gelpí family has been at the forefront of the business since 1988, working with utmost professionalism to ensure a first-rate culinary experience and friendly service. All this, combined with Tossa’s culinary history, makes La Cuina de Can Simon a restaurant that fuses modern and traditional cuisine. Xavier and Josep Maria, the family’s third generation, have been involved in the family restaurant since childhood.
The restaurant is named after Maria Gelpí’s family, run by her parents in the 50s just as tourism began to arrive to Tossa.
Les Magnòlies C. Mossèn Antoni Serres, 7 · 17401 Arbúcies Tel. (+34) 972 860 879
info@lesmagnolies.com www.lesmagnolies.com
Las Magnolias is located in the Arbúcies valley in Montseny. Opened in the summer of 1996, the restaurant is run by husband and wife team Isidre Fradera, who heads the front of the house, and Roser Gumà, who runs the kitchen along with chef Víctor Torres. The venue was completely renovated in 1871 and features a large garden with three centuries-old magnolias, hence the name of the restaurant.
Víctor Torres dishes transmit the tastes and sensations of the surrounding Montseny, a region packed with tradition and creativity.
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Massana C. Bonastruc de Porta, 10 ¡ 17001 Girona Tel. (+34) 972 213 820
info@restaurantmassana.com www.restaurantmassana.com
Pere Massana has been at the helm of a culinary project based on attentive service and commitment to his background and customers for the past 30 years. Heir to a family tradition in hospitality, Massana has been able to forge a unique, audacious, innovating culinary language with the greatest respect for both his family’s tradition and the products he uses.
With his personal commitment to the values of tradition, family, distinctiveness and, when required, his search for new languages and interpretation, Pere Massana’s cuisine transports guests to familiar yet sometimes forgotten landscapes of the palate and, at the same time, suggests unknown places awaiting discovery.
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Can Moragues Ctra. Santa Coloma, km 21, 1· 17421 Riudarenes Tel. (+34) 872 220 024 elrebost@canmoragues.org · www.canmoragues.org/rebost
Average price: €25-35 Type of cuisine: organic and seasonal Closed: open all year-round (from Thursday to Sunday)
El Rebost de Can Moragues is a restaurant with an organic shop, which serves dishes made with High Nature Value farm produce; unique locally-sourced products grown by farmers that respect nature, the region and tradition.
The food used at El Rebost de Can Moragues helps conserve nature and biodiversity, in collaboration with Fundació Emys.
Pleasure is guaranteed for food lovers. Produce is the star of El Rebost’s menu, created by Sergi de Meià, and the ingredients are fresh, organic, locally-sourced and local varieties.
El Rebost de Can Moragues is a socially and environmentally sustainable project which provides work for vulnerable social groups and the profits it makes go to fund Fundació Emys’ projects for the conservation of nature in the region.
Casa Marieta Pl. Independència, 5-6-7 · 17001 Girona Tel. (+34) 972 201 016 info@casamarieta.com · www.casamarieta.com
Average price: €21 Type of cuisine: traditional, Mediterranean and seasonal Closed: open all year-round
This century-old restaurant opened its doors in 1892 on the emblematic Plaça Independència in Girona’s beautiful city centre. The Casa Marieta dining room is divided into five separate areas, each with a unique décor reflected in its name: Mirall, Pedrera, Roma, Coberta and Costa. Also on display are photographs of Girona from the early 20th century, as well as typical tools and implements from old Catalan farmhouses. Casa Marieta offers guests traditional seasonal
cuisine. The restaurant boasts an extensive menu with over 40 seasonal dishes and daily specials along with homemade desserts. Casa Marieta’s cellar is located on the ground floor of the restaurant; with little light, a porous ceramic floor, cool walls and wooden shelves to distribute the bottles individually, the cellar is the ideal place for aging and storing wines. This space makes it possible to offer guests a selection of reds, whites, pinks and reserves together with a selection of champagnes and cavas.
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Compartir Riera Sant Vicenç, s/n · 17488 Cadaqués Tel. (+34) 972 258 482 info@compartircadaques.com · www.compartircadaques.com
Average price: €40-60 Type of cuisine: modern - Mediterranean Closed: January
Restaurant Compartir, located in the historic centre of Cadaqués, was created in April 2012 by Mateu Casañas, Oriol Castro and Eduard Xatruch. As its name suggests (compartir means “to share”), the menu is based on dishes –some distinctly modern and others more traditional– designed for sharing in the middle of the table.
The region’s centuries-old wine tradition and drive to evolve have left their mark on the way of life in Empordà, which Compartir strives to reflect across its menu and wine list. Excellent service and an informal, casual ambiance help convey the restaurant’s philosophy: to exceed guests’ expectations in every respect.
The essence of the Mediterranean and Empordà’s vineyards have a strong influence on the restaurant.
Das 1219 Pl. Major, 1 · 17538 Das Tel. (+34) 972 894 190 restaurantdas1219@gmail.com · www.das.com
Average price: €35-40 Type of cuisine: contemporary Catalan Closed: second fortnight in June and first fortnight in November
Das1219 serves high-mountain cuisine 1,219 metres above sea level. It is a cuisine that showcases local suppliers and seasonal products along with succulent daily specials Dandelions, potatoes, turnips, penny buns, morels, Muscovy duck and partridge are just some of the local ingredients featured in the restaurant’s dishes.
The cellar has a deep selection of close to 180 wines and champagnes ideal for pairing with the outstanding high-mountain cuisine.
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Divinum C. de l’Albereda, 7 · 17004 Girona Tel. (+34) 872 080 218 divinum@divinum.cat · www.divinum.cat
Average price: €50-65 Type of cuisine: creative and market cuisine Closed: open all year-round
Divinum is a gastronomic restaurant with a longstanding presence in the city of Girona. At the head of the project is Joan Morillo, maître d’, sommelier and owner, together with his wife, Laura Tejero. In 2001 they opened a place in Girona that became the city’s first and most successful wine and cheese bar, whose prestigious regular customers included the Roca brothers.
Years later, Divinum moved location and, in 2012, was transformed into the gastronomic restaurant that it is today, which has a carefully curated wine list with more than 300 references. Since 2018, renowned chef Jordi Rollan has been at the helm of the kitchen, a clear step towards a locally sourced, time-honoured cuisine, yet without neglecting creativity and the use of advanced techniques.
Dràulic Av. Díaz Pacheco, 7-9 · 17480 Roses Tel. (+34) 972 256 500 info@restaurantdraulic.com · www.restaurantdraulic.com
Average price: €44 Type of cuisine: Mediterranean and European fusion Closed: from November to March
Dràulic provides stunning views over Canyelles Petites, a small cove tucked in the magnificent Bay of Roses. This welcoming and open venue is the perfect place for enjoying a fusion of Mediterranean culinary tradition and classic cuisine from the heart of Europe.
The play between modernity and tradition is a dance to the sound of the best local products, some of which are grown by chef, Marc Descloux, himself. An extensive wine menu evokes the bouquets of the world’s biggest wine producing regions, with a special focus on the wide variety of DO Empordà wines.
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El Càntir (Hotel Alga) Av. Joan Pericot i Garcia, 55 · 17210 Calella de Palafrugell Tel. (+34) 972 617 080 alga@novarahotels.com · www.novarahotels.com
Average price: €30-40 Type of cuisine: seasonal Closed: November and December, and from Monday to Wednesday from 1st January to 31st March
The El Càntir restaurant at Hotel Alga, an emblematic family-run hotel located just 500 metres from the beach of Port Bo, is the perfect place for enjoying an elegant and quiet atmosphere coupled with a menu designed by Pere Malagelada and his team.
The restaurant serves seasonal dishes prepared using new techniques and culinary trends that turn local products into an experience for the senses.
Els Pescadors C. de Castellar, 41 · 17490 Llançà Tel. (+34) 972 380 125 lluiselspescadors@gmail.com · www.restaurantelspescadors.com
Average price: €60 Type of cuisine: Mediterranean Closed: open all year-round
The philosophy at Els Pescadors is not just a way of cooking food products, or of buying them, or even of serving customers, it is the combination of all of them, in which each part shares the same importance.
are always found in his kitchen: on the one hand, fish and olive oil and, on the other hand, the perspicacity of wanting to learn new things every day, renewing the list of creative dishes through introducing techniques and practices that are in perfect harmony with the gastronomic idiosyncrasy of the territory.
Lluís Fernández Punset strives for excellence with good judgement and plays with two essential variables that
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Es Baluard Riba de Nemesi Llorens · 17488 Cadaqués Tel. (+34) 972 258 183 info@esbaluard-cadaques.net · www.esbaluard-cadaques.net
Average price: €40 Type of cuisine: local sea producte Closed: from November to February
Es Baluard, which was opened in 1967 and is in the heart of Cadaqués, with views over the bay, is an establishment with a friendly atmosphere, run by the Seriñana Puig family.
Particularly worthy of a mention are its rice dishes, suquets or fish stews and grilled or baked fish. There are more than 70 references on the wine list, with a predominance of wines from the DO Empordà.
We offer market cuisine typical of the area, mainly prepared using very local produce.
Our aim is none other than offering quality and simplicity, while respecting the produce.
Europa Cafè Restaurant Pl. Major, 2 · 17800 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 273 113 info@cafeeuropa.cat · www.cafeeuropa.cat
An emblematic meeting place set in the centre of Olot’s old town, in the main square, right in the heart of the busy shopping area. Seasonal, locallysourced cuisine from the Garrotxa region, homemade speciality desserts and a wide selection of organic local wines.
Average price: €18 Type of cuisine: Catalan cuisine with a touch of modernity Closed: November
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Godard Pg. de Sant Pol, 119 · 17220 S'Agaró Tel. (+34) 972 282 096 godardsagaro@gmail.com · www.godardsagaro.com
Average price: €45-55 (carte) · €65 (tasting menu) Type of cuisine: local innovative fusion cuisine Closed: January
Named after the famous French 1960s film director, Godard is a small family-run restaurant set in the centre of Sant Pol beach in S’Agaró, in an unparalleled setting, in a house built in1890 and later converted into a restaurant.
It also enhances the ingredients from the Empordà with influences from around the world. Its cuisine seeks to conserve traditions, but with a new take and total respect for the basic products.
The Godard combines a passion for cooking with top seasonal produce.
Hostal dels Ossos Ctra. Santa Pau, Km 2, 700 · 17812 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 266 134 info@hostaldelsossos.com · www.hostaldelsossos.com
Hostal dels Ossos is located in the village of Batet de la Serra, on the main road from Olot to Santa Pau, in the heart of the Garrotxa Volcanic Area Natural Park and right next to the Fageda d’en Jordà beech forest.
Average price: €25 Type of cuisine: traditional Catalan cuisine Closed: July
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Kubansky C. de Sant Antoni, 41 · 17252 Sant Antoni de Calonge Tel. (+34) 972 661 935 info@restaurante-kubansky.es · www.restaurantekubansky.es
Average price: €30 Type of cuisine: traditional Catalan cuisine Closed: open all year-round
Restaurant in the style of a typical Catalan house situated just behind the seafront, with a terrace area in a courtyard that is ideal for enjoying a meal al fresco once the good weather begins.
The restaurant is open every day in the summer and at weekends and on public holidays in the winter. Kubansky specialises in traditional Catalan cuisine, with an extensive and varied menu that offers good value for money.
L’Arcada de Fares Can Figueres de Fares · 17850 Fares Tel. (+34) 972 590 855 info@arcadadefares.com · www.arcadadefares.com
A rural complex with tourist apartments, restaurants and a private space for events. There is an indoor and outdoor playground in front of the restaurant, a large meeting room equipped with a projector, screen and sound system, and a banquet and party room. It provides accommodation for up to 94 people.
Average price: €25-35 Type of cuisine: traditional Catalan cuisine Closed: open on weekend and every day in August
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La Brasera C. Major, 29 · 17800 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 272 611 isabel@grupmorera.com · www.canmorera.com
Average price: €25-30 Type of cuisine: traditional and local product based Closed: open all year-round
This warm and welcoming modern restaurant is perfectly integrated in the old part of the city of Olot. La Brasera serves seasonal, locally-sourced fresh produce and has private rooms for meetings, celebrations, corporate and group events.
La Cuina del Mercat Pl. Hospital, 5 · 17800 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 280 120 info@restaurantolot.com · www.restaurantolot.com
Average price: €19 Type of cuisine: local product based Closed: from 21th January to 3rd February and from 12th August to 25th August
La Cuina del Mercat is a restaurant situated inside the market place itself, right in the centre of Olot. All our dishes are made with locally-sourced top-quality fresh produce that comes straight from the market to our kitchen. The producers and stallholders are our neighbours and friends; we know what they have for sale and we know all about their products, where they come from, how they are made or grown and the traceability system used. All this means that we can honestly say that we always cook with high-quality, locally-sourced products, without using food additives.
The restaurant has three separate areas suited to the different times of the day. The main dining room incorporates the bar and is glass-walled on three of the four sides, all set off by a unique, atmospheric lighting system. The kitchen is upstairs, on the first floor, and is a very comfortable work space, with views of the restaurant and the market place, where the team can give free rein to their imagination and expertise.
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La Quinta Justa Pg. De Barcelona, 7 · 17800 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 271 209 info@laquintajusta.cat · www.laquintajusta.cat
Average price: €30-35 Type of cuisine: traditional with touch of modernity Closed: open all year-round
This restaurant is situated in an art nouveau house in the centre of Olot and has five large, airy rooms. Reflecting the establishment’s design, the cuisine combines tradition and modernity in a quest to offer a gourmet experience that will surprise even the most demanding palates.
La Sala de l’Isaac C. Barceloneta, 44 · 17124 Llofriu Tel. (+34) 972 301 638 info@salagran.com · www.salagran.com
Average price: €35-40 Type of cuisine: seasonal Closed: from 7 January to 7 March
La Sala de l'Isaac n is a traditional eighteenth-century Catalan farmhouse with a dining room that combines rustic stone with modern, warm and cosy lighting to make guests feels at home.
with every dish: mussels grilled over olive wood, grilled baby Palamós cuttlefish with beef tripe stew, a range of local fish bought fresh at the daily auction in Palamós, and grilled Ripollesa sheep’s milk ice cream with macerated Sant Pol de Mar strawberries.
The restaurant is renowned for its grilled seafood, an ancient technique updated by chef Isaac Sabrià, who works with local products to surprise guests
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La Tastaolletes Passeig Josep Mundet, 71 · 17252 Sant Antoni de Calonge Tel. (+34) 622 959 306 latastaolletessantantoni@gmail.com · www.latastaolletes.cat
Average price: €50 Type of cuisine: author cuisine, fusion and with Catalan roots. Proximity products and DO Empordà wines Vacances: open all year-round. From October to Easter open at weekends only
La Tastaolletes project started out in 2010, when Xantal and Miquel embarked on the thrilling adventure of making gourmet food into a way of life. Of course, we couldn’t have got this far without Dolors’ help and support.
Fresh, high-quality, locally-sourced products form the basis of our cuisine, which is a blend of creativity and tradition that enables us to serve a varied, innovative selection of gourmet fare.
We’re renowned for the effort, passion and enthusiasm that we put into our work, which is constantly evolving and improving.
The company is a member of a local association, the Girona Provincial Catering Federation.
Restaurant Can Bach Ctra. de Peratallada a Pals, km 6 · 17256 Sant Feliu de Boada Tel. (+34) 972 634 320 info@roigparals.cat · www.restaurantlhostalet.com
Average price: €25-35 Type of cuisine: barbecued meat, locally-sourced Catalan home cooking Closed: From 9th December to 9th January
A family-run restaurant serving traditional home cooking and barbecued meat, set in a seventeenthcentury farmhouse in the heart of the Pals rice fields. Indoors the dining rooms have stone walls and Catalan vaulted ceilings and outdoors, there is a canopied terrace as well as tables on the lawn in the garden.
We focus on locally-sourced produce, particularly local wine, oil, bread, meat, rice and ice cream. Our team in the kitchen, led by Rosa, prepares all the dishes on our menu with talent and dedication. Our waiting staff will attend to your every need, and if you follow Mariona’s advice, you’ll be able to taste one of her husband Santi’s delicious wines.
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Restaurant Can Cervera by La Croqueta C. d’en Mairó, 56 · 17480 Roses Tel. (+34) 972 151 250 restaurantcancervera@gmail.com · www.lacroqueta.cat
Average price: €18-40 Type of cuisine: market cuisine specialising in all kinds of meat Closed: a fortnight in November and a fortnight in January
In 2013, Carles Roig and Inès Canta opened the doors of this family restaurant from where they hope to transmit their passion for cooking in each of the dishes they serve to their guests. Preparations based on fresh, top-quality local produce, that combine Mediterranean cuisine with touches of international flavours, fresh fish and, as a novelty in a coastal restaurant, our speciality: stone-cooked meat.
You will be able to find everything from local meat from L’Albera, for example, through to the best meat from all over the world, as well as exotic meat. It is in new, designer premises that have been improved in keeping with the needs to be able to offer a better service to its public. It has a large summer terrace in a pedestrian, particularly charming area of Roses.
Restaurant Can Rafa Plaça del Passeig, 7 · 17488 Cadaqués Tel. (+34) 972 159 401
Average price: €35-40 Type of cuisine: seasonal cuisine specialising in fresh fish from the Cap de Creus headland Closed: from December to February
Married couple Rafa Martín and Carmen Faixó opened the Can Rafa restaurant off the Plaça del Passeig in Cadaqués in 1982, following in their families’ restaurant-industry footsteps: Martín by way of his family’s Casa Anita restaurant and Carmen through the Faixó family bar Melitón, both located in Cadaqués as well.
The couple’s children (Ester, Georgina and Rafel) have since joined the family business and Can Rafa continues to offer guests seasonal cuisine specialised in fresh fish from the Cap de Creus headland. The restaurant is also known for its mouth-watering menu of homemade desserts and the house’s selfproduced wines (Cadac and Perafta).
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Restaurant Casa Anita C. de Miquel Rosset, 16 · 17488 Cadaqués Tel. (+34) 972 258 471
Average price: €35-40 Type of cuisine: seasonal cuisine specialising in grilled fresh fish Closed: November
Salvador Dalí, the genius of Portlligat, the actor Kirk Douglas and the bailaora (flamenco dancer) La Chunga are just some of the personalities who have graced the long tables of the Casa Anita restaurant. Originally opened as an inn that served daily set menus for workers, with Anita running the kitchen, word of mouth turned it into one of the leading restaurants in Cadaqués.
Today, Anita’s children run this family business. The welcoming atmosphere, the friendly service offered by Juanito, and Ana Mari’s traditional cuisine have made the restaurant a can’t-miss destination for food lovers The traditional paellas with prawns and the fresh grilled fish are some of the specialities that have forged the reputation of this famous establishment.
Restaurant l’Hostalet C. Vic, 18 · 17177 Hostalets d’en Bas Tel. (+34) 972 690 016 hostalet@garrotxahostalatge.cat www.restaurantlhostalet.com
This family-owned restaurant has been open since 1981. It serves traditional cuisine, with special emphasis on locally-sourced produce from the Garrotxa area, but at the same time incorporating some of the latest tendencies.
Average price: €20-25 Type of cuisine: traditional Catalan cuisine Closed: July
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Vicus C. de l’Enginyer Algarra, 51 · 17256 Pals Tel. (+34) 972 636 088 info@vicusrestaurant.com · www.vicusrestaurant.com
Average price: €30-45 Type of cuisine: contemporary Catalan cuisine Closed: from January to February
Set in the former Cafè de Can Barris in Pals, an emblematic locale from the 1930’s, Vicus opened its doors in June 2011, serving Catalan signature cuisine made with top-quality, local, seasonal produce.
Among these ingredients the accent is on rice grown in Pals, which is used in several dishes. Following the same preference for locally-sourced produce, the wine list comprises basically Catalan products, with a special emphasis on DO Empordà wines, and tries to promote great wines that are not widely known and produced by small wineries.
The restaurant’s ingenious cuisine opts for local produce as the source of inspiration for its interpretations.
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Es Portal Hotel Gastronòmic **** Ctra. de Pals a Torroella n. 17, 17256 Pals Tel. (+34) 972 636 596 reserves@esportalhotel.com · www.eportalhotel.com
Rooms: 9 Type of cuisine: seasonal Empordà cuisine Average price: €40-50
Tucked between the Gavarres and Montgrí mountains on the outskirts of Pals, Es Portal is a gourmet hotel located in a nineteenth-century farmhouse with a large garden and swimming pool in the heart of Empordanet. Surrounded by stunning landscape and just minutes from the Costa Brava’s best beaches
and golf courses, the hotel is the perfect place for celebrating small private or corporate events. Es Portal Restaurant and head chef Joan Carles Sánchez offer updated Empordà cuisine based on local products and specialising in Pals rice, Costa Brava seafood and a clear commitment to the region’s wines.
Hostal La Fosca & SansiBar Passeig de la Fosca, 24 · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 972 601 071 lafosca@brugarol.com · www.brugarol.com
Rooms: 24 Type of cuisine: Mediterranean Average price: €37 Closed: from January to March
La Fosca is one of the best beaches on the Costa Brava. Located north of the town of Palamós, it is one of the region’s most renowned, clean and peaceful beaches. It is also home to a 24-room hotel and beach snack bar. The snack bar features seasonal Mediterranean cuisine prepared with its own homemade products (wine, oil, cheese, canned vegetables, jams, marmalades, etc.), combined with local products like from the port of Palamós.
Sansi Bar strives to offer guests the pleasure of a good meal through dishes that adapt to its B products; the B stands for Brugarol, its brand and seal of quality. B products are produced within five kilometres of the beach and meet the standards of organic farming: environmentally friendly with no chemicals and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Hostal Sa Rascassa Cala d’Aiguafreda, 3 · 17255 Begur Tel. (+34) 972 622 845 info@hostalsarascassa.com · www.hostalsarascassa.com
Rooms: 5 Type of cuisine: classic seasonal Average price: €50-60 Closed: from November to February
Just five comfortable bedrooms with ensuite bathroom, air conditioning, heating, TV, and no telephone. The restaurant serves simple, fresh produce-based cuisine, with traditional ingredients and dishes that need no explanation. The speciality is fresh fish.
The restaurant is tucked under pine trees just steps from the sea in Cala d’Aiguafreda outside Begur. An oasis of tranquillity even in summer: no bars or nightclubs within 3 km yet there are plenty a mere 3.5 km away.
Hotel & Spa Terraza **** Av. Rhode 34 · 17480 Roses Tel. (+34) 972 256 154 info@hotelterraza.com · www.hotelterraza.com
Rooms: 83 Type of cuisine: traditional seasonal cuisine Average price: €45 Closed: from 15 November to 12 March
Hotel & Spa Terraza is a four-star family-run hotel in Roses, a town in the north of the Costa Brava. Located in one of the world’s most beautiful bays, nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and Cap de Creus Natural Park, the hotel enjoys an unbeatable location steps from the beach and a mere 300 m from the centre of Roses. The exquisite dishes at the hotel’s La Cuina d’en Norat restaurant delight the palates of even the most demanding gourmets.
Guests can also enjoy a light meal at Bim’s Bistrot Mediterrani. The cuisine is varied and is always based on native and seasonal products. During the summer, breakfast is served one a week on the hotel terrace, where diners can enjoy the best seafood around: oysters, lobster, clams, cockles, Roses prawns, crawfish, etc., complete with Empordà wines and live music.
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Hotel Cala Jóncols Platja Cala Jóncols · 17480 Roses Tel. (+34) 972 253 970 info@calajoncols.com · www.calajoncols.com
Rooms: 34 Type of cuisine: seasonal and Mediterranean cuisine Average price: €40 Closed: from November to April
The hotel is located in a remote cove on the Cap de Creus, which you can get to either by a winding road, or by sea (we can come pick you up in our water taxi). The landscape is so silent that it makes you come alive: there are olive trees, vineyards, the sea, the sky, and a horizon that invites you to dream... plus a hotel that invites you to live to the fullest. The surroundings offer an essentially Mediterranean experience: silence, rest, and time standing still; only your body will tell you when it is time to eat, rest or play.
The restaurant takes special care to offer a gastronomic experience founded on cooking from the sea and the land, with vegetables from our garden, fresh fish from the auction in Roses, meat from Girona, and Empordà wines aged for six months under the sea. At our diving centre you can dive to the bottom of the cove; or you can treat yourself in our Wellness Area: immerse yourself in bodily sensations, enjoy a massage, Jacuzzi or sauna. Everything is at your fingertips for an experience to touch body, mind and soul. Enjoy your moment.
Hotel Canyelles Platja **** Av. Diaz Pacheco, 7-9 · 17480 Roses Tel. (+34) 972 256 500 info@hotelcanyelles.com · www.hotelcanyelles.com
Rooms: 99 Type of cuisine: fusion of Mediterranean and European cuisine Average price: €44 Closed: from November to March
The four-star Hotel Canyelles Platja is set in a privileged part of the northern Costa Brava. Right by the sea, overlooking Canyelles Petites beach, it is a haven of peace in the Bay of Roses, which was included in the UNESCO-endorsed Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club. The hotel has 99 rooms, all fully refurbished in 2014, and additional facilities and services included a swimming pool, gym, physiotherapy, supermarket, bookshop with the daily national and international press and an internet point.
As of 2016 we run a free transfer service for the highspeed railway station in Figueres and for Perpignan and Girona airports. Whether dining in the air-conditioned indoor dining-room or on the terrace, guests will enjoy an excellent restaurant service based on seasonal produce from the region of the Alt Empordà and Mediterranean cuisine in our Dràulic restaurant.
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Hotel Gastronòmic del Teatre **** Restaurant La Calèndula Pl. Major, s/n · 17214 Regencós Tel. (+34) 972 303 859 info@hoteldelteatre.com · www.hoteldelteatre.com
Rooms: 7 suites Type of cuisine: creative and market cuisine specialized with herbs and flowers Average price: €60 Closed: from Christmas to Easter
A small gourmet hotel set in the heart of the Empordanet region, in the medieval village of Regencós. It is surrounded by beautiful countryside and just a five-minute drive from the Costa Brava’s most picturesque coves. The village theatre which used to be here and gave the hotel its name, has now been made into La Calèndula restaurant, where chef Iolanda Bustos produces a creative cuisine that closely reflects the local landscape.
The property also has a lovely garden and a swimming pool. The hotel specialises in holidays for couples, offering special romantic leisure, gourmet and cultural packages, all of which bring guests closer to nature. The company is a member of local associations such as La Cuina de l’Empordanet, Hotels Gastronòmics de Catalunya, Petits Grans Hotels and Ruralka.
Hotel Mas Lazuli **** Carretera de Roses, s/n · 17494 Pau Tel. (+34) 872 222 220 info@hotelmaslazuli.es · www.hotelmaslazuli.es
Rooms: 17 Type of cuisine: creative, seasonal and traditional Average price: €38-48 Closed: from January to March and November to December, only at weekends
Hotel Mas Lazuli is a premier 4-star hotel located in the heart of Alt Empordà, a former country house for friars which dates back to the 11th century.
Mas Lazuli also has a restaurant headed by chef Jordi Dalmau, who defines his cuisine as the “unconditional love for the excellence of fresh, organic and local products”. The hotel organises a range of activities that are sure to delight guests, including cooking workshops and wine and oil tastings.
It has 17 comfortable rooms with all the amenities that ensure a relaxing stay. The hotel’s gardens, vineyards, olive groves and garden create a uniquely singular space.
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Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf ***** C. de Rocabertí, s/n · 17491 Peralada Tel. (+34) 972 538 830 hotelwinespa@golfperalada.com · www.wine-spa.com
Rooms: 55 Type of cuisine: traditional and creative Average price: €35-40 Closed: open all year-round
Hotel Peralada, in the municipality of Peralada in the Alt Empordà region and in an area of vineyards and great wines, is a 5-star establishment with 54 bedrooms and 8 suites. It also features an 18-hole golf course and the Wine Spa wellbeing and beauty centre.
With cuisine based on traditional quality, on the land and the sea of the Empordà, presented in avant-garde, surprising proposals. All of which is home-made. Enjoy a top-level gourmet experience offered by an attentive, friendly team who will make you feel at home.
Centuries of culinary tradition creatively reinterpreted. Discover well-known dishes as you have never seen them before.
Hotel Restaurant Cal Sastre *** **** Placeta dels Balls, 6 · 17811 Santa Pau Tel. (+34) 972 680 095 hotel@calsastre.com · www.calsastre.com
Rooms: 8 Type of cuisine: homemade and seasonal Average price: €35-40 Closed: two weeks in February
The rooms at Cal Sastre are the result of the careful refurbishing of two 15th-century houses in which a perfect harmony between the architecture and the exceptional setting in the historic centre of Santa Pau has been preserved. Restaurant Cal Sastre is in the Placeta dels Balls, under the porticoes and right in front of the castle, in the centre of the old part.
An ideal venue for trying out the typical gastronomy of the Garrotxa County. The main speciality served by the establishment is Santa Pau kidney beans, which are grown in large fields around the volcanoes.
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Hotel Villa Gala **** SUP C. Solitari, 3 · 17488 Cadaqués Tel. (+34) 872 228 000 info@hotelvillagala.com · www.hotelvillagala.com
Hotel Villa Gala enjoys an exclusive natural setting, with stunning sea views. It has a total of 14 rooms (10 double rooms, 3 junior suites and one luxury suite), all overlooking the sea, as does the spectacular terrace with its magnificent swimming pool.
Rooms: 14 Type of cuisine: Mediterranean Average price: €35 Closed: from 8th January to 6th February, and November and December it is only open on weekend
Park Hotel San Jorge Costa Brava **** SUP Av. d’Andorra, 28 · 17251 Calonge Tel. (+34) 972 652 311 recepcion@parkhotelsanjorge.com · www.parkhotelsanjorge.com
Rooms: 121 Type of cuisine: classic seasonal Average price: €40-50 Closed: open all year-round
4-star superior hotel with 121-room. Hotel San Jorge is located in the heart of the Costa Brava overlooking two coves with crystal-clear water and surrounded by pine trees. This four-star hotel is characterised by its wonderful sea views, unique setting and modern facilities.
The hotel offers a wide range of services and facilities: 24-hour reception, restaurant, bar service, swimming pool, the Winter & Summer Colours Spa (with spa circuit and treatments menu), fitness room, fully-equipped conference rooms and free Wi-Fi throughout the establishment.
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La Rectoria de Sant Miquel de Pineda Rooms: 7 double rooms Veïnat de Sant Miquel de Pineda · 17174 Sant Feliu de Pallerols Open: check availability directly with the Tel. (+34) 691 353 111 info@larectoriadesantmiquel.com · www.larectoriadesantmiquel.com establishment
La Rectoria de Sant Miquel de Pineda is a rural accommodation located in Sant Feliu de Pallerols, in the Garrotxa region. The old 12th-century rectory is now a relaxing space for you to disconnect and reconnect before continuing on your way. With seven rooms, all with their own bathrooms, we offer accommodation, breakfast and dinner (B&B). It is located in an ideal environment for getting back to nature and slowing down the pace of life.
At La Rectoria we have created a relaxed, uncomplicated atmosphere. Comfort, a homey warmth, light, fresh air, local and homemade foods, and recommendations on what to see and do. Rooms that are designed for you to feel cared for, and food that you can savour calmly. Roy, the chef, prepares all the dishes with fresh ingredients, serving home cooking made with local ingredients whenever possible. Why not finish off dinner with a Malt whisky or a ratafia made by Goretti?
Mas del Joncar Camí del Joncar, 15 · 17470 Sant Pere Pescador Tel. (+34) 972 521 072 info@masdeljoncar.com · www.masdeljoncar.com
Rooms: 5 Open: all year-round
Mas del Joncar is a nineteenth-century farmhouse with five double rooms, a pool and 10,000 m² garden. Located in Sant Pere Pescador in Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park, the farmhouse is just steps from the beach in the heart of the bay. The GR-92 passes in front of the house and runs alongside the Fluvià river to the sea. The Pirinexus/EuroVelo 8 route, perfect for cycling enthusiasts, also passes through the village.
Breakfasts and dinners are prepared with local products. Wine tastings and dinners paired with DO Empordà wines can be arranged. We help you plan your hiking and cycling routes as well as birdwatching tours to the region’s natural parks. Free Wi-Fi throughout the country house and charging points for electric cars.
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Mas Espelt Mas Espelt, s/n · Paratge Mas d’en Satlle · 17493 Vilajuïga Tel. (+34) 972 531 727 enoturisme@espeltviticultors.com · www.espeltviticultors.com
Rooms: 5 Open: all year-round
Mas Espelt is a restored farmhouse that is both rustic and modern in style, located next to the winery, on a small hill providing stunning views of the bay of Roses. It is surrounded by the estate’s organic vineyards and an olive grove.
the plain of the Empordà, the Aiguamolls wetlands and the Cap de Creus Natural Park in the background. On the upper floor of the farmhouse, sharing only the entrance, there is a large, fully-equipped apartment. Mas Espelt sleeps up to twelve people, offers private parking and all modern conveniences, and is close to nature and the sea, in a peaceful area.
The farmhouse has five double rooms: four with a shared bathroom and one with a private bathroom. The rooms are large, with superb views of the mountains of the Albera Natural Area,
Mas La Ferreria **** Mas la Ferreria, s/n · 17813 La Vall de Bianya Tel. (+34) 972 291 345 info@hotelmaslaferreria.com · www.hotelmaslaferreria.com
Rooms: 9 Open: all year-round except 24th and 25th December and 6th January
Set in the grounds of the parish church of Santa Margarida de Bianya, Mas la Ferreria dates back to the late 14th century and was first documented in 1399. It has now been converted into a completely restored small hotel combining modern amenities with all the charm of the past.
Hotel Mas la Ferreria is set amid gardens that merge with the fields where the cows graze. Entirely surrounded by the mountains of La Vall de Bianya, La Ferreria is a place where the only thing that you can hear is nature. La Ferreria has nine unique, comfortable rooms.
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Mas Vivent Raval de la font, 5 · 17781 Vilamaniscle Tel. (+34) 872 729 989 info@masvivent.com · www.masvivent.com
Rooms: 8 Open: all year-round
At Mas Vivent visitors will find a wide range of activities to enjoy both inside and outside the house. Mas Vivent is a charming country guesthouse ideal for unwinding and soaking up the peacefulness of this wonderful Costa Brava setting, close to the sea and to the Albera Natural Park. Mas Vivent offers a large variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
There are activities to suit all tastes: for those longing to relax, for more adventurous spirits seeking to explore the great outdoors, for gourmets wishing to treat themselves to a good wine and tasty meal. As you can see, at Mas Vivent there are experiences to cater for all tastes and to make your holidays unique and unforgettable.
Moments Rurals C. Major, 11 · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 972 549 236 info@momentsrurals.com · www.momentsrurals.com
Rooms: check disponibility on the web Open: all year-round
Moments Rurals features three different types of country accommodation: Can Llobet, in the centre of the village of Capmany, is a large country mansion divided into 4 individual apartments that can be rented separately (for 5-6 people) or as a whole (for up to 20 people), with a garden, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, Wi-Fi, etc.; Villars 10, in Espolla, is a full-rental village property, sleeping up to 6 people, equipped with a Jacuzzi, Wi-Fi, etc.; and Hostal Can Xicu, also in Capmany, which offers bed & breakfast staying in ensuite rooms, with a garden, Wi-Fi...
At Moments Rurals we can easily arrange visits to wineries, with lunch or dinner at one of our recommended restaurants. Our guest houses are all within just a few miles of the northern Costa Brava, the beautiful Albera natural site, the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park or the Dalí Museum in Figueres. You can also go hiking in the surroundings to see the megalithic dolmens and menhirs, as well as taking part in a variety of other activities.
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NM Suites Hotel **** Av. de l’Onze de Setembre, 70 · 17250 Platja d’Aro Tel. (+34) 972 825 770 nm-suites@nm-suites.com · www.nm-suites.com
Rooms: 39 Open: all year-round
Hotel NM suites is a new hotel concept that strikes the perfect balance between personality and sobriety, warmth and simplicity, service and spontaneity. Its rooms are designed for families, for those looking for an intimate space or for those seeking exclusivity; three alternatives and a single result: the best stay, the best silence, the best memories.
The SA Cova restaurant combines culinary imagination, original textures and surprising flavours using local produce. A true demonstration of culinary alchemy accompanied by professional service, a warm atmosphere, serene interiors and intimate outdoor spaces. A small gastronomic paradise just waiting to be discovered.
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Can Bech C. Major, 12 · 17257 Fontanilles Tel. (+34) 972 761 812 · canbech@canbech.com www.canbech.com · www.justforcheese.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Can Bech’s gourmet tradition dates back to 1981, when the Bech family opened its restaurant in the village of Fontanilles (Girona). One of its most famous dishes was cheesecloth cottage cheese with Empordà figs, a typical local dessert made with fig confit in syrup. The figs were so popular that the Bech family decided to make them as conserves in glass jars and sell them to their customers and nearby shops.
more recent and more innovative product lines, like the Just for Cheese signature pairings for cheeses. Just for Cheese is a line of five sauces created specially to pair with the five main groups of cheeses in order to highlight their organoleptic properties. The pairings are made with fruits, dried fruits and nuts and spices, ingredients selected particularly for their origins and which Can Bech sources all over the world.
Nowadays, figs in syrup are still a Can Bech speciality, along with the jams, jellies, sauces, chutneys and other
Cervesa Marina C. Puigmal, 12 · 17300 Blanes Tel. (+34) 972 354 994 · 629 331 965 cervesamarina@gmail.com · www.cervesamarina.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
Cervesa Marina was founded in 2010 by Kevin and Pep Andreu, brothers with Irish roots. Gregori González joined the company later in 2013. The brewery is located in Blanes, where Cervesa Marina produces all its beers along with regular collaborations with national and international brewers.
Cervesa Marina picked up two silver medals at the Barcelona Beer Challenge 2016. The brewery also organises the “Birrasana” craft beer festival in Blanes, inviting renowned national and international brewers to present their latest products and beers crafted especially for the festival. Cervesa Marina also hosts a range of activities including workshops, seminars, live music, clowns acts, street theatre, and food and wine pairings, along with a large playground for kids.
Their craft beer is made with passion and care paired with a special focus on using natural and fresh raw ingredients to ensure that all its sensory nuances can be enjoyed.
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Confraria de la Ratafia C. Can Gallart 1bis · 17430 Santa Coloma de Farners Tel. (+34) 699 905 769 confraria.ratafia@gmail.com · www.ratafia.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
The Ratafia Association is a non-profit organisation that organises activities and collaborates on projects related to ratafia (a sweet alcoholic beverage).
The brotherhood shares the world of ratafia by organising ratafia-making and straining workshops, tastings, guided tours and nature outings. The 1842 range of ratafias, made from recipes created by Francisco Rosquellas that same year, were found in Santa Coloma de Farners.
The organisation understands ratafia as the essence of a region and its people served in a glass.
Cooperativa La Fageda Mas Els Casals, s/n · 17811 Santa Pau Tel. (+34) 972 681 011 fageda@fageda.com · www.fageda.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
First your tour guide will take you to the farm, where you will see the milking cows, the birthing shed, the calves and the milking shed. You will be told how they work.
And, to end up with, you’ll learn how jam is made at the factory.
Back outside the factory, the guide will explain how the milk is transformed into yoghurts and desserts, as well as the different manufacturing and fermentation processes.
On Saturday afternoons there is a special visit for children to have a go at being farmers. On Sunday afternoons the tour also includes a visit of the nearby emblematic beech forest as well as the company’s facilities.
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Eccocivi Paratge de Mont-rodó, 3 - ctra. GIV-6701, km 4,2 17462 Sant Martí Vell · Tel. (+34) 609 148 576 visites@eccociwine.com · www.eccocivi.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
Eccocivi is a young winery nestling in Les Gavarres Space of Natural Interest. We make wine in a way that is sustainable and respectful towards the environment (it is the first winery in Spain to receive the ZeroCO2 stamp).
This principle is maintained in each of the stages through to the bottling and the sale of our wines. The result is a collection of traditionally made wines marked by the character of the land and with a close link to the territory. A different winery that is worth visiting, very near the beautiful village of Sant Martí Vell.
Our philosophy consists of applying sustainable growing methods to ensure that the wine is prepared with the greatest respect towards the environment.
El Trull Alenyà C. del Rissec, 4 · 17121 Corçà Tel. (+34) 972 755 104 info@eltrullalenya.com · www.eltrullalenya.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French (please check with us for others)
The Empordà’s two-hundred-year-old stone oil mill, El Trull Alenyà, is in Corçà and the current manager, Jordi Oliver, is the fifth generation of his family to run the business. The mill produces top quality coldpressed extra virgin olive oil made with a stone mill and the traditional woven disc filters, just like in the old days. All year round the mill organises guided visits to demonstrate the oil-making process, followed by a chance to taste the oil and tapenades.
There is parking available at the mill for cars and larger groups that come by coach. At the end of the circuit, inside the mill, there is a shop where you can find the different formats that we sell to cater for all tastes, and there is also a section with local produce.
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Ferrer Xocolata Pl. Mora, 5-6 · 17800 Olot Tel. (+34) 972 260 693 ferrerxocolata@gmail.com · www.ferrerxocolata.cat
Languages: Catalan and Spanish
Pastisseria Ferrer was founded in 1907 and was to become the forerunner and parent company of Ferrer Xocolata, created over 100 years later to extend the family business. The first chocolate created exclusively by Ferrer Xocolata, conceived by the Ferrer family in Paris at the beginning of 2016, was naturally given the name 1907. This fruity chocolate with smoky hints is made with cocoa beans from Cuba and Mexico (70.8% cacao).
The shop sells a wide range of products: chocolates, cakes and pastries, Easter eggs, sweets, chocolate drinks, chocolate dessert glasses, petits fours, chocolate boxes, chocolate collections and baskets and gift vouchers. There are also workshops all year round on the world of chocolate for all ages, and there is a tasting area, where you can relax and try one of the cakeshop’s delicacies.
Granja Mas Bes C. Granja Mas Bes · 17183 Salitja Tel. (+34) 639 014 269 · 652 307 020 info@masbes.com · www.masbes.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
In the heart of the province of Girona lies Mas Bes, a farmhouse with a dairy tradition where for four genera-tions the Viñolas family has created a setting to preserve the past and live the present of the rural world.
Come and visit our facilities and the Farming Museum. You’ll have fun discovering the history of Mas Bes, the history of the Catalan rural world.
We have 1,200 livestock on our farm, and we milk 550 cows and sell the milk through ATO Natura. We also make our own artisan products.
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La Xiquella Veïnat de Villalonga · 17176 Sant Esteve d’en Bas Tel. (+34) 667 421 065 laxiquella@laxiquella.cat · www.laxiquella.cat
Languages: Catalan and Spanish
La Xiquella is a personal project for Oriol and Irma who, in 2014, moved to La Vall d’en Bas to set up a small traditional cheese dairy. Months later, they opened the doors of their home to receive and host visitors in general and, in particular, people who are inquisitive about or love the rural environment and cheeses. If you would like to share life’s small and great pleasures with them, such as local gastronomy,
the peace offered by nature, bicycle rides, dreamlike landscapes, quality craftsmanship and so on, they will be delighted to welcome you to this little area of the Garrotxa region. You can find out how they make their cheeses, visit the cheese cave and the cheese dairy and taste their products or pair their specialities with D.O. Empordà wines and craft beers.
Làctics Peralada – Mas Marcè C. Ribera, 5 · 17469 Siurana d’Empordà Tel. (+34) 972 538 003 · 674 076 691 masmarce@masmarce.com · www.masmarce.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
The story of Mas Marcè can be traced back for six generations, when the Marcè family made a living as shepherds. Mas Marcè has three main objectives: recover the Ripollesa sheep, Empordà cottage cheese and cardoon vegetable rennet (thistle) in order to make its products.
A wide range of activities for families, friends and groups are available, as well as specialised tours for schools. Guests can visit the farm’s workshop, milking parlour, barnyard and fields where the sheep graze. The tour is followed by a tasting of five cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, Empordà wine and bread with Mas Marcè olive oil. Visitors can also choose from a selection of different workshops.
Mas Marcè opens its doors to share who they are, how they work and the final products produced by the farm.
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Mas Alba Mas Alba s/n · 17468 Vilademuls (+34) 629 308 173 formatgeria@masalba.cat · www.masalba.cat
Languages: Catalan and Spanish
Our family has lived at Mas Alba for five generations now, and we earn our living by farming the land and raising livestock. The farmhouse is in Terradelles, a small village with 46 habitants in the Pla de l’Estany region, 20 minutes from L’Escala, Besalú and Girona.
You can also stay in one of our 6 double rooms (one of which sleeps 4 and is ideal for families); all stays at the farm include a guided tour and cheese-sampling session. We also rent the whole house for private celebrations amidst the peace and quiet of the farm, with free run of the garden, sports court, swimming pool and barbecue. It is the ideal place for families with children.
We give guided tours of the goat pen and the dairy, including a cheese-sampling session.
Mas La Coromina Mas La Coromina, s/n · 17176 La Vall d’en Bas Tel. (+34) 699 746 752 info@maslacoromina.cat · www.maslacoromina.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Put your boots on to work on the farm and then it’s up to the table for a hearty meal! Mas la Coromina is a farmhouse and a cow farm in Joanetes, in La Vall d’en Bas, where you can try your hand at being a farmer for a day. Ours is one of the seven ATO Natura farms, currently in the process of converting to organic farming, and we cultivate our fields and look after our animals to produce what to our minds is the best milk. With “Put your boots on..." we open the doors of the farm to show people how we work and help
them appreciate our produce. Technological progress has made a lot of farm work easier, but there are still many things that are done the traditional way. We love our work, our land and our animals, and we want to share our everyday life with you, doing the milking and mucking out and then sitting down for a hearty meal together! Coming to the country for a day and spending the morning on the farm is a great way to see for yourself where the food that we eat comes from. A unique, exceptional, authentic experience.
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Molí d’Oli de Ventalló Mas Ferran · Carrer de la Bassa, 20 · 17473 Ventalló Tel. (+34) 972 793 076 · info@oliventallo.com www.oliventallo.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French (other languages upon request)
Ventalló, located in the heart of Empordà next to the ancient Greco-Roman city of Empúries and surrounded by centuries-old olive trees, has a long tradition in producing quality olive oil.
olive oil, an elegant, fresh oil with a balanced fruity flavour and the DOP Empordà’s characteristic blend of tradition and modernity. Visitors can experience the world of olives and olive oil by strolling through olive groves and visiting the old hydraulic mill press and the estate’s modern update, located at Mas Ferran, and learn to appreciate the quality of olive oil through tastings. It is also possible for visitors to enjoy a small tasting of local and traditional products that reflect the Mediterranean diet.
Oli de Ventalló, continuing the Serra Sala family’s olive oil making tradition, produces the full-bodied and aromatic Anna Sala Trull de Ventalló extra virgin olive oil, the result of know-how handed down from generation to generation, and Serraferran extra virgin
Mooma Cider Brewery Mas Saulot, s/n · 17256 Palau-sator Tel. (+34) 872 026 088 info@mooma.cat · www.mooma.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Mooma is a family-run project created three years ago now to familiarise people with the flavour and aroma of the Empordà region through a product that is not very well-known here: cider. Mooma cider is young, fruity, low in alcohol, filtered and lightly sparkling. We also make 100% natural single-varietal apple juices. We carry out the entire production process at our Mas Saulot facilities in Palau-sator.
We give guided tours suitable for all the family to show you the various stages in making our cider: harvest, fermentation, filtering, carbonation and bottling. Come and have a pairing, taste our seasonal local produce or bring along your friends and enjoy one of our group set menus.
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Vins de Taller Camí de Sant Miquel amb Ctra. Sant Tomàs de Fluvià 17469 Siurana d’Empordà Tel. (+34) 972 525 578 info@vinsdetaller.com · www.vinsdetaller.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
If you’d like to discover a winery where you can taste the natural setting in every sip, try visiting Vins de Taller, founded in 2002 in Siurana d’Empordà. They make organic, biodynamic signature wines that contain a bit of the Empordà in every bottle. As you go for a pleasant stroll through the vineyards, you’ll be told how they go about making Siurana’s little ecosystem a highly biodiverse space in which trees, plants, flowers, birds, bees and small animals transmit their aromatic richness to the vines.
This work philosophy of organic and biodynamic viticulture is completed at the winery with the use of low-intervention winemaking techniques, manipulating the grapes with care so that they reach their maximum expression in the glass. Besides learning about the wines, at the winery you can taste them with a picnic in the vineyards or a paella. There is also the option of starting the visit with a gentle horse ride to experience once more the sensation of being in total harmony with nature.
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Celler Hugas de Batlle C. Francesc Rivera, 28-30 · 17496 Colera Tel. (+34) 972 389 149 info@cellerhugasdebatlle.com · www.cellerhugasdebatlle.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Celler Hugas de Batlle is a small winery located in the heart of Colera. An outdoor patio serves as a processing area, while an indoor room is used for ageing and tasting.
Its vineyards, planted on terraces, catch the first rays of the sun as they hit the Costa Brava.
The winery tends its vineyards with care and respects the environment by minimising the use of fungicides and harmful products.
Most of the work at the vineyard is done by hand, due to the uniqueness of the terrain and the vineyard’s interest in ensuring product quality.
Caves Gelamà C. de l’Estació, 6 · 17493 Vilajuïga Tel. (+34) 972 531 926 info@gelama.cat · www.gelama.es
Languages: Spanish and English
Gelamà is no ordinary winery. Its history, the warm family atmosphere and the smell of wines pervade every corner of their facilities, with a country guesthouse to let for short stays nestling amid the vineyards. In 1892, Raimon de Falgàs began his career in the company, which over the years was to become one of the most important wineries in Alt Empordà, specialising in the production of cava. In fact, it was the first winery in the Empordà region to make cava, called “champagne” in those days.
The Spanish Civil War marked a new chapter in the winery’s history and led to its closure. Four generations later, the Falgàs family decided to revive the family tradition and relaunch the brand that had once been so productive. Gelamà offers various wine tasting options, with lunch, a barbecue or creative set menus.
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Celler Arché Pagès C. de Sant Climent, 31 · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 626 647 251 bonfill@capmany.com · www.cellerarchepages.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Family-owned winery located in the town of Capmany. Five generations of winegrowers have cultivated the estate’s 14 hectares of vineyards of mainly indigenous varieties: Garnacha and Cariñena. The company exercises absolute control over the entire process, from pruning the vines to selling the wine. This modern and dynamic winery offers visitors the chance to visit its facilities in the
company of the winegrower and winemaker, to stroll through the vineyards and to taste wines with a distinctive personality (Sàtirs, Cartesius and Bonfill). An ideal place for feeling the tramuntana wind, running your fingers through the granite soil and discovering the landscape of Empordà in a glass.
Celler Brugarol Camí de Bell-lloc, 63 · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 902 101 466 celler@brugarol.com · www.brugarol.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
The Brugarol winery is almost buried on the boundary between the vineyards and woodland. The winery building, designed by the RCR architecture studio of Olot, is surprising in its audacity and its perfect symbiosis with nature. On the surface, the parallel steel panels sloping in different directions are an original way of conferring a structured yet dynamic order on the complex as a whole.
Meanwhile, the underground area is made up of a labyrinth of dark, insulated and cool passageways equipped with climate control. To enter this area is to penetrate into a world of shadows. Down here the silence can be heard, the aroma of the wine can be perceived, the strength of the materials can be felt and, when it comes to tasting the wines, all five senses are finally stimulated.
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Celler Cooperatiu d’Espolla Ctra. de Roses, s/n · 17753 Espolla Tel. (+34) 972 563 178 info@cellerespolla.com · www.cellerespolla.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French with pre-booking
Founded in 1931, the Celler Cooperatiu Espolla is one of the oldest wine companies in Alt Empordà.
The proximity of the Mediterranean sea, the buttresses of the Albera Massif and the dry tramuntana (north wind) together shape a landscape and environment in which traditional Empordà grapes grow alongside other more recently incorporated varieties.
Over the years, in addition to gaining new members, the cooperative has increased the diversity of the terrains and soils of its estates, now possessing granite, clay and slate soils at altitudes of up to 150 metres.
Celler Martí Fabra Barri del Vic, 26 · 17751 Sant Climent Sescebes Tel. (+34) 972 563 011 info@cellermartifabra.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Masia Carreras is a property consisting of small vineyards (less than one hectare on average) on rough terrain due to changes of level in the soil, which are suitably laid out to make the very most of the sun to favour the maximum development of the aromas and the optimal ripening of the grapes. These vineyards are on the slopes of the Alberes Mountains, an area with a great diversity of plant species that nourish the vines with the innumerable fragrances
of Mediterranean bushes, responsible for the great complexity of the floral, spicy and mineral aromas found in the wines. The ageing of the wines in the Martí Fabra Winery takes place in the basements of Masia Carreras. Documented since the 12th century, the farmhouse has always belonged to the Carreras family which, according to the records preserved, has spent its life dedicated to cultivating vineyards and making wine.
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Celler Martín Faixó Ctra. de Cadaqués, s/n · 17488 Cadaqués Tel. (+34) 682 107 142 · info@cellermartinfaixo.com www.cellermartinfaixo.com · www.saperafita.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
In the year 2000 the Martín Faixó family embarked on a pioneering project: the recovery of the vines in the Cap de Creus Natural Park. The first grape harvest took place four years later with the help of family and friends and was done entirely by hand, in keeping with the family’s generations-long tradition. of previous generations, was carried out by hand. The winery’s first wines, christened as Cadac and Perafita, reached the market in 2007, the DO Empordà label.
The wines of Martín Faixó, produced in Cadaqués, owe their name to the Sa Perafita farmhouse, a 14th century building located between Roses and Port de la Selva. The family purchased the building in 2003 with the aim of converting it into a rural hotel and winery. The wines that emerge from its barrels have real personality gained from a mineral-rich soil bathed by two seas and caressed by the tramuntana wind. These influences are perfectly embodied in the cellar’s top-of-the-range Cadac wine.
Celler Mas Eugeni Mas Eugeni, Paratge Roquillo, s/n · 17251 Calonge Tel. (+34) 972 650 184 · 651 135 314 cellermaseugeni@gmail.com ·www.cellermaseugeni.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
The Mas Eugeni winery is nestled on the Roques de Ronquillo hillside, specifically in an area called Fondils after which its wines are named, facing the sea with its back to the southern side of the town of Calonge. Its vines are now certified with the DO Empordà label; the winery, which specialises in the production of red, rosé, and dessert wines, is currently immersed in the certification process for its wines.
In addition to producing wine, the farmhouse also has a summer market garden and keeps animals. It is open for visits.
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Celler Viníric C. Ebre, s/n · 17251 Calonge Tel. (+34) 635 501 314 david@viniric.cat · www.viniric.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
The new Viníric winery is located in Calonge, a traditional agricultural and vine-growing area. You’ll be welcomed to this small, highly personal winery by the owner, who has an in-depth knowledge of Empordà wines and its terroir.
And at the winery you’ll learn all about the wines made here, Finques Incansables, Propòsit and Vella Lola: wines with character that convey the terroir where they are grown.
Here you’ll have the chance to discover the marvellous Tinar basin, where the Empordà agricultural landscape has been preserved over the years.
Different types of visits are available: a route through the area with wine tastings, a breakfast of local produce or an aperitif. You can also just go for a wine tasting if you like
Cellers d’en Guilla C. de Peralada, s/n · 17755 Delfià - Rabós d’Empordà Tel. (+34) 972 545 128 info@cellersdenguilla.com · www.cellersdenguilla.com
New wines produced with grapes from old vines: this is the approach adopted by Cellers d’en Guilla, a new winery with limited production located in the Delfià district of Rabós d’Empordà. By limiting output we ensure a painstaking production process using indigenous varieties that faithfully reflect the Empordà region.
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
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Clos d’Agon Afores, s/n - Ap. 117 · 17251 Calonge Tel. (+34) 972 661 486 info@closdagon.com · www.closdagon.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
The Mas Gil - Clos d’Agon winery is located 100 meters above sea level on the slope of a south/southwestfacing meadow sheltered by large tracts of forest that belong to the Gavarres Natural Area. The estate covers about 42 hectares, roughly 15 of which are planted with vineyards. The winery and 350-year-old former farmhouse are nestled in the centre of the estate on a sunny terrace with views of the sea. Construction of a larger winery was completed in 2006.
The fermentation rooms now feature thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, while the fully climatecontrolled ageing rooms meet the most stringent quality standards. Guided tours and tastings are available as well as food and wine experiences organised in collaboration with the region’s top chefs.
Cooperativa Agrícola de Garriguella Ctra. de Roses, s/n · 17780 Garriguella Tel. (+34) 972 530 002 · 621 242 755 info@cooperativagarriguella.com · www.cooperativagarriguella.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
A traditional wine cooperative founded over half a century ago in the Alt Empordà, Agrícola de Garriguella has managed to keep up with the times by linking past and present, tradition and innovation to create a new dream, a new project: Celler Gerisena, a winery that carefully selects the best traditional mountain-grown vines to create a new range of signature, ground-breaking and innovative wines with
an unmistakable Empordà character, wines that delight even the most demanding palettes. The cooperative has a shop where it sells its wines and olive oils as well as a range of artisanal, 0-km and organic products. Visitors can also enjoy a pairing at the cooperative’s restaurant, located in exceptional surroundings, guaranteed to impress guests with its simple yet high-end cuisine.
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El Celler d’en Marc Camí de Bell-lloc, Mas Pagès · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 972 319 138 elcellerdenmarc@gmail.com · www.elcellerdenmarc.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, German and Dutch
A dynamic Belgian couple fell in love with a fourteenth-century listed farmhouse with an old wine cellar: Mas Pagès. The property was at the foot of the Gavarres massif and very close to the Mediterranean Sea, in the perfect place for making wine. They planted all the fields with vines, naming them after their four daughters, and then after a long wait, tending the vines with a great deal of patience, passion and love for nature, they picked their first grape-harvest by hand.
With the same passion they transformed the farmhouse into a country guesthouse and fitted the wine cellar with all the most modern equipment. El Celler d’en Marc was born. Nowadays, we can share their passion simply by visiting the winery, strolling through the vineyards and tasting their wines in the authentically Catalan medieval setting.
Empordàlia Ctra. de Roses, s/n · 17466 Pau i 17493 Vilajuïga Tel. (+34) 972 530 140 info@empordalia.com · www.empordalia.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Empordàlia is a cooperative located in Empordà, the Catalan region with the most distinctive historical and cultural character, and has succeeded in combining the past and present in its finest offerings: the fruits of the vine and the olive tree.
the DO Empordà label. The cooperative works an area of land small enough to be tended by hand: 500 hectares of ancient olive trees and 200 hectares of old vine stocks and younger vines, set in a rocky landscape, swept by the tramuntana wind, watered occasionally by the rain and seasoned by the saltiness of the sea, a place that receives the peninsula’s first rays of sun, by which time activity is well under way.
Empordàlia is a living chronicle of ancient wineries, filling each bottle with history and quality under
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Espelt Viticultors Mas Espelt, s/n · Paratge Mas d’en Satlle · 17493 Vilajuïga Tel. (+34) 972 531 727 enoturisme@espeltviticultors.com · www.espeltviticultors.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Espelt Viticultors is a project led by Anna, the last generation in a long line of Empordà farmers. She and her team use organic winegrowing methods with the conviction that wine is made on the vine. This knowledge underpins every aspect of this winegrower’s work to preserve beauty and sustainability. Anna sees the vineyard as a lifelong project, in which things happen gradually: just one grape harvest a year, making decisions thirty years’ in advance. Respect for the soil and the environment is one of the foundations of her work, since in order
to get the most out of the land you have to keep it balanced and understand and care for its ecosystem. This is why she perseveres in farming every hectare on the estate organically. Her maxim is to make wines that convey the particular terroir that they come from: granite and slate soils, the tramuntana wind and Mediterranean sunshine, Cap de Creus and the Albera massif, the plain of the Empordà and the terraces surrounding Mas Espelt, the character of the people that have watched them grow. But what really gives her most satisfaction is that they are witnesses to big and little moments of happiness.
Gran Recosind Pl. Major, 6 · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 972 549 033 info@granrecosind.com · www.granrecosind.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and French
The Santamaria winery is just steps from the historical centre of Capmany. The origins of this family company date back to around 1877, when Gregori Artizà obtained the medal for perfection in the National Wine Exhibition. Two wine-ageing cellars can be visited on the estate, one built in the Romanesque/ Gothic style and dating from the 16th century, and the other dating from the turn of the 20th century.
There is also a museum in which the family’s old utensils are on display, along with all sorts of documents, such as an 1879 decree in which the civil governor of Girona appoints Gregori Artizà to monitor and detect phylloxera in the province. The winery, which has been producing the Gran Recosind wine since 1980, was one of the first to implement oak barrel ageing for DO Empordà wines.
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Grup Oliveda C. de la Roca, 3 · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 972 549 011 comercial@grupoliveda.com · www.grupoliveda.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German
The Oliveda winery is a family-run business founded in 1948 in the town of Capmany. Oliveda offers visitors the opportunity to explore one of the oldest wineries in Empordà and discover a combination of traditional production methods and modern technology.
The oldest part of the winery houses the Tap Museum, which features over 5,000 wine taps from the world’s most renowned wine-producing countries as well as a range of wine-related machinery. Guaranteed to thrill any wine lover, this is a unique collection that includes both practical tools and historical curiosities.
La Vinyeta Camí Mollet de Peralada a Masarac, s/n, Par117 Pol.2 17752 Molet de Peralada · Tel. (+34) 972 505 323 celler@lavinyeta.es · www.lavinyeta.es
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, French, English and German with advance reservation
Two young entrepreneurs, Josep and Marta, embarked on an adventure in 2002 that is now known as La Vinyeta. With two vines given to them by a village farmer, the two were able to plant new vineyards and build their own winery. The pair has created a small ecosystem, turning a piece of abandoned land into a garden of and olive trees that has received numerous accolades in the space of just a few years. The winery pairs its wine and olive
oil production with other small homemade creations like honey and cheese. La Vinyeta is one of the most dynamic and well-loved Empordà wineries. Tours and tastings can be supplemented with breakfast in the vineyards, where guests can savour homemade sausages and local cheeses. The winery also organises dinners among the vines with night tours, music and poetry, as well as workshops for groups and families, including a family harvest and blending workshop.
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Mas Estela Casa Mas Estela, s/n · 17489 La Selva de Mar Tel. (+34) 972 126 176 masestela@hotmail.com · www.masestela.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Mas Estela is a thousand-year-old property in the Sant Romà Valley, in the municipality of La Selva de Mar (Alt Empordà). In 1989, the Soto-Dalmau family acquired the farmhouse and the 50 hectares of land around it. After a long and quite difficult restoration job, Mas Estela came back to life and 16 hectares were replanted with red Grenache, Carignan, Monastrell and Muscat of Alexandria grape varieties. The passion for the land and the obsession to preserve the
surroundings in the best conditions led us to choose organic agriculture right from the start, in 1989, and in 1999, we opted for biodynamics. The careful observation of the vines, working in harmony with the rhythm of the moon and the planet and the exclusion of herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and synthesised fertilisers mean that the terroir can be expressed through the living land. This is our philosophy, desire and way of working.
Mas Geli Barri Bernagar – Masos de Pals, 5 · 17256 Pals Tel. (+34) 629 694 428 masgelipals@gmail.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
Mas Geli is the only vineyard in Pals, and is the result of the dream to make a wine that expresses the true essence and quality of the Baix Empordà region. Work goes on throughout the year in accordance with the principles of organic farming and all human intervention is entirely manual. The winery makes six different organic wines from native varieties.
The range includes a young white, rosé and red wine and a white and a red cask wine. Each wine reflects in a different way the biodiversity of the plants in the vineyard, the area’s characteristic northerly tramontana wind and the proximity of the sea.
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Mas Llunes Ctra. de Vilajuïga, s/n · 17780 Garriguella Tel. (+34) 972 552 684 · 972 552 793 info@masllunes.es · www.masllunes.es
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Mas Llunes is a family winery which was founded by the Roig family, with a long tradition as wine growers and wine producers in Garriguella.
Most of the vineyards are at the foot of L’Albera Natural Site, in slaty soil heavily influenced by the north wind known as the tramuntana.
Its philosophy is to only use grapes from its own vines. This enables it to control the entire preparation process, giving priority to the use of local varieties, to obtain wines with a marked Empordà character.
The winery lays on various activities related to vines, wine and the surrounding heritage.
Mas Oller Carretera GI-652, km 0.230 · 17123 Torrent Tel. (+34) 972 300 001 info@masoller.es · www.masoller.es
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
At the end of the 90’s it was Carlos Esteva who revived the Mas Oller estate and who replanted the vines with the idea to make wines based on a philosophy that brings back old winemaking traditions from the Baix Empordà. His wines are a modern interpretation of this concept.
At present, the estate has 17 hectares of vineyard in production and is making white, rosé and red wines.
Within the old 16th Century farmhouse that gives its name to the winery, prestigious wines are made using varieties such as Picapoll, Syrah or Grenache.
At Mas Oller, Wine Tourism has been present for many years – there is the possibility to do tours and tastings and various different activities are organised throughout the year. Also, the wine shop is open as a “tasting room” where you can try and buy the wines made on the estate in an idyllic surrounding.
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Mas Vida Celler Afores, s/n · 17741 Cistella Tel. (+34) 659 548 512 celler@masvida.cat · www.masvida.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Mas Vida is located in Garrotxes d’Empordà. We take care of the vines, the forests and the olive trees following the principles of organic agriculture; there is life everywhere. At the winery, we also like to make things happen: we give tours and organise activities all year round, and we rent out the space for private events (weddings, hen/stag parties, birthdays, private tours, etc.). Come visit us and taste our wines and olive oils.
Have a meal among the vines or attend a workshop at the winery. Our bottles are waiting for you! All the wines and olive oils produced by Mas Vida are certified organic; the forest and the surroundings are idyllic... VIDA en blanc, VIDA en negre, VIDA en rosa are just some of our wines. Come out and try them with us, or call us and we will set up a tasting wherever you want. Wine is life and life should be a party!
Masetplana Paratge dels Pedreguers, s/n · 17780 Garriguella Tel. (+34) 972 530 090 info@masetplana.com · www.masetplana.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Masetplana is the result of a long family history dating back to 1826. It has gone from strength to strength thanks to the efforts of its most recent generations (Julián, his son Xavier Maset and now his grandson, Julià). Today, the company is one of the leading olive presses in Empordà in terms of quality and volume, while its wine and cava cellar has gained a strong reputation, combining innovation and tradition.
All of the company’s products have their own genetic footprint and breathe the authenticity of Empordà thanks to its passion and personal approach, from the cultivation and care of the vines and olive trees to the more creative side, which comes to the fore when conceiving these products. The results of Masetplana’s work are based on patience and dedication, and on the wish to provide maximum enjoyment.
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Masia Serra C. dels Solés, 20 · 17708 Cantallops Tel. (+34) 972 531 765 · 689 604 905 visit@masiaserra.com · www.masiaserra.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Masia Serra is a family-run winery in the Albera Natural Area where visitors can immerse themselves in an idyllic setting surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and centuries-old oaks. Owners Jaume and Sílvia, together with the entire Masia Serra team, share their passion for their work and their land, Empordà. The Masia Serra story begins in 1996, when Jaume and Sílvia decided to start their own wine adventure and life project by producing 1,300 bottles from the small vineyard of Grenache grapes that their grandfather had planted in
1961. Hard work, dedication and hope have made Masia Serra the success it is today and one of the leading wineries in Empordà. Jaume’s stint at the legendary Châteaux Pétrus in Bordeaux has marked the team’s path from the start. Masia Serra offers unique, personalised experiences with a friendly, family-style approach. An ideal place to spend the day with the family, have a picnic among the vines, explore the area on an electric bike, enjoy hearty breakfasts, pairing at lunches and dinners, meetings and celebrations, intimate weddings, culinary workshops, motivational courses to build teamwork.
Pere Guardiola Celler Crta. GI - 602, KM 2,9 · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 972 549 096 vins@pereguardiola.com · www.pereguardiola.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
The Pere Guardiola winery and the wines its produces are a true reflection of a long family tradition which has evolved over the years to achieve a sense of distinction and its own personality, inseparable from the land that has seen it grow, the place it calls home: l’Empordà. Wine making and bottling were consolidated in the late 1980s when the winery decided to move towards the production of a highquality product with a limited output using grapes
exclusively from our own vineyards. The winery’s philosophy of taking diligent care of every aspect of its work has resulted in the production of four different families of wine: Floresta, Anhel d’Empordà, Joncària and Torre de Capmany. Visitors can take a tour of the facilities guided by the winery’s owner and winemaker, enjoy a stroll through the vineyard and taste some of the wines in the charming and unique Can Paraire tasting room.
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Sota els Àngels Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l’Heura, 17100 La Bisbal d’Empordà · Tel. (+34) 872 006 976 info@sotaelsangels.com · www.sotaelsangels.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
Sota els Àngels is a small, artisanal wine cellar located in the magical scenery of Les Gavarres. The Mediterranean forest silently envelopes Sota els Àngels, creating the backdrop of a dreamlike landscape. The vineyards are cared for with special attention to the environment and biodynamics, which allows us to extract the essence of each
of the different grape varieties and, at the same time, to improve the balance and harmony of the surroundings. We live and work tirelessly in close contact with the natural environment around us: from the terroir to the sky. There are also two delightful tourist apartments on the estate.
Terra Remota Els tallats, km6 de la carretera de Capmany GI 602 Tel. (+34) 972 193 727 terraremota@terraremota.com · www.terraremota.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, Galician, Portuguese and Italian
Terra Remota is a winery that is highly sensitive to its surroundings and, consequently, is strongly committed to becoming integrated within its environment. These concepts form the core of Terra Remota’s philosophy and govern its approach in all respects. The winery is owned by Marc and Emma Bournazeau, a French couple with Catalan roots; Emma Bournazeau’s grandfather was a Catalan who emigrated to France just after the Spanish Civil War, settling in Perpignan. For this family, and especially for Claude Florensa,
Emma’s father, Terra Remota represents the recovery of a lost identity and, in short, a return to its origins that has helped to assuage the nostalgia associated with exile. Vineyards and woodland are interspersed on the estate and the winery building not only merges into the natural setting but also incorporates a gravity-flow production system that involves minimal handling. The result is a top quality wine and an enchanting landscape.
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Vinyes d’Olivardots Paratge olivardots, s/n · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 650 395 627 info@olivardots.com · www.olivardots.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Fruit of a passion for wine and produced under the Empordà label, Vinyes d’Olivardots was created in 2006 by Carme Casacuberta. A small family winery in Capmany (Alt Empordà), where mother-and-daughter team Carmen and Carlota produce unique wines that result from painstakingly caring for the vineyards by hand and focusing on recovering indigenous varieties.
Wines packed with personality and an elegant balance that showcases the essence of the land and its people. This modern winery gives visitors the opportunity to experience the essence of Empordà first-hand with walks through the vineyards, wine tastings in a room where your eyes can roam over the surrounding vines, pairings with local products and other customised activities.
Vinyes dels Aspres C. de Requesens, 7 · 17708 Cantallops Languages: Catalan, Spanish and French Tel. (+34) 619 741 442 vinyesdelsaspres@vinyesdelsaspres.cat · www.vinyesdelsaspres.cat
This small and traditional family-owned winery produces wines only from its own harvest using basically indigenous Empordà varieties. Although the Vinyes dels Aspres brand is new, it has been launched by the long-established winemakers of Can Batlle de Cantallops, the northernmost town of the winemaking area of Empordà, and surely the most exposed to the tramuntana wind.
In Vinyes dels Aspres, tradition and modernity combine to create authentic and indigenous wines with real personality, wines aged in quality wood and very special dessert wines, the result of a careful process that respects its surroundings; in short, a series of painstakingly produced wines that express the spirit of this windswept part of the world, poor in resources and rich in essence.
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Agrobodega El Parral C. de Sant Climent, 27 · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 636 066 311 info@elparral.cat · www.elparral.cat
Opening hours: Saturday, mornings from 9 a.m. to 13.30 a.m. , and afternoons from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays and Mondays, only mornings from 9 a.m. to 13:30 a.m. Closed on: Sunday afternoon and Monday
The Agrobodega El Parral is in the former Cooperativa de Capmany building, where you can find all the wines from this municipality with the DO Empordà, as well as cavas, local produce, including oil from Capmany and from the area, legumes, honey, nuts, traditionally made beer and jams and marmalades, among other seasonal produce.
You can also do wine tastings and try cold meats and cheeses, and organise presentations, tasting sessions, chats or exhibitions.
Enoteca Es Poal MF Pl. Es Poal, s/n · 17488 Cadaqués Tel. (+34) 682 107 142 enoteca@saperafita.com
Opening hours: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Closed on: Wednesday (weekly rest) and from November to April
The Martín Faixó family recently opened this new venue just steps from the sea off Plaça d’Es Poal in Cadaqués. Enoteca Es Poal specialises in wines produced by Celler Martín Fiaxó, the family’s own winery, giving guests the opportunity to taste the different products made under this family-run label, from wine and beer to vermouth and Llei de Cadaqués olive oil.
This olive variety, known as Verdal or Llei de Cadaqués, is only grown in Cadaqués and Port de la Selva and is characterised by the high-quality oil it produces. All these products will be paired with gourmet tapas made with local ingredients.
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La Barberia de Palamós Av. Onze de Setembre, 89 · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 616 975 976 taverna@tavernacalbarber.cat · www.tavernacalbarber.cat
Opening hours: midday and evening Closed on: open all year-round
After twelve fruitful years running the Cal Barber restaurant in Sant Antoni de Calonge, the bistro family has now embarked on a new adventure. It is a family project based on two very clear ideas: wines from the Empordà region and produce from Girona. The philosophy will continue to be the same as the bistro’s: products that are locally-sourced and produced as sustainably and ecologically as possible. It will be a much more informal restaurant, where topquality products will be prepared with the focus on
preserving and highlighting their natural flavour and texture. Besides this, there is a whole programme of events and presentations scheduled revolving around the world of good food and wine. You’ll find the Empordà’s bohemian cultural wine bistro in Palamós, in a little, old building with a Catalan vault and loads of history in the Planassa district, very close to the harbour.
Vins de l’Empordà Tel. (+34) 972 208 496 cata@vinsdelemporda.com · www.vinsdelemporda.com www.rutesdelviemporda.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German
Vins de l’Empordà is a website to promote wine tourism and an online store that specialises in the sale of products from the Empordà plain and from across the Girona region in general. The store offers an extensive selection of the region’s best products, all of the highest quality, including DO Empordà wines.
The personal knowledge of the producers, together with the authenticity and quality of the products, form the basis of the selection offered by Vins de l’Empordà and fuel the enthusiasm behind the project. All the suppliers are located in rural areas across the Girona region.
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Vins i Licors Grau C. de Torroella, 163 · 17200 Palafrugell Tel. (+34) 972 301 835 info@vinsilicorsgrau.com · www.vinsilicorsgrau.com www.grauonline.com
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 13.30 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 13.30 a.m. Closed on: open all year-round
This company has over 35 years’ experience in the distribution of wines and spirits in the province of Girona. Its wine shop, open to the public, has received a number of accolades and is one of the largest in Europe, stocking over 9,000 wines and spirits. The shop is divided into several sections, according to denomination of origin and product type. Our sommeliers and wine experts are on hand to provide product advice and tips on the best pairings for each wine and spirit.
One of the shop’s standout features is the temperature and humidity-controlled section of fine wines from Spain and abroad. Other facilities include a kids’ play area, a lounge for adults, a wine bar service, a sales area for the purchase of accessories, specialised books and gifts, a tasting room where courses are held, and an easily accessible free car lot.
Wine Palace Zona P.I. Empordà Internacional · 17469 Vilamalla Tel. (+34) 972 526 061 info@winepalace.es · www.winepalace.es
Opening hours: from 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Closed on: Sunday
This shop specialising in wine, spirits and gourmet products has nine stores in the Empordà region: two in Roses, one in Empuriabrava, two in Figueres, one in L’Escala, two in Platja d’Aro and one in Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
Its team of specialists manage to please even the most demanding palates. There is also an online store, with a wide selection of wines from the Empordà region.
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Centre gastronòmic Domus Sent Soví Camí dels Ollers, s/n · 17450 Hostalric Tel. (+34) 972 874 165 centre@domussentsovi.cat · www.domussentsovi.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German
Domus Sent Soví is a centre dedicated to promoting and increasing awareness about Catalan culinary heritage through the region’s top local products. The centre’s exhibitions and audio-visual displays (Domus Sent Soví is home to the tourism office and a space designed for tastings and cooking workshops) provide
insight into the relationship between landscape and local products. Visitors can discover and purchase local products in the centre’s shop. All this is discovered through experience: demonstrative, active, gustatory and discovery.
Espai del Peix - Fishing Museum Moll pesquer, s/n · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 972 600 424 museudelapesca@palamos.cat · www.espaidelpeix.org
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German
Located at the fish auction in the port of Palamós, the Espai del Peix is a cultural outreach facility sponsored by the city of Palamós and the Promediterrània Foundation that aims to promote the fresh fish unloaded at the port and its culinary heritage.
Visit the fish auction and the Espai del Peix with demonstrations and tastings included and participate in cooking workshops and classes that showcase fish.
The Espai offers an extensive programme of activities suitable for school groups, families, professionals and corporations.
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Local Market C. Bonaventura Carreras i Peralta, 5 · 17004 Girona Tel. (+34) 645 941 212 · 669 388 899 events@localmarket.cat · www.localmarket.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
Local Market offers wine and gastronomy experiences with the aim that everyone who experiences them should fall in love with our land and its produce.
beer tasting and wine and cheese pairing, among other activities based on local, traditional gastronomy.
They offer meal services for companies and individuals, prepared using local produce in their own gastronomy learning centre, in the heart of the old part of Girona. You can also book workshops and courses on cooking, wine tasting and traditional
They also prepare batches of local products for individuals or companies in different formats. A project in which they are particularly excited is that of home delivery breakfasts, which are a very special kind of gift. Taste and delicacy define Local Market.
Tots a Taula C. Canonge Dorca, 28, baixos. · 17005 Girona Tel. (+34) 620 864 058 info@totsatuala.com · www.totsataula.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German
Tots a Taula (“Up to the table!”) is a cookery school where you’ll feel at home cooking!
+ meal, led by owner and chef Xevi, who will soon make you feel at home.
Discover the region’s culinary culture through cooking the most typical dishes in Catalan cooking and other cuisines from further afield, making them from scratch with locally-sourced seasonal produce, in an entirely participative activity comprising a cookery workshop
The school is located in a house with a garden in the centre of Girona, caters for groups of up to 16 people and provides tailor-made activities for groups, individuals and companies.
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Bacchus on Bikes C. d’Isabel Vila, 7 · 17251 Calonge Tel. (+34) 670 670 398 info@baccusonbikes.com · www.bacchusonbikes.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English
We offer beautiful cycle routes for cyclists of all abilities, made to suit your level of experience, through the counties of Alt and Baix Empordà. These unique routes can be combined with trips to wineries and vineyards, as well as wine and olive oil tasting sessions, and the best of Catalan cuisine. We are proud to offer you the opportunity to discover the people behind the wines and our fantastic cuisine.
Despite the area’s traditional past in wine-making, olive oil production and cuisine, the Empordà is still a relatively undiscovered region. The Empordà area has produced wine and olive oil for centuries, a tradition than began in the days of the Greeks and Romans. We offer a very personal experience of the region, and will accompany you as guides. Tours can last half a day, a full day or even up to four days.
Clara Pallarès, Gastronomia · Salut · Sostenibilitat Tel. (+34) 670 709 959 info@clarapallares.com www.clarapallares.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English (Feeling Food) and Catalan and Spanish (advisory capacity)
Clara Pallarès is a chef, adviser and disseminator of environmentally-friendly, healthy cuisine. With the focus on vegetables and wild edible species, her cookery is based on locally-sourced ingredients so as to encourage sustainable cuisine connected with culture, tradition and the region. She combines her work as chef and owner of Can Felicià with
training and advising on sustainable cuisine for individuals, companies and restaurateurs, in addition to designing gourmet and sensory experiences aimed at integrating the concepts of sustainability, the region and inclusive and creative cuisine.
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Cocktail Time by Gerard Ruiz C. Campcardós, 67, baixos · 17006 Girona Tel. (+34) 628 860 712 info@cocktailtime.bar · www.cocktailtime.bar
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, German and Dutch
At Cocktail Time, we are dedicated to organising and setting up any event related to drink, taking care of the very last detail, however insignificant it may seem, and using local, fresh, top-quality produce to do so. We specialise in organising thematic cocktail bars with a spectacular visual effect in keeping with the nature of the event, such as weddings, inaugurations, company parties, product presentations or anything you wish to celebrate.
Another of our strengths are the chats, the courses and the cocktail workshops at which we use the most advanced techniques on the market to offer the best in every case, ensuring that attendees participate and have a fantastic time. For more vintage events we have a Cocktail Truck: an old van that has been customised as a bar on wheels, meaning that we can go wherever we want to serve the best cocktails in situ.
General Nàutic Cal Marcús, s/n · 17401 Arbúcies Tel. (+34) 610 197 112 info@naturalwalks.com · www.naturalwalks.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French Price: between €69 and €170, 8 people minimum Duration: 3-4 hours, all year-round by prior booking
At General Nàutic we have more than 25 years’ experience in the nautical sector. Over this time, we have developed a strong interest in the fishing culture and in the restoration and conservation of the traditional boats that belong to our coast’s sailing heritage. We recently acquired two 10-metre wooden boats which we believe to be worthy of special treatment: Popi and Cala Portals.
After considerable restoration work, they are now seaworthy and ready to take passengers for unique experiences along the Costa Brava. We offer all sorts of events, including cultural, food and wine and customised boat trips, birthday parties, hen and stag parties, excursions with catering or passengers can bring their own food. Both boats are equipped with snorkelling gear and paddle surf boards making them ideal for family outings and corporate events.
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Girona Food Tours C. Nord, 6, baixos · 17001 Girona Tel. (+34) 972 664 649 info@gironafoodtours.com · www.gironafoodtours.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, German and Dutch
Looking for an authentic local experience? Let us guide you around culinary Girona and help you taste your way through the wonders of our medieval city and stunning province. We’ll show you everything, from behind-the-scenes market visits, Iberian ham experiences, family-run eateries, authentic shops and cooking classes to lunch in the Catalan countryside among sun-kissed vineyards.Taste traditional dishes, sample local wine and discover hidden gems with a
passionate local foodie guide. Enjoy local life, hear local stories and taste local food. Our daily culinary tours are a must to discover the local flavours and culture of our beautiful region. A guided tour has never been this delicious... and our Food Tours cater for vegetarians and children, too! Feel free to contact us to create your ideal Girona Food Experience. We’ll also be pleased to take care of your private events, including corporate or family outings, hen & stag parties and VIP gatherings. We’re looking forward to welcoming you!
Glops d’història – Arqueologia, paisatge i vi C. d’Isabel Vila, 7 · 17251 Calonge Tel. (+34) 670 670 398 info@baccusonbikes.com · www.bacchusonbikes.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and Italian
Glops d’Història provides visitors with a different vision of the world of wine. As archaeologists and specialists in wine culture, Romina and Oriol will help you soak up the Empordà region’s winemaking history through its landscape, wines and people. Different routes through the region will reveal everything that you could possibly want to know about wine going back to the days when Phoenician and Greek merchants landed on the coast, some 2,500 years ago.
You will visit a monastery vineyard, and hear stories of monks and soldiers, and you will relive the times when the phylloxera plague hit the area and the peasants joined forces in cooperatives. The tour comes right up to the present with the quest to revive traditional varieties of grapes, in other words, Catalan wine’s living heritage. Wineries, Empordà places and landscapes linked with wine history and culture.
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Inside Costa Brava 17255 Begur Tel. (+34) 633 770 564 info@insidecostabrava.com · www.insidecostabrava.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Inside Costa Brava specialises in organising highquality gourmet food and wine experiences in the D.O. Empordà. Our aim is to share our passion for the area with you through its history, excellent wines and exceptional gastronomy.
La Gastronòmica Av. Onze de Setembre · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 649 765 697 info@lagastronomica.cat · www.lagastronomica.cat
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
La Gastronòmica is all about wine, cuisine, health and stimulating the senses. Our awareness of the region, culture and sustainability underpin everything that we do. Active tourism from the Empordà to the rest of the world, without frontiers, to explain where we come from, what we have (our wine, local produce, landscape... and who we are. We present audacious activities with a strong humanistic slant, including pairing wines with cello music, a recital by the poet Josep Pedrals with Empordà wines while walking through the Iberian settlement at Castell in Palamós,
a boat trip with show cooking and wine pairing, tasting wine and local produce on a balloon ride, guitar concerts with wines or banquets with a private chef. We arrange music, theatre, poetry... we share our knowledge and explain wine culture at the same time as we get to people’s souls. We make wine speak and move us. We aim to explain and convey the region in an easy, clear, instructive, entertaining way.
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Laura Masramon, Empordà Personal Sommelier Tel. (+34) 609 199 086 sommelier@lauramasramon.com www.lauramasramon.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French Price: the joy of wine tasting: from €16 per person Catalan wine & cheese pairing: from €23 per person Empordà Wine Route: from €40 per person
Laura Masramon is a personal sommelier who specialises in Empordà wines. With her, you can learn about wines from the Empordà with a pairing of Catalan wines and cheeses or a wine tasting game, without leaving your home or hotel. Discover the Empordà, its spectacular vineyards, its wineries – from the historic to the avant-garde, and its local gastronomy. Make a wine purchase with personalised advice, following the D.O. Empordà Wine Route for
a morning, either in the Alt Empordà or the Baix Empordà. Team building activities for companies. Tasting workshops, such as the virgin olive oil tasting workshop, the cava and sparkling wines of the world workshop, or the Wines&Glasses workshop. Plan your stay at a gastronomic hotel or hire the services of a personal wine shopper to get the best available Empordà wines.
Naturalwalks Cal Marcús, s/n · 17401 Arbúcies Tel. (+34) 662 251 059 info@naturalwalks.com · www.naturalwalks.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Every wine originates in the land where the vine was born and the landscape around the vineyard. At Naturalwalks we are devoted to showing this relationship between nature and culture through guided walks, pairings with wildflowers, workshops, courses and organised and accompanied vacations.
We are specialists in using wild plants in both traditional and avant-garde ways. We like to customdesign each experience to the users, and we offer these experiences all around Girona.
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SK Kayak Pg. Marítim, 4 · 17490 Llançà Tel. (+34) 627 433 332 info@skkayak.com · www.kayakcostabrava.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German
SK Kayak is a kayaking activities centre. The trips, which take place in the Cap de Creus Natural Park and the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park, are a great way to discover the area’s stunning
scenery while paddling with family or friends and enjoying direct contact with nature. It also organises a combination activity consisting of a kayak trip and a wine tasting.
Tela Marinera Moll de Ponent, s/n · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 609 307 623 joan@telamarinera.es · www.telamarinera.es
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Tela Marinera is a voyage into the seafaring past as you sail on a traditional Catalan boat with lateen sails. This activity is ideal for those wanting to revive the historical values and seafaring tradition of the Catalan coast. Tela Marinera’s boats and crews offer various activities connected with sailing, including educational, sightseeing, sports, leisure, culinary and cultural activities. Sailing on board Tela Marinera means getting actively involved in sailing. The crew members participate in the experience: they take part in the manoeuvres, hoist the sails, steer the helm
and enjoy life on board... and at the same time they revive an ancient way of sailing. The experience is a chance to enjoy traditional sailing, at a leisurely relaxed pace, on traditional classic sailing boats, where the history of the men that once sailed on board them blends with the geographic and cultural scenery that is always the star attraction of our boat trips. We highly recommend our Taste of the Sea and Sea Urchins trips in autumn-winter and our Taste of the Sea and Prawns outings in spring-summer.
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Ocio Vital C. del Pintor Fortuny, 10-14 · 08001 Barcelona Tel. (+34) 615 469 920 hola@ociovital.com · www.ociovital.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, French, English and Italian. On request Portuguese, German, Slovenian and Swedish
We offer the best food & wine tourism experiences in the region. We propose a wide variety of culinary tours and experiences. Our range of services seeks local authenticity, of the type that you can find in every city and destination that you visit.
Gastronomy is culture.
We believe that the best way to experience local culture is through food and wine.
We believe in local produce. We believe in genuine experiences. We want you to feel like a local wherever you go and to live your trip to the full with all the guarantees that an expert on these topics can offer you.
Viemocions C. de la Diputació, 279, 1r, 7a · 08007 Barcelona Tel. (+34) 934 877 626 · 673 279 235 info@viemocions.com · www.viemocions.com
Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and Russian
We are a travel agency specializing in wine tourism, gastronomy and culture, with a professional team passionate about our work. We believe in a model of tourism that does not exploit, but enriches both the host society and travellers alike. We want to offer you an emotional, sensory and stimulating journey through the world of wine, the land, and the people
who cultivate it. We offer an in-depth exploration of the territory, its personality, the landscape, its traditions, its history, its culture, and the people who live here. All our products are unique and exclusive, and can be customised to your liking.
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Sant Pere de Rodes Monumental Site Camí del Monestir, s/n · 17489 El Port de la Selva Tel. (+34) 972 194 238 santperederodes.cultura@gencat.cat · www.patrimoni.gencat.cat/ ca/coleccio/monestir-sant-pere-de-rodes
Price: to consult Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
Right at the top of the Verdera Mountain Range, there is one of the most interesting monumental sites for finding out about the mediaeval world, Sant Pere de Rodes. Allow yourselves to be transported a thousand years back in time through the guided visits offered at the monastery, in the village and the church of Santa Creu de Rodes as well as in Verdera Castle. We encourage you to enjoy unique experiences,
ranging from gymkhanas for all the family through to tasting DO Empordà wines paired with local products. You can also enjoy the restaurant at Sant Pere de Rodes, in the monastery’s viewpoint, with a service that is as good as the views you will be able to see. At the Sant Pere de Rodes Monumental Site, you will find a world waiting to be discovered!
Gran Recosind Pl. Major, 6 · 17750 Capmany Tel. (+34) 972 549 033 info@granrecosind.com · www.granrecosind.com
Price: free of charge Languages: Catalan, Spanish and French
This family-run museum houses a collection of utensils, objects and documents belonging to the Artizà-Cusí-Santamaria family, devoted to the world of vineyards and wine since 1680. The section devoted to Gregori Artizà (Capmany, 1839-1921), a school teacher by profession and writer of several books, is particularly noteworthy. In 1906, Gregori Artizà took part in the 1st International Congress of the Catalan Language, where he gave a lecture. The museum houses a copy of the congress book, which lists all the lectures given there, along with a first edition
(1918) of Gràmatica catalana by Pompeu Fabra. Gregori Artizà was given the task of detecting and monitoring phylloxera in the province of Girona and the museum displays several official documents, articles and utensils that he used in his study of this insect. As for the other items on display in the museum, it is worth mentioning three pieces of furniture listed as belonging to the 18th century Catalan farmhouse: a headboard in the Olot style, a bridal chest and the front of another bridal chest.
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The Catalan Coast Culinary Museum C. Codolar, 4 · 17320 Tossa de Mar info@museudelacuina.org · www.museudelacuina.org
Price: to consult Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
The Catalan Coast Culinary Museum is located in a sixteenth-century home nestled in Tossa’s Sa Roqueta fishermen’s quarter. The house, built outside the town walls, was fortified to withstand attacks from pirates and privateers. Once the residence of Tomàs Vidal i Rey, one of the first indianos to return to the town after earning his fortune in Guatemala in the second half of the eighteenth century, the house was later used for a number of different purposes, including a fishermen’s tavern in the early twentieth century.
Today, visitors can see a traditional Catalan kitchen complete with utensils and a hearth where food was cooked over an open fire, along with a cold room that was dug into the rock to preserve food. The museum offers guided and self-guided tours, workshops and culinary experiences that incorporate other points of interest in the seaside town of Tossa de Mar: the fishermen’s quarter, local estates and farmers, iconic food and kitchen accessory stores, bakeries, restaurants that feature traditional and creative cuisine as well as family-owned, gourmet hotels.
Fishing Museum and Espai del Peix C. Moll pesquer s/n · 17230 Palamós Tel. (+34) 972 600 424 museudelapesca@palamos.cat · www.museudelapesca.org
Price: to consult Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French and German
In Palamós, fishermen’s work at sea becomes a living spectacle right before visitors’ eyes when the boats return to port in the mid-afternoon. That’s when the unloading of fish offers an unrivalled picture of colour and activity. In Palamós, the world of fishing doesn’t end on the docks, but continues at the Fishing Museum, a museum on the Mediterranean, one-of-akind in its field. This centre presents the past, present and future of fishing through its permanent exhibition
and a series of activities related to the Costa Brava’s maritime and fishing lifestyle: guided tours of the fish auction, outings on professional fishing vessels, sea routes, trips on fishing boats and workshops. Its Espai de Peix (Fishing Space), the museum’s gastronomic classroom, also hosts discovery activities and grading of fish unloaded at the port of Palamós as well as cooking and tasting of seafood dishes.
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The Cork Museum of Palafrugell Placeta del Museu del Suro, s/n · 17200 Palafrugell Tel. (+34) 972 307 825 info@museudelsuro.cat · www.museudelsuro.cat
Price: to consult Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
The Cork Museum is an institution in the heart of Palafrugell dedicated to the interpretation and dissemination of the Catalan cork regions and heritage. The first thing to see in the museum is the building itself, a modernist factory designed by General Guitart that was built between 1900 and 1907 and today contains several of the museum’s exhibition spaces. The current “Cork in Progress” exhibition is temporary and explains how the museum is in full transformation.
The museum begins with the Can Mario audio-visual presentation to tell cork’s exceptional history, followed by an exhibition that traces the cork from the forest to the factory to make caps, disks, paper and chipboard, through a space where visitors can experiment with cork and, finally, a space where visitors can collaborate by evaluating the plans for the future museum and sharing their opinion.
The Castillo Peralada Wine Museum Pl. del Carme, s/n · 17491 Peralada Tel. (+34) 972 538 125 · infomuseo@castilloperalada.com www.museucastellperalada.com
Price: to consult Languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and French
The Castillo Perelada Wine Museum is housed in the basement of the convent of El Carme, a 14th century building restored at the end of the 20th century. The present-day cava cellars were originally located here before being moved to the exterior in the 1960s. The museum displays all kinds of objects related to the culture of wine, spanning a period from the 4th century B.C. to the turn of the 20th century.
The most noteworthy exhibits include the glass collection, with items dating all the way back to the 16th century, and the huge barrels with large wooden hoops that held thousands of litres and had to be built inside the cellars since they were too big to get through the doors. The visit forms part of the general visit of the castle museum.
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B&C Transfers Av. Lluís Pericot, 64 · 17003 Girona Tel. (+34) 639 774 704 comercial@becetransfers.com · www.becetransfers.com
We offer professional, first-rate transport. Drivers with extensive experience and knowledge of the region, trained in English so that language creates no obstacle. Shuttles from the airport and train stations (Ave, TGV, etc.) in the Costa Brava, Girona...wherever our customers need. We also offer sightseeing tours of the area you prefer: Empordà, Garrotxa...
we will pick you up directly at your hotel for a comfortable, convenient tour, tailored to your preferences and needs, in your choice of a standard or high-end vehicle that can seat up to eight passengers.
Estarriol Bus Alt Empordà Tel. (+34) 972 500 403 info@estarriol.com · www.estarriol.com
Estarriol Bus is a family-run business founded in 1950 and dedicated to public passenger transport by road. Minibuses and buses for 16, 19, 26, 35 and 55 people are available. Estarriol Bus organises discretionary trips. We have a minibus in Alt Empordà with a vinyl advertisement of the DO Empordà Wine Route.
We offer personalised services for each client, including hikes, wine tourism and/or culinary tours, sports, business services, and shuttles. We also offer special vehicles that are adapted for people with reduced mobility.
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Food & Wine Club Member Organisations Espolla Local Council www.espolla.cat
La Selva de Mar Local Council www.selvamar.cat
Vilajuïga Local Council www.vilajuiga.com
Blanes Local Council www.blanescostabrava.cat
Llançà Local Council www.visitllanca.cat
Vilamaniscle Local Council www.vilamaniscle.cat
Cadaqués Local Council www.visitcadaques.org
Mollet de Peralada Local Council www.molletperalada.cat
Associació de Càmpings de Girona www.campingsingirona.com
Palamós Local Council www.visitpalamos.org
Càtedra de Gastronomia, Cultura i Turisme www.udg.edu/catedracalonge
Pals Local Council www.visitpals.com
Institut Català del Suro www.icsuro.com
Calonge-Sant Antoni Local Council www.calonge-santantoni.com · www.calonge.cat Cantallops Local Council www.cantallops.cat Capmany Local Council www.visitcapmany.cat Cassà de la Selva Local Council www.cassa.cat · www.cassadestapa.cat Cistella Local Council www.cistella.cat Colera Local Council www.colera.cat Cruïlles, Monells i St Sadurní de l’Heura Local Council www.cmss.cat
Pau Local Council www.pau.cat Peralada Local Council www.visitperalada.cat Rabós d’Empordà Local Council www.rabos.cat Roses Local Council www.visit.roses.cat Sant Climent Sescebes Local Council www.santcliment.cat Santa Coloma de Farners Local Council www.scf.cat
Figueres Local Council www.visitfigueres.cat
Torrent Local Council www.torrent.cat
Garriguella Local Council www.garriguella.cat
Vall-llobrega Local Council www.vall-llobrega.cat
Institut de Promoció Econòmica de Palafrugell www.visitpalafrugell.cat · www.ipep.cat Girona Excel·lent www.gironaexcellent.cat
Alt Empordà County Council www.altemporda.org www.empordaturisme.com Baix Empordà County Council www.visitemporda.com Regulatory Council of the DO Empordà www.doemporda.cat
Food & Wine tourism Club management body: Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona Av. de Sant Francesc, 29, 3r · 17001 Girona Tel. (+34) 972 208 401 www.costabrava.org costabrava@costabrava.org
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In recent years, through the eyes of artists, especially the masterly Salvador Dalí, we have discovered a new vision of our cultural and scenic surroundings, portrayed in priceless works of art. Today, the Dalí Triangle, consisting of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, the Gala Dalí Castle-Museum in Púbol and the Dalí House-Museum in Portlligat, allows us to go on an almost metaphysical journey through a world of tormented nature and unique, idyllic settings.
The Middle Ages have left us exceptional works of architecture, such as the monasteries of Sant Pere de Rodes and Ripoll, whose stones speak to us of a thousand years of life and culture.
Culture Culture on the Costa Brava and in the Girona Pyrenees stretches all the way back to the dawn of civilisation. Starting our journey in prehistoric times, we find megalithic monuments in the massifs of Albera and Les Gavarres, prehistoric caves in Serinyà and the ancient Iberian settlement of Ullastret, along with Romanesque, Gothic, baroque and modernist buildings scattered throughout the area. Our coast was visited and settled (especially for trading purposes) by the Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans, who not only left their imprint here but built towns such as Empúries, where today we can follow in the footsteps of those ancient visitors. The Middle Ages have left us exceptional works of architecture, such as the monasteries of Sant Pere de Rodes and Ripoll, whose stones speak to us of a thousand years of life and culture.
In addition to the Dalí sites, Girona region is also home toover 55 museums, 550 monuments and renowned exhibition spaces, such as the Carmen Thyssen Space in Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
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Nature and active tourism Outlined by the Pyrenees to the north and bathed by the Mediterranean Sea to the east, the counties of Girona are the perfect setting for enjoying outdoor activities. Thanks to its proximity to the Mediterranean, this end of the Pyrenees boasts a mild climate and a unique landscape. Visitors are immediately struck by the area’s nature, with colours that change with the seasons, and by the wide range of sports and cultural activities on offer in the counties.
The magnificent sea and mountain setting is ideal for enjoying nature while having fun with adventure sports. Combine state-of-the-art modernity with a journey into the past, exploring the legacy of Romanesque art and the traditions that celebrate the origins of this rich land. All of this can be found in the same destination, with many different facets but one common denominator: a love of adventure.
The magnificent sea and mountain setting is ideal for enjoying nature while having fun with adventure sports.
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Map Main attractions 1
Music Festivals of the Costa Brava and Pirineu de Girona
Peralada, Cap Roig, Torroella de Montgrí, Porta Ferrada (Sant Feliu de Guíxols), Sant Pere de Rodes, Schubertíada and Sons del Món
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Coves of Begur and Palafrugell and Sant Sebastià Lighthouse La Molina-Masella Lake of Banyoles Medieval Towns of Pals and Peratallada Iberian Settlement of Ullastret Camprodon Valley Valley and Sanctuary of Núria Vila Vella or Old Town of Tossa de Mar Gardens of the Costa Brava (Santa Clotilde, Pinya de Rosa and Marimurtra) Old Town of Girona Pottery of La Bisbal Alta Garrotxa (Oix and Beget) Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park Cap de Creus Nature Park Sant Pere de Rodes Santa Pau Besalú Ruins of Empúries Cadaqués Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Nature Park Marshes of the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Nature Park Dalí Triangle (Museums of Figueres, Portlligat and Púbol) Romanesque
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«Surf and Turf» cuisine (throughout the region)
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Santa Maria de Ripoll, Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Sant Quirze de Colera, Santa Maria de Vilabertran, Sant Miquel de Cruïlles
Girul
Viliella Arànser
Guils de Cerdanya Saga Bolvir
Talltendre
Lles
Ordèn
Martinet
Cortàs
Gréixer
Montellà Olià Pi Coborriu Nas
Víllec Estana
el Segre
CADÍ-MOIXERÓ NATURAL PARK
Núria
Queixans Urtx
E-9 Túnel del Cadí C-16
Cantallops Maçanet de Cabrenys
HEADWATERS OF THE TER AND FRESER RIVERS NATURAL PARK Setcases
el Vilar d’Urtx
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Masella
la Molina
Tregurà de Dalt
Queralbs
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Toses
Nevà
la Roca
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Sant Pau de Segúries
Ogassa
Montgrony
N-260 C-26 Campdevànol
Historic Highway and Cattle Track
Sant Joan de les Abadesses el Ter
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RIPOLL
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Oix
N-153a
la Vall de Bianya
l’Hostalnou de Bianya
Sant Joan les Fonts
Sales de Llierca Montagut Tortellà
Castellfollit de la Roca
Argelaguer
Olot Iron and Coal Route
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Vallfogona de Ripollès
la Pinya
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OLOT
les Preses
Puigpardines Joanetes
Vidrà
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Sant Miquel del Corb
el Torn
Sant Martí Vell
Mieres Falgons
Sant Feliu de Pallerols les Planes d’Hostoles
la Salut
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Gauge Railway Route
Bonmatí
la Cellera de Ter Pantà de Susqueda
Osor
CATALONIA
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Mediterranean Sea
Sant Julià Sarrià de Ramis de Ter
Salt
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GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT
Sant Miquel de Cladells
Viladrau
A-2 8 Riudellots de la Selva
Vilobí d’Onyar C-25
Arbúcies
Maçanet 9 de la Selva
Riells
Breda Viabrea
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Tordera
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Palafolls
Sant Julià de Boada
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Canapost Pals Vulpellac Sant Feliu de Boada Torrent Regencós C-66
Platja de Pals Platja del Racó Cala d’Illa Roja Platja de sa Riera d’Aiguafreda Sa Riera Platja Sa Tuna Platja de sa Tuna Begur
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Fonteta
Romanyà de la Selva
Calonge
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Platja Fonda
Cala d’Aigua Xelida Platja de Tamariu
GIV-6542 Tamariu Cala Pedrosa GIV-6548 Cala de Gens C-31 Ermedàs Llafranc Calella de Platja de Llafranc Palafrugell Platja del Canadell
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Mont-ras Vall-llobrega Little Train Route
Cap de Begur
Fornells Cales de Fornells Platja d’Aiguablava Aiguablava
Esclanyà
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Platja de la Fosca la Fosca Cala Margarida Palamós Platja Gran Platja des Monestri Platja de Sant Antoni Platja de Torre Valentina Castell d’Aro C-65 Solius Cala can Cristos - ses Torretes Platja d’Aro Cala sa Cova Cala Rovira Santa Cristina d’Aro Platja Gran Cala sa Conca s’Agaró Platja de Sant Pol Sant Pol Platja de Sant Feliu de Guíxols Sant Feliu de Guíxols Canyet Sant Grau Platja dels Canyerets Platja del Senyor Ramon Cala Salionç Salionç
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Cala Giverola Cala Bona Platja de la Mar Menuda Platja Gran Cala Llorell Platja de Canyelles Platja de Lloret de Mar Platja de Fenals Platja de sa Boadella Blanes Platja de Santa Cristina Platja de Sant Francesc Platja de Blanes Platja de s’Abanell
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Peratallada
Cala Pedrosa
Platja Gran
Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Nature Park
Fontanilles Palau-sator
Palamós - Vall-llobrega - Mont-ras - Palafrugell
Llagostera
Lloret de Mar
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Torroella de Montgrí
Palafrugell
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Cassà de la Selva
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Llofriu
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Massanes Can Salvà
Sant Andreu Salou
Caldes de Malavella
Sils Sant Feliu de Buixalleu
Ullà
6
Ullastret
Cruïlles
Cala Farriola Golf de la Monedera
l’Estartit
Serra de Daró
Parlavà
23 23
Narrow-Gauge Railway Route
Riudarenes
MONTSENY NATURAL PARK
Fonolleres
Cala Montgó
Sobrestany
Gualta
LES GAVARRES
C-63 A-2
Verges C-252 Ultramort
COSTA BRAVA
Platja del Moll Grec Platja de les Muscleres Platja de l’Escala Platja de Riells Riells
Albons
Llambilles
Campllong
Franciac
el Ter
24 12 24 12
Girona-St. Feliu de Guíxols
SANTA COLOMA DE FARNERS
Foixà
l’Escala
C-31
Bellcaire d’Empordà
Jafre
Sant Sadurní de l’Heura
Fornells de la Selva l’Onyar
Salitja
Colomers
Púbol
Madremanya
Badia de Roses
19 19
la Tallada d’Empordà
Rupià
Quart
Sant Dalmai
Castanyet
Garrigoles
la Pera
Juià
22 22
Sant Martí d’Empúries
Vilopriu
Flaçà
GIRONA
Aiguaviva
Ventalló Viladamat
Sant Martí Vell
7
Vilablareix
Anglès
Brunyola Sant Hilari Sacalm
Espinelves
Celrà
E-15 AP-7
Bescanó
C-63
to Vic - Manresa - Lleida
6
Sant Joan de Mollet
Cadaqués
15 15
10 10
Tossa de Mar
Platja de s’Alqueria
23 23 20 20
Mas Sopes
Saus
Sant Jordi Desvalls
Cervià de Ter
Medinyà
Sant Gregori el Ter
Girona
Cornellà del Terri
Canet d’Adri
Sant Mori Vilaür
Viladasens
Bordils
Sant Martí de Llémena
NATURAL PARK
Camallera
Olives
Pujals dels Cavallers
Palol de Revardit
Amer
Sant Martí Sacalm
Barcelona
Pujals dels Pagesos Vilamarí
Camós
Granollers de Rocacorba
Sant Esteve de Llémena Olot-Girona Narrow
FRANCE
Pujarnol
5
Sant Esteve de Guialbes
Cap de Creus Portlligat
Torroella de Fluvià Cal Cristià Sant Miquel Platges de Sant Pere Pesacdor de Fluvià l’Armentera
Arenys d’Empordà Orriols
el Port de la Selva la Selva de Mar
Roses Badia de Cadaqués Montjoi Platja Empuriabrava de Roses Cala Jóncols Platja de la Punta Fortià la Muga Platja de AIGUAMOLLS Canyelles Platja de l’Almadrava DE L’EMPORDÀ Platja d’Empuriabrava
Sant Tomàs de Fluvià Vilacolum
Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Bàscara
Vilademuls
Vilavenut
BANYOLES Sant Aniol de Finestres
els Hostalets d’en Bas
Galliners
Fontcoberta
Porqueres Estany de Banyoles
Bas
Romanyà d’Empordà
1
CAP DE CREUS NATURAL PARK
Palau-saverdera
Vilamacolum Sant Pere Pescador
Garrigàs Ermedàs
Cala Canyelles Platja de Grifeu Platja del Port Platja de les Tonyines Platja del Port de la Selva Platja del Pas El Golfet
Castelló d’Empúries C-260
Vila-sacra
Vilamalla Siurana
Ordis
Orfes
C-66
Sant Miquel de Campmajor
Santa Pau
el Fluvià
Esponellà
4
Pontós
Espinavessa
Serinyà
la Vall d’en Bas
Collada de Bracons C-37
Crespià
Besalú Sant Ferriol
GARROTXA VOLCANIC AREA NATURAL PARK
Sant Privat d’en Bas
C-26 les Llosses
18 18
Begudà
Riudaura
Borrassà Navata
N-260
16 16
Pau Pedret i Marzà
el Far d’Empordà Riumors
Santa Llogaia d’Àlguema
Cabanelles
Maià de Montcal
Sant Pere de Rodes
Vilajuïga
Peralada
24 1 24 23 23
Vilafant
Avinyonet de Puigventós
Beuda
A-26
Sant Jaume de Llierca
Vilanant
Lladó
Llançà
Garriguella
Vilabertran
FIGUERES
Mare de Déu del Mont
1
Cabanes
3
Cistella
Sadernes
N-260a Túnel de Collabós
Ripoll-St. Joan de les Abadesses - Ogassa -
Campdevànol-Sant Llorenç de Campdevànol
Boadella d’Empordà Terrades
Albanyà
Mollet de Peralada
C-252
Llers
Bruguera
el Baell
Sant Llorenç de la Muga
Beget
C-38
A-2 Pont de Molins
Platja de Garbet
Vilamaniscle
Masarac
Biure
Camprodon
Ribes de Freser
Campelles
Gombrèn
Llanars
Abella
Pardines
Planoles
Pantà de Boadella
24 24
Rabós
Sant Climent Sescebes
Capmany
Rocabruna
Vilallonga de Ter
Ventolà
Agullana
Espolla
Darnius
Tapis
Molló
Tregurà de Baix
Dòrria
E-15 AP-7
la Vajol
France
Espinavell
7
el Freser
Cala de les Rates Platja Gran
Portbou N-260 Colera
Sant Quirze de Colera
2
88
Vilallobent
Tartera
Riu de Urús Bor Pedra Cerdanya
la Jonquera
Vallter 2000
Prullans Bellver de Isòvol Fontanals Cerdanya Alp N-260 de Cerdanya Santa Das Eugènia Talló Baltarga Sansor Beders Prats
Béixec
Ger
Olopte All
France
ALBERA MASSIF
PUIGCERDÀ
Coborriu de la Llosa
Músser Travesseres
France
N-154
Meranges
Éller
France
GIRONA PYRENEES
Llívia
Mediterranean Sea
Wine&Gastronomy
Servicios principales
126
Michelin-starred restaurants
Restaurants
Gourmet hotels
1 2
1
Can Moragues · Pàg. 30
1
Es Portal Hotel Gastronòmic **** · Pàg. 46
El Celler de Can Roca · Pàg. 19
2
Casa Marieta · Pàg. 30
2
Hostal La Fosca & SansiBar · Pàg. 46
Les Cols · Pàg. 20
3
Compartir · Pàg. 31
3
Hostal Sa Rascassa · Pàg. 47
Das 1219 · Pàg. 31
4
Hotel & Spa Terraza **** · Pàg. 47
Miramar · Pàg. 21
4
4
Bo·Tic · Pàg. 22
5
Divinum · Pàg. 32
5
Hotel Cala Jóncols · Pàg. 48
5
Ca l’Arpa · Pàg. 22
6
Dràulic · Pàg. 32
6
Hotel Canyelles Platja **** · Pàg. 48
Ca L’Enric · Pàg. 23
7
El Càntir (Hotel Alga) · Pàg. 33
7
Hotel Gastronòmic del Teatre **** Restaurant La Calèndula · Pàg. 49
Els Pescadors · Pàg. 33
8
Hotel Mas Lazuli **** · Pàg. 49
3
6
Casamar · Pàg. 23
8
8
Castell de Peralada · Pàg. 24
9
Es Baluard · Pàg. 34
9
Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf ***** · Pàg. 50
9
Els Tinars · Pàg. 24
10
Europa Cafè Restaurant · Pàg. 34
10
Hotel Restaurant Cal Sastre **** · Pàg. 50
Empòrium · Pàg. 25
11
Godard · Pàg. 35
11
Hotel Villa Gala **** SUP · Pàg. 51
Hostal dels Ossos · Pàg. 35
12
Park Hotel San Jorge Costa Brava **** SUP · Pàg. 51
7
10
Fonda Xesc · Pàg. 25
12
12
La Cuina de Can Simon · Pàg. 26
13
Kubansky · Pàg. 36
13
Les Magnòlies · Pàg. 26
14
L’Arcada de Fares · Pàg. 36
14
Massana · Pàg. 27
15
La Brasera · Pàg. 37
16
La Cuina del Mercat · Pàg. 37
17
La Quinta Justa · Pàg. 38
1
Can Bech · Pàg. 60
La Sala de l’Isaac · Pàg. 38
2
Cervesa Marina · Pàg. 60
19
La Tastaolletes · Pàg. 39
3
Confraria de la Ratafia · Pàg. 61
20
Restaurant Can Bach · Pàg. 389
4
Cooperativa La Fageda · Pàg. 61
Restaurant Can Cervera by La Croqueta · Pàg. 40
5
Eccocivi · Pàg. 62
Restaurant Can Rafa · Pàg. 40
6
El Trull Alenyà · Pàg. 62
23
Restaurant Casa Anita · Pàg. 41
7
Ferrer Xocolata · Pàg. 63
24
Restaurant l’Hostalet · Pàg. 41
8
Granja Mas Bes · Pàg. 63
Vicus · Pàg. 42
9
La Xiquella · Pàg. 64
10
Làctics Peralada - Mas Mercè · Pàg. 64
11
Mas Alba · Pàg. 65
12
Mas La Coromina · Pàg. 65
13
Molí d’Oli de Ventalló · Pàg. 66
14
Sidreria Mooma · Pàg. 66
15
Vins de Taller · Pàg. 67
11
Accommodation 1
La Rectoria de Sant Miquel de Pineda · Pàg. 54
2
Mas del Joncar
3
Mas Espelt · Pàg. 55
4
Mas La Ferreria **** · Pàg. 55
· Pàg. 54
5
Mas Vivent · Pàg. 56
6
Moments Rurals · Pàg. 56
7
NM Suites Hotel **** · Pàg. 57
18
21 22
25
Producers to vist
Girul
Viliella Arànser
Guils de Cerdanya Saga Bolvir
Talltendre
Lles
Ordèn
Martinet
Cortàs
Gréixer
Ger
Olopte All
Prullans Bellver de Isòvol Fontanals Cerdanya Alp N-260 de Cerdanya Santa Das Eugènia Talló Baltarga Sansor Beders Prats Tartera
Béixec
Montellà Olià Pi Coborriu Nas
Víllec Estana
CADÍ-MOIXERÓ NATURAL PARK
Riu de Urús Bor Pedra Cerdanya E-9 Túnel del Cadí C-16
la Jonquera
Vallter 2000
el Segre
France
ALBERA MASSIF
PUIGCERDÀ
Coborriu de la Llosa
Músser Travesseres
France
N-154
Meranges
Éller
France
GIRONA PYRENEES
Llívia
Cantallops
Núria
Queixans Urtx
Maçanet de Cabrenys
HEADWATERS OF THE TER AND FRESER RIVERS NATURAL PARK Setcases
el Vilar d’Urtx
4 la Molina
Tregurà de Dalt
Queralbs
Agullana
Planès
Toses
Nevà
C-38
to Barce
Camprodon
lona
Sant Pau de Segúries
Ogassa N-260 C-26 Campdevànol
Historic Highway and Cattle Track
6
Sant Joan de les Abadesses
N-153a
C-17
N-260a
l’Hostalnou de Bianya
4
Vallfogona de Ripollès
la Pinya
Sant Privat d’en Bas
C-26
10 16 OLOT 15 7 12 17 les Preses
Puigpardines Joanetes
Vidrà
to Vic - Barcelona
12
la Vall d’en Bas
Collada de Bracons C-37
10
Bas
9
Falgons
Sant Feliu de Pallerols
24
les Planes d’Hostoles
la Salut
Pujarnol
Camós
Gauge Railway Route
Palol de Revardit
Bonmatí
la Cellera de Ter Pantà de Susqueda
Osor
CATALONIA
6B
Mediterranean Sea
N-141
Vilablareix
Anglès
Sant Miquel de Cladells
Viladrau
13
GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT
Vilobí d’Onyar C-25
3
8
SANTA COLOMA DE FARNERS
Fornells de la Selva l’Onyar
A-2 8 Riudellots de la Selva
Viabrea
10
C-35
to
Tordera
A-19
to Barcelona
Platja Gran
Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Nature Park
Serra de Daró Fontanilles
Llabià
Ullastret
14
Palau-sator
1
Sant Julià de Boada
Peratallada
D’EMPORDÀ
Cruïlles
Canapost Pals Vulpellac Sant Feliu de Boada Torrent Regencós C-66
5
Cala Pedrosa
Torroella de Montgrí
Gualta
3
20
Fonteta
2
Llofriu
Esclanyà
Platja de Pals Platja del Racó Cala d’Illa Roja Platja de sa Riera d’Aiguafreda Sa Riera Platja Sa Tuna Platja de sa Tuna Begur
25
7
GIV-6542 Tamariu Cala Pedrosa GIV-6548 Cala de Gens C-31 Ermedàs Llafranc Calella de Platja de Llafranc Palafrugell Platja del Canadell
Romanyà de la Selva
Calonge
C-31 C-253 13 Platja
Sant Antoni de Calonge Castell d’Aro
C-65 Solius
Santa Cristina d’Aro
Girul
Sant Grau
Canyet
12
Gran
Platja de Port Bo
Platja de la Fosca la Fosca Cala Margarida
Palamós
Platja des Monestri
Platja de Sant Antoni 19 Platja de Torre Valentina
Cala can Cristos - ses Torretes
Platja d’Aro Cala sa Cova
Cala Rovira Platja Gran Cala sa Conca s’Agaró Platja de Sant Pol Sant Pol Platja de Sant Feliu de Guíxols
11
7
7
2
Palamós - Vall-llobrega - Mont-ras - Palafrugell
9
Platja Fonda
Cala d’Aigua Xelida Platja de Tamariu
Palafrugell
Vall-llobrega Little Train Route
Vidreres
Cap de Begur
Fornells Cales de Fornells Platja d’Aiguablava Aiguablava
Mont-ras
LES GAVARRES
Llívia
7
Sant Feliu de Guíxols Guils de Meranges Cerdanya
Platja dels Canyerets Platja del Senyor Ramon Cala Salionç
N-154
PUIGCERDÀ Cala Giverola Cala Bona Coborriu de 12 Platja Saga Bolvir de la Mar Menuda Éller la LlosaTossa de MarCala Llorell Platja Gran Gréixer Ger Platja de Canyelles Platja de Lloret de MarTalltendre Platja de Fenals el Segre Platja de sa Boadella Arànser Cortàs Blanes Vilallobent Platja de Santa Cristina Lles Ordèn Olopte All Platja de Sant Francesc Platja de Blanes Palafolls Queixans de s’Abanell MússerPlatja 2Travesseres Prullans Bellver de Isòvol Fontanals Urtx
Mediterranean Sea
Viliella
Lloret de Mar
a
4
Cassà de la Selva
Salionç
elon Barc
Fonolleres
Cala Farriola Golf de la Monedera
l’Estartit
Ullà
1
18
Girona-St. Feliu de Guíxols
AP-7
Hostalric
Verges C-252 Ultramort
Cala Montgó
Sobrestany
Bellcaire d’Empordà
COSTA BRAVA
Platja del Moll Grec Platja de les Muscleres Platja de l’Escala Platja de Riells Riells
Albons
Corçà Monells LA BISBAL
Llagostera
E-15
Massanes Breda
Sant Andreu Salou
l’Escala
C-31
Parlavà
6
Narrow-Gauge Railway Route
Maçanet 9 de la Selva
Riells
Can Salvà
Campllong
Mas Sopes
Sant Martí d’Empúries
Viladamat
Llambilles
Caldes de Malavella
Sils Sant Feliu de Buixalleu
Ventalló
Quart
Franciac
A-2
Riudarenes
MONTSENY NATURAL PARK
Púbol
Sant Sadurní de l’Heura
C-63
1 Arbúcies
Salitja
Rupià la Pera
5
Badia de Roses
15 2
la Tallada d’Empordà
el Ter
Foixà
Sant Martí Vell Juià
7
Sant Dalmai
Castanyet
Flaçà
GIRONA
14
NATURAL PARK
Jafre
Sant Joan de Mollet
23 Cadaqués 11 4 22 3 9 21 5 6 6
10
Garrigoles
Colomers
Sant Jordi Desvalls
Madremanya
Aiguaviva
Brunyola Sant Hilari Sacalm
Espinelves
Celrà
Salt
1
Bescanó
C-63
to Vic - Manresa - Lleida
Cervià de Ter
Sant Julià Sarrià de Ramis de Ter
Sant Gregori el Ter
Girona
6 E-15 AP-7
Amer
Sant Martí Sacalm
Vilopriu
Medinyà
Canet d’Adri
13
Martinet
Cerdanya
Santa Eugènia
Platja de s’Alqueria
Roses Badia de Cadaqués Montjoi Platja Empuriabrava de Roses Cala Jóncols Platja de la Punta Fortià la Muga Platja de AIGUAMOLLS Canyelles Platja de l’Almadrava DE L’EMPORDÀ Platja d’Empuriabrava
Camallera
Bordils
Sant Martí de Llémena
Sant Mori Saus
Viladasens
Cornellà del Terri
Portlligat
Torroella de Fluvià Cal Cristià Sant Miquel Platges de Sant Pere Pesacdor de Fluvià l’Armentera
Vilaür
Cap de Creus
CAP DE CREUS NATURAL PARK
Palau-saverdera
Vilamacolum Sant Pere Pescador
Arenys d’Empordà
5
el Port de la Selva la Selva de Mar
Pau
Castelló d’Empúries C-260
Sant Tomàs de Fluvià Vilacolum
Ermedàs
Orriols
Olives
Pujals dels Cavallers
Pedret i Marzà
el Far d’Empordà Riumors
Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Bàscara
Vilademuls
8
Vilamalla Siurana Garrigàs
Romanyà d’Empordà
Sant Esteve de Guialbes Pujals dels Pagesos Vilamarí
5
Granollers de Rocacorba
Sant Esteve de Llémena Olot-Girona Narrow
FRANCE
Vilavenut
Porqueres Estany de Banyoles
Mieres
Sant Aniol de Finestres
Galliners
Fontcoberta
BANYOLES
1
els Hostalets d’en Bas
Orfes
C-66
Sant Miquel de Campmajor
Santa Pau
el Fluvià
Esponellà
4
Pontós
Sant Pere de Rodes
Cala Canyelles Platja de Grifeu Platja del Port Platja de les Tonyines Platja del Port de la Selva Platja del Pas El Golfet
Vilajuïga
Vila-sacra
15
Ordis
Espinavessa
Serinyà
el Torn
Sant Martí Vell
Sant Miquel del Corb
Crespià
Besalú Sant Ferriol
GARROTXA VOLCANIC AREA NATURAL PARK
2
Navata
N-260
14
Begudà
Borrassà
Llançà
3
Peralada
Vilafant
Santa Llogaia d’Àlguema
Cabanelles
Maià de Montcal
10 9
Avinyonet de Puigventós
Beuda
A-26
Sant Jaume de Llierca Argelaguer
4
Riudaura
les Llosses
Barcelona
Cabanes
8
Garriguella C-252
Vilabertran
Vilanant
Lladó
Sales de Llierca Montagut Tortellà
Castellfollit de la Roca
Sant Joan les Fonts
Mollet de Peralada
FIGUERES
Mare de Déu del Mont
3
Vilamaniscle
8 3
Cistella
Sadernes
N-260a
Olot Iron and Coal Route
RIPOLL
Oix
la Vall de Bianya
Túnel de Collabós
el Ter
Ripoll-St. Joan de les Abadesses - Ogassa -
Campdevànol-Sant Llorenç de Campdevànol
A-2 Pont de Molins
Boadella d’Empordà Terrades
Albanyà
Bruguera
el Baell
Sant Llorenç de la Muga
Beget
Platja de Garbet
5
Rabós
Masarac
Biure
Llers
Montgrony
Gombrèn
la Roca
Ribes de Freser
Campelles
11
Llanars
Abella
Pardines
Planoles
6
Pantà de Boadella Rocabruna
Vilallonga de Ter
Ventolà
Espolla Sant Climent Sescebes
Capmany
Darnius
Tapis
Molló
Tregurà de Baix
Dòrria
Masella
E-15 AP-7
la Vajol
France
Espinavell
el Freser
Cala de les Rates Platja Gran
Portbou N-260 Colera
Sant Quirze de Colera
2
Vilallobent
Alp N-260 de Cerdanya Das Sansor
el Vilar d’Urtx
Wine&Gastronomy
Servicios principales
128
Wineries
Wine stores and specialist shops
Activity companies 1
Bacchus on Bikes · Pàg. 98
2
Clara Pallarès, Gastronomia · Salut · Sostenibilitat · Pàg. 98
Enoteca Es Poal MF · Pàg. 88
3
Cocktail Time by Gerard Ruiz · Pàg. 99
La Barberia de Palamós · Pàg. 89
4
General Nàutic · Pàg. 99
Vins de l’Empordà · Pàg. 89
5
Girona Food Tours · Pàg. 100
Vins i Licors Grau · Pàg. 90
6
Glops d'història - Arqueologia, paisatge i vi · Pàg. 100
Wine Palace · Pàg. 90
7
Inside Costa Brava · Pàg. 101
8
La Gastronòmica · Pàg. 101
Celler Viníric · Pàg. 74
9
Laura Masramon, Empordà Personal Sommelier · Pàg. 102
10
Cellers d’en Guilla · Pàg. 74
10
Naturalwalks · Pàg. 102
11
Clos d’Agon · Pàg. 75
11
SK Kayak · Pàg. 103
12
Cooperativa Agrícola de Garriguella · Pàg. 75
12
Tela Marinera · Pàg. 103
13
El Celler d’en Marc · Pàg. 76
14
Empordàlia · Pàg. 76
15
Espelt Viticultors · Pàg. 77
16
Grand Recosind · Pàg. 77
17
Grup Oliveda · Pàg. 78
18
La Vinyeta · Pàg. 78
1
Ocio Vital-Food Wine Tours · Pàg. 106
19
Mas Estela · Pàg. 79
2
Viemocions · Pàg. 106
20
Mas Geli · Pàg. 79
21
Mas Llunes · Pàg. 80
1
B&C Transfers · Pàg. 116
22
Mas Oller · Pàg. 80
2
Estarriol Bus · Pàg. 116
23
Mas Vida Celler · Pàg. 81
1
Masetplana · Pàg. 81
Sant Pere de Rodes Monumental Site · Pàg. 110
24
2
Masia Serra · Pàg. 82
Grand Recosind · Pàg. 110
25
3
Pere Guardiola Celler · Pàg. 82
The Catalan Coast Culinary Museum · Pàg. 111
26
4
Sota els Àngels · Pàg. 83
Fishing Museum and Espai del Peix · Pàg. 111
27
5
Terra Remota · Pàg. 83
The Cork Museum of Palafrugell · Pàg. 112
28
6
Vinyes d’Olivardots · Pàg. 84
The Castillo Peralada Wine Museum · Pàg. 112
29 30
Vinyes dels Aspres · Pàg. 84
1
Celler Hugas de Batlle · Pàg. 70
2
Caves Gelamà · Pàg. 70
3
Celler Arché Pagès · Pàg. 71
4
Celler Brugarol · Pàg. 71
5
Celler Cooperatiu d’Espolla · Pàg. 72
6
Celler Martí Fabra · Pàg. 72
7
Celler Martín Faixó · Pàg. 73
8
Celler Mas Eugeni · Pàg. 73
9
1 2 3 4 5 6
Agrobodega El Parral · Pàg. 88
Food & Wine venues and cookery schools 1
Centro gastronómico Domus Sent Soví · Pàg. 94
2
Espai del Peix - Fishing Museum · Pàg. 94
3
Local Market · Pàg. 95
4
Tots a taula · Pàg. 95
Transport companies
Incoming travel agencies and booking offices
Museums
Girul
Viliella Arànser
Guils de Cerdanya Saga Bolvir
Talltendre
Lles
Ordèn
Martinet
Cortàs
Gréixer
Ger
Olopte All
el Segre
Prullans Bellver de Isòvol Fontanals Cerdanya Alp N-260 de Cerdanya Santa Das Eugènia Talló Baltarga Sansor Beders Prats Tartera
Béixec
Montellà Olià Pi Coborriu Nas
Víllec Estana
CADÍ-MOIXERÓ NATURAL PARK
Riu de Urús Bor Pedra Cerdanya E-9 Túnel del Cadí C-16
France
ALBERA MASSIF
PUIGCERDÀ
Coborriu de la Llosa
Músser Travesseres
France
N-154
Meranges
Éller
France
GIRONA PYRENEES
Llívia
Queixans Urtx
Maçanet de Cabrenys
HEADWATERS OF THE TER AND FRESER RIVERS NATURAL PARK Setcases
el Vilar d’Urtx
la Molina
Tregurà de Dalt
Queralbs
Agullana
Planès
Toses
Nevà
Vilallonga de Ter
Ventolà
Abella
Pardines
to Barce
Planoles
la Roca
Sant Llorenç de la Muga
Beget
C-38
lona
Sant Pau de Segúries
Ogassa N-260 C-26 Campdevànol
Historic Highway and Cattle Track
Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Oix
N-153a
N-260a
Túnel de Collabós
el Ter
l’Hostalnou de Bianya
Sant Joan les Fonts
Castellfollit de la Roca
C-17
N-260a
Vallfogona de Ripollès
Begudà
Riudaura la Pinya
Joanetes
Vidrà
Sant Miquel del Corb
Bas
Mieres
la Vall d’en Bas
Collada de Bracons C-37
Vilavenut
Porqueres Estany de Banyoles
Falgons
Sant Feliu de Pallerols les Planes d’Hostoles
la Salut
Gauge Railway Route
Palol de Revardit
Canet d’Adri
6B
Bonmatí
la Cellera de Ter Pantà de Susqueda
CATALONIA Barcelona
N-141
2
Mediterranean Sea
to Vic - Manresa - Lleida Espinelves
Viladrau
GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT
Castanyet
Sant Miquel de Cladells
Fornells de la Selva l’Onyar
A-2 8 Riudellots de la Selva Franciac
Viabrea
Sant Andreu Salou
Sant Sadurní de l’Heura
A-19
Palafolls
13
Romanyà de la Selva
C-35
6
1
C-31
9
C-253
Cap de Begur
Platja Fonda
Fornells Cales de Fornells Platja d’Aiguablava Aiguablava
5 GIV-6542
Cala d’Aigua Xelida Platja de Tamariu
Tamariu Cala Pedrosa GIV-6548 Cala de Gens C-31 Ermedàs Llafranc Calella de Platja de Llafranc Palafrugell Platja del Canadell Platja de Port Bo
4
Canyet
Platja de la Fosca la Fosca Cala Margarida
Palamós
12
Platja Gran Platja des Monestri Platja de Sant Antoni Platja de Torre Valentina Cala can Cristos - ses Torretes Platja d’Aro Cala sa Cova Cala Rovira Platja Gran Cala sa Conca s’Agaró Platja de Sant Pol Sant Pol Platja de Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Sant Antoni de Calonge
4
8
6
4
3
4
2
8
Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Platja dels Canyerets Platja del Senyor Ramon Cala Salionç
Cala Giverola Cala Bona Platja de la Mar Menuda Platja Gran Cala Llorell Platja de Canyelles Platja de Lloret de Mar Platja de Fenals Platja de sa Boadella Blanes Platja de Santa Cristina Platja de Sant Francesc Platja de Blanes Platja de s’Abanell
3
Calonge
Castell d’Aro
Santa Cristina d’Aro
Vidreres
Platja de Pals Platja del Racó Cala d’Illa Roja Platja de sa Riera d’Aiguafreda Sa Riera Platja Sa Tuna Platja de sa Tuna Begur
Esclanyà
Palamós - Vall-llobrega - Mont-ras - Palafrugell
Tossa de Mar
to Barcelona
5
Palafrugell
Salionç
Tordera
7
22
Vall-llobrega Little Train Route
C-65 Solius
Lloret de Mar
Sant Julià de Boada
20
Mont-ras
LES GAVARRES
Sant Grau
10
Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Nature Park
Fontanilles Palau-sator
Canapost Pals Vulpellac Sant Feliu de Boada Torrent Regencós C-66
Cruïlles
Cassà de la Selva
AP-7
elon Barc
Platja Gran
Serra de Daró
Peratallada
D’EMPORDÀ
Torroella de Montgrí
Llofriu
E-15
Massanes
Hostalric
a
to
9
Ullà
Llabià
Cala Pedrosa
l’Estartit
Gualta
Ullastret
Corçà Monells LA BISBAL
Llagostera
Caldes de Malavella
Sils Maçanet 9 de la Selva
Riells
27
Narrow-Gauge Railway Route
Riudarenes
1
5
Fonolleres
Parlavà
Púbol
Madremanya
Verges C-252 Ultramort
Llambilles
Campllong
C-63
Sant Feliu de Buixalleu
Breda
Rupià la Pera
Girona-St. Feliu de Guíxols
SANTA COLOMA DE FARNERS
A-2
Can Salvà
3
el Ter
Foixà
Cala Farriola Golf de la Monedera
Sobrestany
Bellcaire d’Empordà
Jafre
Quart
Vilobí d’Onyar C-25
Arbúcies
11
4
Colomers
Cala Montgó
Riells
Albons
COSTA BRAVA
Platja del Moll Grec Platja de les Muscleres Platja de l’Escala Platja de Riells
l’Escala
C-31
la Tallada d’Empordà
Fonteta
Salitja
10 MONTSENY NATURAL PARK
3 GIRONA
1
Sant Dalmai
Brunyola Sant Hilari Sacalm
11
Aiguaviva C-63
1
7
Vilablareix
Anglès
Osor
Salt
Bescanó
Garrigoles
Flaçà
Juià
Badia de Roses
Sant Martí d’Empúries
Vilopriu
Sant Martí Vell
Celrà Sant Julià Sarrià de Ramis de Ter
Sant Gregori el Ter
Girona
6 E-15 AP-7
Ventalló Viladamat
Sant Jordi Desvalls
Sant Joan de Mollet
Medinyà Bordils
Sant Martí de Llémena
Amer
Sant Martí Sacalm
Cervià de Ter
2
Mas Sopes
Saus
Viladasens
Cornellà del Terri
Cadaqués
7
NATURAL PARK
Camallera
Olives
Pujals dels Cavallers
Camós
Granollers de Rocacorba
Sant Esteve de Llémena Olot-Girona Narrow
FRANCE
Pujarnol
Sant Mori
Cap de Creus Platja de s’Alqueria
Portlligat
Roses Badia de Cadaqués Montjoi Platja Empuriabrava de Roses Cala Jóncols Platja de la Punta Fortià la Muga Platja de AIGUAMOLLS Canyelles Platja de l’Almadrava DE L’EMPORDÀ Platja d’Empuriabrava
Vilaür
5
NATURAL PARK
Torroella de Fluvià Cal Cristià Sant Miquel Platges de Sant Pere Pesacdor de Fluvià l’Armentera
Arenys d’Empordà
Sant Esteve de Guialbes Pujals dels Pagesos Vilamarí
BANYOLES Sant Aniol de Finestres
els Hostalets d’en Bas
Ermedàs
Orriols
Vilademuls
Palau-saverdera
Sant Tomàs de Fluvià Vilacolum
Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Bàscara
Galliners
Fontcoberta
de de Rodes 19 ella Port Selva 14 la Selva de Mar 15 CAP DE CREUS
Pau
Vilamacolum Sant Pere Pescador
Garrigàs
Romanyà d’Empordà
Orfes
C-66
Sant Miquel de Campmajor
Santa Pau
el Fluvià
Esponellà
Sant Pere
Cala Canyelles Platja de Grifeu Platja del Port Platja de les Tonyines Platja del Port de la Selva Platja del Pas El Golfet
Castelló d’Empúries C-260
Vila-sacra
Vilamalla Siurana
Ordis
1
Vilajuïga
Pedret i Marzà
el Far d’Empordà Riumors
4
Pontós
Espinavessa
Serinyà
el Torn
Sant Martí Vell
les Preses
Puigpardines
Crespià
Besalú Sant Ferriol
GARROTXA VOLCANIC AREA NATURAL PARK
OLOT
Sant Privat d’en Bas
C-26 les Llosses
to Vic - Barcelona
2
Argelaguer
Olot Iron and Coal Route
RIPOLL
Borrassà Navata
N-260
2
24
Vilabertran
Santa Llogaia d’Àlguema
Cabanelles
Maià de Montcal
12
Peralada
Llançà
21
Garriguella C-252
Vilafant
Avinyonet de Puigventós
Beuda
A-26
Sant Jaume de Llierca
Vilanant
Lladó
6
FIGUERES
Mare de Déu del Mont
Sales de Llierca Montagut Tortellà
Cabanes
2
Cistella
Sadernes
la Vall de Bianya
Ripoll-St. Joan de les Abadesses - Ogassa -
Campdevànol-Sant Llorenç de Campdevànol
Llers
23
Bruguera
el Baell Montgrony
10
Vilamaniscle
Mollet de Peralada
18 3
Platja de Garbet
1
Rabós
Masarac
A-2 Pont de Molins
Boadella d’Empordà Terrades
Albanyà
6 1
Biure
Camprodon
Ribes de Freser
Campelles
Gombrèn
Llanars
16
26
Pantà de Boadella Rocabruna
Espolla
28
Sant Climent Sescebes
Cala de les Rates Platja Gran
Portbou N-260 Colera
Sant Quirze de Colera
5
Capmany
17
Darnius
Tapis
Molló
Tregurà de Baix
Dòrria
Masella
2E-15 AP-7 3
la Vajol
France
Espinavell
el Freser
Cantallops
29
2
Vilallobent Núria
25 29
la Jonquera
Vallter 2000
Mediterranean Sea
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Map legend Toll motorway National main road Dual carriageway Major road
Cruise port
Local road
EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 2019 Begur: Club Nàutic Aiguablava Blanes: Club Vela Blanes and Blanes Port Calonge: Can Cristos - Ses Torretes cove, Torre Valentina Beach, Sant Antoni Beach, Es Monestri Beach and the town seafront promenade Castelló d’Empúries: Empuriabrava Beach El Port de la Selva: Club Nàutic Port de la Selva and El Port de la Selva Port L’Escala: L’Escala Port and Club Nàutic l’Escala Llançà: Club Nàutic Llançà and Llançà Port Palafrugell: Port Bo, Canadell, Llafranc, Tamariu and Calella de Palafrugell Beaches Palamós: beaches, coves, Port Esportiu Marina Palamós, Palamós Port, seafront promenade and urban parks Platja d’Aro: Club Nàutic Port d’Aro Roses: Santa Margarida, El Salatar, El Rastrell, Nova, La Punta, Els Palangrers, Canyelles-Bonifaci and L’Almadrava Beaches; Murtra, Rostella, Calís, Montjoi, Calitjàs, Pelosa, Canadell and Jóncols natural coves; Roses Cruise Port, Roses Marina, Roses Fishing Port and seafront promenade Sant Feliu de Guíxols: Sant Feliu de Guíxols Port Torroella de Montgrí-L’Estartit: L’Estartit Port, L’Estartit Main Beach, Club Nàutic Estartit and L’Estartit seafront promenade
Other roads River Rack railway Motorway symbol Motorway exit N-141 C-1141
Blue Flag Port
County road Under construction
AP-7
Blue Flag Beaches 2019 Award granted by the European Union that recognises the quality of the waters and the services provided to users on the beaches.
National main road symbol County road symbol
C-25
Major county road symbol
C-151
New code system High-speed rail station County boundary Railway AVE (High-speed train) Greenway Tunnel
“Q” for Tourism Quality Certificate - ICTE (Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality) 2019 Calonge: Sant Antoni Beach Castell-Platja d’Aro: Platja d’Aro Main Beach and Sa Conca Beach Castelló d’Empúries: Empuriabrava Beach Torroella de Montgrí: L’Estartit Main Beach Cerdanya: La Molina Ski and Mountain Resort Garrotxa: Garrotxa Volcanic Area Natural Park Ripollès: Vall de Núria Ski Resort
Simbologia
Published by Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona Design and production Minimilks Translation and proofreading Traduccions Link Printed by Indústria Gràfica Montserrat, SL Legal deposit GI. 1174-2016 Cover : Diego Espada Interior photographs: Kris Ubach, Òscar Vall, Diego Espada, Pere Duran, David Ruano, Mercè Gost Parera, Àlex Tremps, Rafael López-Munné, Jordi Roca, Joan Diví Figueres, Javi Cabrera, Toni Vilches, Quim Guell, Xènia Gasull, Jordi Renart, Rene Gonkel, Maria Geli, Pilar, Planagumà, Jordi Renart Images courtesy of: Image archive of the Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava Girona and all the companies included in the publication
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