Costa Brava

Notoriously heavily developed, at its worst the Costa Brava delivers all that its image suggests: overcrowded hotels, miles of scratchy grey sand, bars awash with watery lager and more English breakfasts than you could eat in a lifetime. But there's far more to it than this, and this 130 km stretch of coast offers a varied range of sea and sand holidays, from the mass commercialism of Lloret de Mar to the smaller, more elegant resort of Cadaques. Despite the tourist development there remain some intensely pretty stretches of coast, especially towards the north, with rocky, pine clad hills tumbling to sandy coves of exquisite blue water. No matter where you choose to stay on the Costa Brava, there are a couple of places of interest inland you really should try and see: the wacky Salvador Dali museum at Figueres, and the quiet, historic town of Gerona.

Costa Brava Hotels

Golden Bahia de Tossa - Avenue Puerto Rico 29 Tossa de Mar 17320 Spain
Hotel Aigua Blava - Platja de Fornells Begur 17255 Spain
Hotel Neptuno - C/ La Guardia, 52 Tossa de Mar 17320 Spain
Hotel Rosa - Pi i Ralló, 19 Begur 17255 Spain
Excelsior Hotel - Passeig Jacint Verdaguer 16 Lloret de Mar 17310 Spain
Hotel Canaima - Avinguda La Palma 24 Tossa de Mar Spain
Almadraba Park Hotel - Platja de l'Almadrava Costa Brava Nord Roses 17480 Spain
Aparthotel Esmeralda - C/ Vilafranca del Penedès s/n Tossa de Mar 17320 Spain
Hotel Cap d'Or - Passeig de Vila Vella, 1 Tossa de Mar 17320 Spain
Hotel Diana - Plaza de Espana 6 Tossa de Mar 17320 Spain
Hotel Continental - Avda. Puerto Rico 3 Tossa de Mar 17320 Spain
Capri Hotel - Passeig del Mar, 17 Apartado de correos 263 Tossa de Mar 17320 Spain
Hotel Playa Sol - Playa Pianc, 3 Cadaques 17488 Spain
Hotel Hawaii - Avda Roca Grossa 5 Lloret de Mar 17310 Spain