Environment

Cap de Creus

Cap de Creus
The cape of Creus is the eastern most point of the Iberian Peninsula, north of the Gulf of Roses. Between land and sea, Cape de Creus is a place of great beauty, endowed with an exceptional geological configuration, structures and outcrops that form a collection, unique in the world. The effect of the north wind has created spectacular forms of erosion. The landscape of the area has been a great source of inspiration for artists, including Salvador Dalí. The flora and fauna of both the terrestrial and marine are also spectacular. From the tip of the head of crosses, especially in times of passage, interesting seabirds and many cetaceans such as dolphins and whales can be observed.
25km

Albera

Albera
The Sierra de la Albera is the name given to the eastern section of the Pyrenees, from the neck of Le Perthus to the Mediterranean Sea. It separates the great plains of the Alt Empordà and Rosselló and its crest is the actual French-Spanish border. It is about 25 km long. On the south side of the massif of Albera are two distinct zones: the west, with characteristically Central European vegetation, of beech and oak and where you will find the last Albera cows, a native domestic race; and the east, which is more Mediterranean, with cork oak vegetation and scrubland and where the last populations of Mediterranean tortoise remain. With this in mind, we recommend a visit to the tortoise breeding center in Garriguella. (The information centre of the natural park is available in the town of Espolla)
25km

Medes Islands

Medes Islands
The Natural Park Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter covers 8 municipalities. The limestone massif of Montgrí contains large areas of rock, shrub and forest, mainly of pine trees, which can be found on inland dunes. One of it´s faunal jewels is the Bonelli´s eagle. The maritime section consists of high cliffs, which would have been a continuation of the Medes Islands. In the archipelago of the Medes breeds one of the most important colonies of segull in the Mediterranean and various pairs of crested cormorant. They highlight the importance of the valuable seabed. Finally the plain of Baix Ter contains several attractive lakes for birds.
40km

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí
The Ampurdan painter Salvador Dalí left a large footprint in the territory. The main legacy of the painter is to be found in the so-called Dalí triangle. The Theatre Museum in Figueres hosts a great collection of Surrealist works, as well as the collection of Dalí-Jewels. In the “House Museum Salvador Dalí” in Portlligat (Cadaqués), you’ll find what was his home workshop, with furniture and personal belongings of the artist. The third area is the “Casa Museo Castillo Gala Dalí”, Púbol, in the municipality of La Pera, which Dalí gave to his muse and where she is buried.
39km

L’Escala Anchovy Museum

L’Escorxador Nou is a building in the municipality of L’Escala included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. It was inaugurated in 2006 as an institution dedicated to the recovery, conservation and dissemination of the material and intangible cultural heritage of L’Escala, especially the important salting tradition of the town. Through the project “El Fil de la Memòria” we work to preserve and disseminate the oral history of L’Escala. He regularly publishes the magazine Fulls d’Història Local, exhibition catalogs and videos of recordings for the elderly. It is home to the Anchovy and Salt Museum. The museum has also been organizing the Salt Festival since 1997, the III Centenary of the Alfolí de la Sal. It is the most important event for the dissemination of the intangible heritage of L’Escala, with the involvement of the community and which attracts many visitors for its authenticity. Every third Saturday of September, in the natural setting of the beach of the old port, the town of L’Escala pays homage to the fishing and salting ancestors with a sample of seafaring trades, traditional songs and dances such as the Farandola and the Dragon Dance.
18km

Palafrugell Cork Museum

The Museu del Suro de Palafrugell is a cultural institution born in 1972 whose mission is to acquire, conserve, interpret and value the vertebrate heritage around the world of cork in Catalonia, as it shapes a landscape, an industry, common ways of life and identity. The Museu del Suro is part of the Network of Museums of the Costa Brava and the Network of Local Museums of Catalonia, in the province of Girona. The first object of the Museum is the building itself, a modernist factory that contains the various exhibition spaces around a small cork oak. The exhibition consists of an audiovisual, a journey from the forest to work in the factory to obtain corks, records, paper and chipboard, a space to experiment and a space for participation.
22km

Palamós Fishing Museum

The Fishing Museum, located in Palamós, is a museum inaugurated in 2002 dedicated to the knowledge and dissemination of fishing and the maritime and fishing heritage of the Costa Brava. It is in the area of the fishing port of Palamós in the old port warehouse called «Tinglado». The permanent exhibition is divided into areas where the history, present and future of Costa Brava fishing are explained in terms of sustainability. The Museu de la Pesca has five related dissemination projects: Les Barques del Peix, l’Espai del Peix, Documare: a documentation center for fishing and the sea, and the Chair of Maritime Studies at the University of Girona.
32km

Figueres Toy Museum

The Toy Museum of Catalonia in Figueres was inaugurated in 1982 on the premises of the old “Hotel París” (former manor house of the Baron of Terrades, from 1767) on the Rambla de Figueres. Recent rehabilitation and adaptation works have made it possible to triple the initial space of the Museum, reopened on 12 December 1998. It is part of the Network of Local Museums of Catalonia-Girona. The Museum has a Documentation and Research Center on games and toys, the Brossa-Frègoli auditorium and a space for outdoor activities: El Terrat del Museu. Visiting the collection can have several readings: nostalgia through the toys of our grandparents; and observation, with which we trace the scientific and technical advances of each moment that have affected the design of games and toys, in the same way that historical events and artistic movements have done and continue to do. .
41km

Girona Art Museum

The Girona Art Museum is a museum founded in 1976 and located in the building of the Episcopal Palace of Girona, next to the cathedral. The museum offers chronological art from Girona through successive periods and styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Realism, Modernism and Noucentisme. There are also monographic rooms dedicated to ceramics, glass and the art of the Catholic liturgy, as well as temporary exhibition rooms. The main collections are the medieval ones, of which the Portable Ara of Sant Pere de Rodes stands out. The Art Museum also manages the heritage site of the Old Hospital of Santa Caterina, which contains one of the best-preserved pharmacies on the continent.
45km

Picasso Museum. Barcelona

The Museu Picasso in Barcelona is the reference museum for the knowledge of Pablo Picasso’s formative years. With more than 4,249 works by the painter; has the most complete collection in the world of the artist’s youth works. It is located on Carrer de Montcada, in the Barrio de la Ribera in Barcelona. It first opened to the public on March 9, 1963, becoming the world’s first Picasso museum and the only one created in the artist’s lifetime. It has been declared a museum of national interest by the Generalitat de Catalunya
140km

La Pedrera. Barcelona

Casa Milà, also known as “La Pedrera”, is a modernist building located on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, ​​on the corner with Carrer de Provença. It was the last civil work designed by Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1912. It was commissioned by the businessman Pere Milà i Camps and his wife Roser Segimon i Artells, a native of Reus and widow of the wealthy Indian Josep Guardiola i Grau. At the time it was very controversial due to the bold wavy shapes of the stone facade and the twisted wrought iron that decorate its balconies and windows, designed largely by Josep Maria Jujol, who also designed some of the low ceilings of plaster. Architecturally it is considered an innovative work as it has a structure of columns and floors free of load-bearing walls. In the same way, the façade – entirely made of stone – is self-supporting, in other words, it must not support loads from the plants. Another innovative element was the construction of the underground garage.
140km

Cosmo Caixa. Barcelona

CosmoCaixa Barcelona is the science museum of Barcelona and belongs to the “la Caixa” Foundation. It opened in 2004 after remodeling its predecessor, the Science Museum, which opened in 1981. In 2006, the European Museum Forum awarded him the European Museum of the Year Award, an award that recognizes new museums each year that have made progress and innovations in the field of museums. In 2021, CosmoCaixa once again received the Kenneth Hudson Award at the European Museum of the Year Awards, given by the European Museum Forum, for its “ability to continually reinvent itself and challenge visitors to think and feel like a better world can be created collaboratively. ”
140km

Gastronomy

Gastronomy
In the province of Girona there are 16 restaurants with 20 Michelin stars, reflecting the exquisite combination of culinary tradition and creative spirit of the area. 3 stars Restaurant Celler de Can Roca. Girona. Millor Restaurant del món, 2013: http://www.cellercanroca.com 2 stars Restaurant Miramar. Llançà: http://restaurantmiramar.com/ Restaurant Les Cols. Olot: http://www.lescols.com/web/ 1 star Bo.Tic. Corçà: http://www.bo-tic.com/ Ca l’Arpa. Banyoles: http://www.calarpa.com Ca l’Enric. La Vall de Bianya: http://www.calenric.net/ Casamar. Llafranc: http://www.hotelcasamar.net/ Massana. Girona: http://www.restaurantmassana.com/ Els Brancs. Roses: http://www.elsbrancs.com/ Els Tinars. Llagostera: http://www.elstinars.com/en/ L’Aliança. Anglès: http://www.restaurantalianca.com/ La Cuina de San Simon. Tossa de Mar: http://www.restaurantcansimon.com/ La Fonda Xesc. Gombrén: http://www.fondaxesc.com/ La Llar. Castelló d’Empúries: http://www.restaurantlallar.com/ Les Magnòlies. Arbúcies: http://www.lesmagnolies.com/ Mas Pau. Figueres: http://www.maspau.com/ca/  
20km