The Costa Brava has all the ingredients for being a perfect destination: nature, beach, history, culture, gastronomy and above all, great golf courses. For a good route enjoying all its charms, you will need at least five days. From the medieval villages to fishing villages passing through small coves, the very well preserved natural environment offers us amazing views that simply make our jaws drop. And speaking of jaws, the gastronomy is one of the area’s strong points. To its “pan tumaca” and its “chistorra” are added many other dishes based on Mediterranean cuisine, with the best in-season produce worked with professionality to squeeze the most flavours out of the earth and sea.
But it doesn’t end there. Culture is also very present thanks to artists like Dalí. Both his museum and the house in which he lived and created his most famous works are weighty reasons for travelling the coast while enjoying the numerous golf clubs.

Cadaqués:
It is a small locality known for having been the haven of the great artist Dalí, who enjoyed the fishing village’s landscape with all its Mediterranean coastal charm by the side of his beloved Gala. It is worth visiting the Casa de Dalí, which requires booking in advance:
www.salvador-dali.org

Peratallada:
Small medieval village with stone as the unchallenged main architectural caracter of the houses, with multitudes of arches. A recommendation: the ice creams traditionally elaborated by a renowned Italian established in this village, considered the best in the World, is one of its best kept secrets.

Llafranc:
A beautiful coastal village, although a bit more touristy. It has marvellous beaches with cristalline water and it’s a great gastronomical option. The one Michellin stared restaurant “Casamar” is a solid bet. Its vistas over the bay further enhance, if that’s even possible, one’s sense of taste. A seasonal cuisine prepared with fresh produce and complete professionality is its seal of approval.

Girona:
Girona is a city on human scale but with the attractiveness of the great cities. Taking a peaceful stroll through the old town and losing oneself in its laberinthine weave of streets where the cities’ History begins is the best starting place. On our way we’ll find the Cathedral, the Basilica of Sant Feliú, the Wall and countless gothic and renais-sance buildings. We will also find the Arab Baths and the Jewish Quarter. The houses along the Onyar river are also an icon of Girona and a unique example of this type of houses overhanging a river to be found in Spain and more typically found in other countries in Europe. There are several bridges crossing the river and from each one the colourful hanging houses are perceived differently.
There are many restaurants and wineries to have lunch or dine in. We recommend Occi:
www.restaurantocci.com
If you are looking for something more special, the München, on the ouskirts, offers an unforgettable gastronomic experience:
www.restaurantmunchengirona.com

Golf de Pals:
Established in 1966, it is the first golf course on the Costa Brava.
Located in the middle of the Arenals de Mar estate, above dunes covered by an inmense pine forest planted seventy years ago, Golf Platja de Pals was concieved at the beginning of the sixties by Baltasar Parera Vilar and his wife, Rosa Coll Llach, who both provided all the necessary grounds, as well as the development of the first nine holes, the main office and all the machinery initially required for the maintenance.
Construction did not begin until 1964, under the project direction of English architect Fred Hawtree, who from the beginning acted perfectly in tune with the wishes of the Parera-Coll family. The promoters had maximum respect for the environment, to the point they did not allow a single pine to be cut down that had not been personally marked before.
Thus, during the summer of 1966 the first nine holes of the first golf course on the Costa Brava were inaugurated, and shortly after, in 1968, they began the expansión with a further nine holes till the regulation eighteen were reached, inaugurating them in 1970 hosting the International Amateur Championship of Spain. Two years later Golf Platja hosted the Spanish Open of 1972.
Since then it is considered one of the best golf courses in Spain thanks to its careful design and construction and it has hosted several international competitions.

Golf PGA Catalunya:
PGA Catalunya Resort possesses two magnificent golf courses, Stadium Course, ranked number 1st in Spain, 5th in Continental Europe and is found among the best 100 in the World, and the Tour Course which offers a constant challenge and spectacular holes.

Stadium Course:
Since it was opened to the public this imposing and spectacular course has been considered one of the best golf courses in Europe, having recently ranked 88th in the World, 3rd in Europe and 1st in Spain. It has hosted a great number of important championships on the European Circuit and is the object of constant praise by profesional players. The beauty of the course can be distracting when facing the numberless hazards as the course makes no concessions to the players, demanding instead their full attention on fairways literally besieged by trees, strategically placed bunkers and lakes they will have to face on seven of the more complicated holes.
This multitude of challenges makes players come back over and over to test their skills.

Tour Course
Those who are seeking a challenge with a bit more attainable requirements will find Tour Course to be an equally attractive round, but kinder. Presided over by abundant pines and lakes, it is a shorter and somewhat less difficult course than the Stadium Course, although the design concieved by Ángel Gallardo and Neil Coles turns it into a an interesting challenge for all sorts of players. The majority of holes are characterised by ample fairways and strategically placed bunkers that do not excessively punish those strokes that don’t quite come out as one would wish, but on the other hand the closeness of the water hazards forces the player to be constantly alert. Without a doubt Tour Course constitutes a more than respectable challenge. The source of this course’s prestige comes from having hosted the final of the PGA European Qualifying School Tour since 2008.