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Certified as a family and sports tourism destination, this town of nearly 40,000 habitants marks the beginning of the Costa Brava. The visitor who comes to Blanes has the only problem of choice: to enjoy its 4 km. of golden sandy blue flag beaches and crystal waters, to appreciate the cultural heritage of the region and the nearby cities of Barcelona and Girona or to transit its natural landscapes through an extensive network of hiking trails, cycling and mountain biking.

Under mount Sant Joan, Blanes highest point, the visitor will find three spaces that reflect the essence of this city: the old town with a partially conserved historic heritage, the dynamic fishing port and the botanical garden “Mar y Murtra”, presuming to be one of Europe’s most beautiful.

Further north rock cliffs, forest and quiet coves dominate the landscape in a delightful walk adorned with two other gardens: Pinya de Rosa (still in Blanes) and Santa Clotilde (already in Lloret).

Barcelona (70 Km.)

More The town of Barcelona has been historically a strategic point of the Mediterranean since it was founded by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago. Today, with 1.6 million habitants (3.2 million in the metropolitan area), became one of the cultural capitals of Southern Europe. The city was built on Roman foundations, forming the area of medieval Gothic Quarter, Barcelona’s... More

Girona (57 Km.)

More Girona is a town full of vestiges of the medieval era. The Call (Jewish Quarter), the Cathedral of Santa Maria, the city walls, the monastery of Sant Pere de Galligants and many other attractions, have made Girona a major monumental venue in Catalonia. More

Lloret de Mar (6 Km.)

More Slightly below 40,000 habitants, Lloret triple its population in summer season. It has about 30,000 hotel beds, and receives 12% of tourists in Catalonia and more than 40% of visitors to the Costa Brava, many of them attracted by its lively nightlife. But beyond all this is a town with some of the best beaches on the Costa Brava, an interesting modernist heritage and a... More

Dali Triangle (80 Km.)

More Few artists have left so a vast legacy in his homeland as Salvador Dalí. In the region of Emporda there’s three places that reveal much of the life and work of this great painter: the Teatre-Museu Dali in Figueres, the artist's home in Port Lligat (Cadaqués) and the palace-residence of his wife Gala in Púbol. More

Port Aventura (185 Km.)

More Most visited Theme park in Spain and one of the largest in southern Europe, Universal Studios Port Aventura proposes to visitors of all ages a full of adventure and fun experience through its different themed areas: Mexico, Far West, Mediterránia, Polynesia, China and the area for the whole family Sésamo Aventura. More

Tossa de Mar (32 km.)

More Neolithic, Iberian and Roman enclave, Tossa de Mar proudly preserves its XII century city walls, which have seven slender circular towers used for the defence against North African pirates. This former fishing village served as a refuge for a diverse group of artists in the interwar period. Tossa has been called “blue paradise” by Marc Chagall, one of his... More