Hotels in Calella de Palafrugell

Calella de Palafrugell

Calella de Palafrugell is a former fishing village on the Costa Brava, one of the three coastal villages of Palafrugell in the Baix Empordà, with Llafranc one kilometre to the north and Tamariu a little further on. It has kept the feel of the coast before mass tourism, with narrow streets, whitewashed houses with tiled roofs and no large hotels. Its old maritime quarter, Port Bo, is a protected cultural asset, with the arched vaults where fishermen once mended nets and auctioned fish, now home to restaurants facing the beaches of Port Bo and Malaspina. The Sa Perola centre, in a former net-dyeing house, tells the story of the village's fishing and maritime heritage. A coastal path, the Camí de Ronda, links its small coves and beaches, such as Canadell, Port Bo and En Calau, along the cliffs and through tunnels. To the south lies the protected headland of Castell-Cap Roig, with the Cap Roig botanical garden, where the Cap Roig Festival brings international artists every summer. Every July the village's famous havaneres gathering fills the beach with thousands of people singing these sea songs, and the writer Josep Pla lived here after the war. It suits couples, families and walkers who want a picturesque, authentic seaside village rather than a big resort. Palafrugell is a few kilometres inland, and Girona airport is about 50 kilometres away by road.