Walking Holidays in the Costa Brava

One has to be ready to visit the exotic beaches that Costa Brava in Spain offers to the tourists and inhabitants alike. Other than the beaches, there are a plenty of places that would interest the adventure seekers and enthusiasts to set on a walking expedition.

The scenic locations make a good starting point for walkers and these walking routes vary accordingly. While some drive the walkers inland, others tend to provide a better view of the nature by directing the tourists to the hills and mountains in the regions of Catalonia in Spain. Based on the age group and capability of the walkers, tourists can choose the perfect places to start their walking expedition. While there are several paths which are divided into short walking and long walking routes, it would be a fair chance to approach the tourist office in the Costa Brava and attain the maps before taking a walking expedition.

Long distance walking provides appropriate trails so that you can never get lost in the myriad. These trails were usually used by the Christian pilgrims and Romans. Long distance walking routes are easily classified by their red and white trailed markings.

A walk in Costa Brava is meant to remember for a life time. The perfect view of the molded-like cliff-tops, scenic locations which tend to take off your tiredness from the long walks, scattered restaurants offer a good chance to take rest and start on your expedition again.

Llafranc is the perfect spot where a novice walker can start. A perfect spot for lazy walkers too, all you need to keep an eye on are the red and green colored route markers. The pathways rolled out on the cliffs are well attained and provided with good signs which make it an easy path to follow the Cami de Ronda signs. No matter from which direction you start a walk over here, you can always make out an exit to a easily accessible location. That makes it perfect to stop walking and start on some other tourist spot.

After taking a well meant rest, you can start on to a challenging route by moving to the eastern end of the bay, by the marina. You will start to ascend a 167m cliff, Cap de Sant Sebastian which hoists a lighthouse, which has provided guidance to sailors of the Costa Brava for the past two centuries. After a nice walk of about 40 minutes, you can reach the lighthouse from where the breathtaking views would surely reward you for the walk. The mirador offers you views of both inland stretching through the forests and never-ending plains of Emporda and out to the sea. This is a walk which you would remember for the rest of your life time.

If you are ready to take more, it’s advised to move to the north of the lighthouse. A two hour walk would offer you an opportunity to take a break from the hustling busy lives. You reach the perfect picnic spot of a deserted Cala Pedrosa, a fishing village of Tamariu. Tamariu is a small beach resort tucked in at the bottom of steep and pine clad hills.

As the summers are quite hot, serious walkers tend to shift their destinations towards the north of Spain. Spain’s Basque regions is a perfect escape from the summer heat because if its comparatively cooler weather and breathtaking locations.