Palamos

Palamós is situated at the northern end of a large bay, which is popular for swimming, sailing and windsurfing. The town is by-passed by the C31 which connects the coastal towns of the central Costa Brava with Girona.

At the start of the port you can see the local fisherman repairing their nets, behind them the backdrop of local hotels. Detailing how Palamós has changed over the years to accommodate tourism.

The town is a major fishing port (with the closure of Sant Feliu the only commercial harbour in the Province of Girona) with one of the last remaining fishing fleets on this part of the mediterranian coast. It is famous for the locally caught prawns.

The port makes a very interesting attraction, a walk along the harbour walls allows you to see up close the local fisherman off loading their fish and preparing for there next catch. Peer down into the deep clear water where you’ll see an abundance of fish eating weed from the harbour walls. Local fisherman and the odd tourist fish at the end of the port.

The old quater, dominated by the Gothic church of Santa Maria stands on a headland overlooking the harbour. Several shops here specialise in cork artefacts from the continuing small cork industry.

Each afternoon a fish auction takes place, situated at the entrance to the port populated mainly with locals haggling for fresh fish, but the array of fish is great to see and definetly worth a look around.

The beach is sandy and very long, it drops off fairly quick so is a great safe place to swim. Behind the beach are car parks and promenades, followed by high rise apartments and hotels.

The town’s nightlife is focused on the old port which is surrounded by bars and restaurants.

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