Known for its magnificent landscapes and its unique sweetness and art of living, Costa Brava has a very diverse hotel offer that has developed with the tourism boom since the beginning of the 20th century. To enjoy the seaside and its Mediterranean charm, Le Figaro chose five addresses along the route between the sea and the mountains, from north to south and east to west, and above all, away from the crowds.
Hotel Peralada Wine & Spa, wine tourism in the heart of the Emporda
Next to Figueras and Cap de Creus, the Peralada Resort, which has just opened a winery, is the best destination for wine tourism in the Alt Emporda. The 5-star hotel has 54 rooms and 10 suites, elegant and contemporary in style, with views of the golf course or swimming pool and Albury in the background. For relaxation, the spa, a pioneer in Spain, offers treatments based on the benefits of grapes. Three restaurants, including a starred one in the heart of the 14th-century castle, which also hosts a casino and music and dance festival every summer, complete the picture. Staying between history and culture, sport and well-being, wine and gastronomy.
For whom. a few epicureans, occasional golfer and lover of history, wine and gastronomy.
Cost: from €255 per double room with breakfast.
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Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf, C/Rocabertí, s/n. 17491 Peralada (Girona). Such. +34 972 53 88 30.
Hotel Castell d’Emporda, castle and roof
20 minutes from Begur, Castell d’Emporda is a 4 star hotel that cannot be classified. Depending on your wishes and 57 rooms, you sleep in a 12th-century castle, a tower with a panoramic view from the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean, a Dali-inspired family room or an inward-opening Garden Suite. the fields. This eclecticism can be found at the table, as Castell d’Emporda offers a gourmet restaurant, a poolside brasserie and, new for 2022, the Da.Li Sunset terrace with views and DJ nights. From the Middle Ages to the 21st century, passing through the 1970s, Castell d’Emporda spans the ages.
For whom. the curious who love to wonder.
Cost: from €117 per double room with breakfast.
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Hotel Castell d’Emporda, Castell d’Empordà s/n, 17115 La Bisbal. Such. +34 972 64 62 54.
Santa Marta with the family to the bay
Overlooking the bay of Santa Cristina, considered one of the most beautiful on the Costa Brava, Hotel Santa Marta is set in the heart of 6 hectares of woods and gardens, far from the popular beach resort of Lloret de Mar. If it is modern. the building is a bit impersonal and some rooms are being renovated, a short walk to the beach (almost private) invites you to a sweet day, a morning set of tennis, a lunch with iodized taste, feet in the sand, then. idle and swim between the great basin and the Great Blue in the afternoon. A restaurant serving traditional Catalan cuisine and a spa complete the offer of this 5-star hotel with 77 rooms.
For whom. for the beach and vacation with the family.
Cost: from 174 euros for a double room.
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Hotel Santa Marta, Platja Santa Cristina, s/n Lloret de Mar Tel. +34 972 36 49 04.
Cala del Pi, adults only on Cami de Ronda
With its typical Spanish architecture and decoration, Cala del Pi takes you back to childhood memories of vacations and these hotels with their slightly old-fashioned charm. The main advantage of this 5-star hotel, which overlooks the small bay of Platja d’Aro: the sea everywhere. Think from the balcony of one of the 41 rooms and 8 suites, from the terrace of the restaurant that respects local gastronomy, from the pool and its armchairs. A few steps away, the Cami de Ronda invites you to walk through these Costa Brava postcard landscapes that remain authentic as soon as you leave the main tourist centers.
For whom. for lovers (walking and sea) the hotel is designed for “adults only”.
Cost: from €179.55 per double room with breakfast and spa access.
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Cala del Pi, Avda. Cavall Bernat, 160 17250 Platja d’Aro. Such. +34 972 828 429.
Hotel Camiral. luxury, golf and pleasure
10 minutes from Girona, Camiral appears as a flagship on the green ocean, surrounded by the mountains of Monsen, Guillermo and Gavares. The modern building flattens its 138 rooms and suites overlooking a friendly lobby where you are greeted with a copa de cava. A huge outdoor pool, a 1,000 m2 spa that opened in 2021, a gourmet restaurant and a resort offering two 18-hole courses, some of the most famous in Spain, as well as several vineyards, lakes, forests and luxury villas, Camiral. It is an ideal base camp for a peaceful vacation, half an hour from the sea.
For whom. between golfing buddies, high-end spa officers and lovers of modern luxury.
Cost: from €230 for a deluxe double room with buffet breakfast and free access to the fitness centre.
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Hotel Camiral, PGA Catalunya Golf and Wellness. Carretera N-II km 701. 17455 Caldes de Malavella – Girona. Such. +34 972472249.
Source: Le Figaro
