Barcelona Daytrips

Montserrat

A 1235m peak of limestone, quartz, and slate protruding from the Río Llobregat Valley, Montserrat (Sawed Mountain) is an inspiration to its 2.5 million annual visitors. A millennium ago, one wandering ...more

Costa Brava

Skirting the Mediterranean Sea from Barcelona to the French border, the Costa Brava’s cliffs and beaches draw throngs of European visitors—especially French—-in July and August. Early June and ...more

Tossa De Mar

With 12th-century medieval ruins abutting long stretches of beach, Tossa de Mar (pop. 5893) has been a magnet for artists and romantics since French artist Marc Chagall fell in love with it in 1934. ...more

Calella De Palafrugell

Calella de Palafrugell’s beautiful stretches of small beaches and rocky coves draw vacationers to bask in the Mediterranean sunlight and admire the boat-filled bay. Though locals refer to it simply ...more

Girona (Gerona)

Modern Girona (pop. 92,000) is Catalan through and through, but it’s been almost everything else over the course of history. A Roman municipium and then an important medieval center, the &ldquo ...more

Figueras (Figueres)

Sprawling Figueras (pop. 42,000) is functional, not beautiful. Other than the major sights, much of the city has fallen into disrepair. Nevertheless, it is the capital of Alt Empordà county and a major ...more

Cadaqués And Port Lligat

Forty years ago, Cadaqués (pop. 2900) was a well-kept Catalan secret. Only a trickle of French tourists visited every summer, and the town had closer diplomatic relations with Cuba than with the rest ...more

Puigcerdà

As first your RENFE train and then your bus thread their way skyward through the Catalan Pynenees, you wouldn’t be blamed for asking: what the heck could be all the way up here? The answer: heaven ...more

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