Catalan charming villages in the Costa Brava

Often, most of the travel guides just talk about the maritime façade of the Costa Brava, with its awesome landscapes, its coves and lovely paths, but there are hundreds of magic secrets, hidden in the inland areas of the territory in which it seems that time has stood still, keeping the old essence and are worthwhile to know.

Turrets, squares and arcaded streets, walls, Romanesque churches, cobblestone streets, sensations of knights and princesses, of vassals and superstitions…legacy from the past preserved in these authentic, medieval villages of l’Empordà in the Costa Brava. Even, you don’t often read these villages in the travel guides, you can visit them and enjoy its charm and authenticity.

Torroella de Montgrí is one of these medieval villages in the Costa Brava. The walled enclosure is very well conserved, the Portal of Santa Caterina, called also “The Tower of the witches” because it is believed that they used to meet there.

The village of Pals is another example of the medieval spirit in the Costa Brava. It is a village nearby the coast, known for its gastronomy, its rice and chocolate. It is worthwhile to visit Pals in the Costa Brava, by the hand of the All Events Hotels expert guides, to know about the legends hidden in the Medieval constructions: the wall with 4 towers, the Sant Pere church, the Tower of the Hours, the Plaça Major…

We are between charming corners in the Costa Brava, where we can enjoy of lovely walks, a beautiful history, its cobblestone streets, arcs and flowers in its avenues…

Peratallada or Monells, are also charming villages keeping this Medieval essence. In Monells the Spanish movie “ Ocho apellidos catalanes” “ Eight Catalan Names” was recorded. Its arcaded square is the best example of the Medieval spirit of the small village in the Costa Brava.

And for art lovers and lovers of the Surrealist world of Dali, we cannot forget the village of Púbol- La Pera, where the castle of this famous Surrealist painter, Salvador Dali is located. He offered it to his lover Gala. Nowadays can be visited and let us understand why the artist chose it as a part-time residence in l’Empordà in the Costa Brava.

Let know the area by the hand of All Events Hotels, discover the beauty of these small and Medieval villages inland the Costa Brava, and transport one’s self into the spirit of the past.