• Bohemian San Tropez atmosphere in Cadaqués, former artistic refuge to Dali and Picasso
• Calella de Palafrugell for its postcard prettiness and the havanera (sea shanty) concerts every July, without forgetting the Costa Brava Jazz festival perched on top of a cliff in a botanical garden
• Medes Islands by kayak with a tutor-guide where you’ll be able to check out the local fauna. Just as long as you want to (you don’t have to know how to) row and don’t mind falling out (you do have to know how to swim!)
• Little gems of sheltered and untouched coves in Pas, Moll Grec and the my favourite la Fosca in Palamós
• La Cerdyana, pijolàndia (yuppyville) or area of outstanding beauty, you decide
• Vall d’Aran, beautiful landscape, Romanesque churches, great skiing and extremely cold
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