• Costa Brava: Cadaques to Llafranc

• Everyday from 7 April to 23 June & from 3 Sept to 27 October

• From £730
• From €815
• Night in Llafranc at end of holiday: £75 or €75
• Prices per person based on 2 sharing a room

• grade explained

• 6 nights & 5 1/2 days independent walking between hotels

• A superb linear trail along the Mediterranean Coast between the last of the foothills of the Pyrenees and the Costa Brava
• Traverse through Spanish Catalan from north to south, following on from our Pyrenees Coastal Trail
• A series of pretty rocky inlets and wildlife of the Aiguamolls Natural Park
• Fresh sea food dishes from the Med
• A rich historic legacy including Medieval villages and the ruins of the ancient Greek town of Ampurias dating from 575BC
• A mild temperate climate throughout the year making this an ideal spring and autumn destination
• Outside of the summer months, the small fishing ports are delightfully quiet and calm.

• Half board accommodation in 2 & 3 star hotels

1. 6 nights half board accommodation in 2 & 3 star hotels based on 2 sharing
2. Transport of luggage between hotels
3. Transfer before and after the walking holiday from and to local train stations (see walking program for details)
4. Detailed walking map and walking notes including details of the walks, hotels, sites of interest etc

1. Transport to and from Spain
2. Picnic lunches
3. Drinks to accompany meals and during the day
4. Travel insurance
5. Any entrance fees

1. See Pyrenees Coastal trail
2. Full list of coastal trail walking holidays in Europe
3. See also our self-guided walking holidays in Andalucia in southern Spain
4. Return to full list of Independent walking holidays

Walking profile

This self-guided or independent walking holiday is made up of 6 walks moving between hotels. The walks average about 19km with a maximum of 22km in any one day. Some sections of the trail are rough and stoney in places with the odd steep section. This walking holiday alternates between hilly sections going up and down past headlands and creeks and other easier sections around wide open bays. Daily ascents range between 25m and 600m with an average of 350m of ascent and descent per day.

Walking days

Day 1: Arrival

Arrival at Cadaques if travelling by car or transfer from Portbou train station if travelling by train. Cadaques is a pretty seaside port with its narrow winding streets and its traditional white-washed houses.

Day 2: Cadaques - Roses

Your first day's walk passes around the rocky peninsulas and inlets of Cap de Creus, which is now a regional park and Cap de Norfeu. Secluded rocky bays nestle beneath picturesque headlands which offer great views across the clear blue sea. At the end of the day you'll reach Roses an ancient Greek city, a seaside resort which mixes antiquity with the ultra-modern.

21.5km, +500m, -500m

Day 3: Roses - St Pere Pescador

Today you'll walk around the Bay of Roses, passing Empuriabrava with its kilometres of navigable canals before a much wilder area as you pass through the Aiguamolis Natural Park protected for its rich fauna and flora. Vital as a staging post for a wide variety of waterbirds, this network of freshwater and brackish lagoons, marshes, grazing meadows and rice fields is the site of a large variety of breeding and wintering birds. Follow the GR92 to reach St Pere Pescador.

19km, +35m, -35m

Day 4: St Pere Pescador - l'Escala

A shorter walking day allowing you time to visit Sant Marti d'Empuries, a medieval settlement, quickly followed by Empuries or Ampurias, the ruins of an ancient Greek town dating from 575BC and one of the earliest Greek settlements on the Iberian Peninsula. The site was later occupied by the Romans. You'll finish your day in l'Esala, a pretty fishing port with typical narrow alleyways.

12.5km, +25m, -25m

Day 5: l'Escala - Torroella de Montgri

Todays walking trail along the Costa Brava coastline will take you over a headland above the sea before passing through typical Mediterranean vegetation and pine forests. You'll then climb to the remains of the castle of the Lords of Montgri before a beautiful descent brings you to the village of Torroella de Montgri which was once a port, but centuries of silting has left it high and dry.

20km, +600m, -600m

Day 6: Torroella de Montgri - Begur

Today you'll cross a beautiful and wild section of the Catalan coast before you have a chance to explore the medieval village of Pals. This pretty hill-top village has been restored and you'll enjoy meandering along its quiant cobbled streets. You'll then climb slowly onto the wooded dunes known as the "mountains" of Begur, before reaching the resort town of Begur itself which is home to a number of historic sites.

21km, +300m, -100m

Day 7: Begur - Llafranc

The last day on your self-guided walking holiday along the Catalan coast is a shorter walk for a last look at the blue Mediterranean Sea from the spectacular lighthouse Sant Sebastia which overlooks the sea from a height of 160m. Descend to the pretty bay of Llafranc and the end of your walking holiday along the Costa Brava in Spain. Transfer to Cadaques or the train station in Girona.

10km, +250m, -400m

Transfers programmed for 14.30 towards either Cadaques where you started your Spanish walking holiday or Girona.