| Starting at Blanes to the south and ending at | | | | except perhaps in December and January. The |
| Cadaques in the North, the Costa Brava offers | | | | atmosphere is also very different, more |
| purchasers natural beauty, proximity to the | | | | sophisticated. Incomers are of many |
| great city of Barcelona, historic medieval | | | | nationalities, usually retired or |
| villages, world-famous restaurants like "El | | | | soon-to-retire professionals. Generally they |
| Bulli" at Roses, innumberable excellent | | | | are well travelled, fairly well-off, and |
| sporting opportunities including world famous | | | | sociable, but there are no foreign "ghettos" |
| golf courses and ski-ing in the Pyrenees. | | | | as occurs further south, so no English |
| | | | restaurants, pubs and bars. Eating out |
| Girona/Costa Brava airport now has four | | | | locally is however an inexpensive, and |
| flights a day from London Stansted. There are | | | | therefore frequent, pleasure. |
| innumerable fights from almost everywhere in | | | | |
| the UK to Barcelona, and local train services | | | | This is not a travel guide. Our aim in |
| are excellent, as is the road network. | | | | telling you about the main towns and resorts |
| English is widely spoken, but it is a big | | | | of the Costa Brava, is to try to give you a |
| asset if you speak a little Spanish. No-one | | | | feel for what would be the right area for |
| expects you to speak the local language - | | | | you. When making a buying decision, do make |
| Catalan. | | | | sure that you are clear about what you want. |
| | | | Some parts of the Costa Brava die out of |
| Although cooler in winter than the Costa del | | | | season. That may not matter if you don't plan |
| Sol further south, it is also cooler in | | | | on being here out of season, but can be |
| summer with daytime temperatures around 30c. | | | | soul-destroying otherwise. |
| Lunch on the terrace is a year round option | | | | |