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