CULTURAL TOURISM
Food and drink
Rice cuisine (Pals / March - May)
Rock fish (Begur / April - June)
A taste of the sea (Torroella de Montgrí - l’Estartit / May - June)
Products from the kitchen garden (Peratallada / May)
Broad beans and peas from Vall d’Aro (Platja d’Aro / April - May)
Prawn festival (Palamós / April - June)
Ganxó oily fish (Costa Brava / May - June)
Rock fish (Begur / April - June)
A taste of the sea (Torroella de Montgrí - l’Estartit / May - June)
Products from the kitchen garden (Peratallada / May)
Broad beans and peas from Vall d’Aro (Platja d’Aro / April - May)
Prawn festival (Palamós / April - June)
Ganxó oily fish (Costa Brava / May - June)
Events
Palafrugell Spring Festival: Carrousel Costa Brava (7-11 May)
Girona Flower Festival: blooms and colour in the old quarter (10-18 May)
St John's Night Fireworks: welcoming the summer with bonfires and dancing (23 June)
Palamós Sardana Festival: the traditional dance of Catalonia (23 June)
Costa Brava International Firework Competition - Blanes (21-27 July)
Fireworks in l’Estartit (26 July)
Catalan Wine Festival in Pals (14-16 August)
Fire walking in La Bisbal, with dragons, bonfires, light shows, music and fire crackers (16 August)
Peratallada Medieval Market (6-7 September)
Medieval Besalú: tumblers, jousting, troubadours and music (5-7 September)
Begur Colonial Fair: theatre, Habanera singing, Cuban music and traditions (5-7 September)
Girona Flower Festival: blooms and colour in the old quarter (10-18 May)
St John's Night Fireworks: welcoming the summer with bonfires and dancing (23 June)
Palamós Sardana Festival: the traditional dance of Catalonia (23 June)
Costa Brava International Firework Competition - Blanes (21-27 July)
Fireworks in l’Estartit (26 July)
Catalan Wine Festival in Pals (14-16 August)
Fire walking in La Bisbal, with dragons, bonfires, light shows, music and fire crackers (16 August)
Peratallada Medieval Market (6-7 September)
Medieval Besalú: tumblers, jousting, troubadours and music (5-7 September)
Begur Colonial Fair: theatre, Habanera singing, Cuban music and traditions (5-7 September)
Music
Habanera concerts (Calella de Palafrugell / 1st Saturday in July)
Cap Roig Gardens Music Festival (Calella de Palafrugell / July - August)
International Music Festival (Torroella de Montgrí / July - August)
International Music Festival (Peralada Castle / July - August)
Cap Roig Gardens Music Festival (Calella de Palafrugell / July - August)
International Music Festival (Torroella de Montgrí / July - August)
International Music Festival (Peralada Castle / July - August)
Traditional celebrations
La Porta Ferrada International Festival (Sant Feliu de Guíxols / July - August)
Traditional celebrations (Local festival of Begur / 29 June)
Local festival of Calella de Palafrugell (29 June)
Local festival of Palafrugell (20 July)
Local festival of Pals (3 August)
Local festival of Platja de Pals (13 August)
Local festival of La Bisbal (15 August)
Local festival of Torroella (26 August)
Local festival of Masos de Pals (8 September)
Traditional celebrations (Local festival of Begur / 29 June)
Local festival of Calella de Palafrugell (29 June)
Local festival of Palafrugell (20 July)
Local festival of Pals (3 August)
Local festival of Platja de Pals (13 August)
Local festival of La Bisbal (15 August)
Local festival of Torroella (26 August)
Local festival of Masos de Pals (8 September)
Museums
Submarine Archaeology Museum, Ca la Pruna (Pals / 6 km)
Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Ullastret / 17 km)
Terracotta Museum (La Bisbal d`Empordà / 18 km)
Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Empúries-L’Escala / 26 km)
Gala Dalí Castle Museum (Púbol / 26 km)
Toy Museum of Catalonia (Figueres / 50 km)
Cinema Museum (Girona / 50 km)
Dalí Theatre-Museum (Figueres / 50 km)
Salvador Dalí House Museum (Portlligat / 70 km)
Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Ullastret / 17 km)
Terracotta Museum (La Bisbal d`Empordà / 18 km)
Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Empúries-L’Escala / 26 km)
Gala Dalí Castle Museum (Púbol / 26 km)
Toy Museum of Catalonia (Figueres / 50 km)
Cinema Museum (Girona / 50 km)
Dalí Theatre-Museum (Figueres / 50 km)
Salvador Dalí House Museum (Portlligat / 70 km)
Markets
Monday: Torroella de Montgrí, Cadaqués, Blanes.
Tuesday: Pals, Palamós, Lloret de Mar.
Wednesday: Begur, Banyoles, Llançà, Sant Pere Pescador.
Thursday: L’Estartit, Tossa de Mar, Figueres.
Friday: La Bisbal d’Empordà, Platja d’Aro.
Saturday: Girona, Castelló d’Empúries.
Sunday: Palafrugell, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Roses, L’Escala.
Special mention should be made of La Bisbal d’Empordà: Catalonia's capital of ceramics, home to numerous craft shops with a long history.
Tuesday: Pals, Palamós, Lloret de Mar.
Wednesday: Begur, Banyoles, Llançà, Sant Pere Pescador.
Thursday: L’Estartit, Tossa de Mar, Figueres.
Friday: La Bisbal d’Empordà, Platja d’Aro.
Saturday: Girona, Castelló d’Empúries.
Sunday: Palafrugell, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Roses, L’Escala.
Special mention should be made of La Bisbal d’Empordà: Catalonia's capital of ceramics, home to numerous craft shops with a long history.
