Author: Costa Brava Maniacs

The wine region in the historic area of Empordà (Ampurdan) was established in 1975 under the name of Ampurdán-Costa Brava. In 2006, the name was changed to the current one — DO Empordà. The number of wineries in the region had been growing rapidly until 2008-2009 when it reached 40. In recent years, there have […]

The Costa Brava, like no other coast, has earned the right to call itself a gastronomic destination. In 2002, the first-ever winner of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, the most influential restaurant rating today, became El Bulli from Roses, the creation of the renowned chef Ferran Adrià. El Bulli won the title four more […]

A summer vacation with children is one of the most common reasons for a Costa Brava visit. The main attraction for this type of trip is most certainly the beach, but the Costa Brava coast offers other entertainment options aplenty—there is a lot more going on beyond sandcastle building, crab catching and seashell collecting! There […]

The Costa Brava is the land of bays, coves, nooks and crannies. You won’t find many open sprawling beach spaces here—the longest stretch of the shoreline uninterrupted by hills and cliffs runs for 15 km between L’Escala and Roses along the Golf de Roses bay. Neither is there an unending chain of hotels between these […]