| We're now in peak booking season, and as usual | | | | Costa Brava beach is the smallest listed here, |
| one of our big sellers are our Costa Brava holiday | | | | which provides a charming intimate feel allowing |
| packages. What attracts such big numbers of | | | | you really to feel like you're getting away from it |
| tourists to Spain's 'Wild Coast' every year? Sun, | | | | all on your Costa Brava holiday. |
| Sand and Sangria - along with the great range of | | | | Tamariu |
| Costa Brava's cheap hotels. With a coastline | | | | Slightly larger than Aigua Blava is Tamariu - the |
| stretching all the way down from the French | | | | little cove is a short hike across picturesque cliff |
| border to Barcelona, there's quite a few Costa | | | | tops, and well worth the slight effort of finding on |
| Brava beaches clamouring for your attention - so | | | | your Costa Brava holiday. The sand is fine, the |
| which are the most worthy? | | | | water is clear and the nearby amenities are top |
| Well, a good start for narrowing the list down is | | | | notch, with welcoming restaurants and charming |
| to look exclusively at EU Blue Flag winning | | | | boutiques lining the promenade ensuring a break |
| beaches in Costa Brava. The Blue Flag is only | | | | from the relaxation is never far away, for those |
| granted to beaches that meet 29 criteria for | | | | strange enough to want it! |
| excellence, with everything from cleanliness, to | | | | Llafanc |
| water quality, to the quantity of lifeguards come | | | | Llafranc, while larger than the previous two Costa |
| under scrutiny, ensuring that the Blue Flag really is | | | | Brava beaches listed, is still small enough to feel |
| a sign of quality. To give you an idea of the | | | | cosy. The port is picturesque, there's plenty of |
| quality of the region, Costa Brava has the largest | | | | space for children to play, and the sands are |
| concentration of Blue Flag awarded beaches in | | | | perfect for relaxation and working on your tan in |
| Spain - no wonder it's popular, though it does | | | | the brilliant sunshine. As seems compulsory for |
| make my task of narrowing down the best that | | | | blue flag Costa Brava beaches, you can be sure |
| bit more difficult! | | | | to find many fine restaurants along the |
| Gandia | | | | promenade meaning that what started out as a |
| Nobody knows a region better than the locals, | | | | 'couple of hours sunbathing' can easily extend into |
| and that is why you can safely say Gandia is one | | | | the evening - only ended when hunger pangs |
| of the finest beaches in Costa Brava - there are | | | | draw you to one of the nearby restaurants or |
| hardly any tourists there. This one is purely | | | | cocktail bars, as the daylight draws to a close. |
| popular with the locals, and that alone should | | | | This is just a smattering of the many fine |
| make you consider visiting this Costa Brava | | | | beaches along the Costa Brava, and as long as |
| holiday gem! The beach itself is enormous, with | | | | the beach is blue flag listed, you can be sure of |
| fine white sands stretching off into the distance - | | | | quality. While the best time to visit the region is |
| and if you tire of this, the restaurants and cafes | | | | May-June (before the crowds) or |
| nearby make a delicious change of pace. | | | | September-October (after the crowds), the |
| Aigua Blava | | | | beauty of the amount of quality beaches is that if |
| Aigua Blava is tranquil and calm - perfect for a | | | | you find one too crowded, you can always head |
| break away from the clubs and bustling towns. | | | | to the next one and still be assured of a relaxing |
| The waters are clean, relaxing and calm, and | | | | day out. |
| wash peacefully over the golden sands. This | | | | |