Girona & Costa Brava Tour: Explore Roman City and Traditional Fishing Villages

Discover the charm of Girona and the Costa Brava on this personalized day trip from Barcelona. Explore the Roman city, wander through medieval streets, and visit traditional fishing villages.

Duration: 10 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Palace of Catalan Music - 8.15am - You will start your day at our main office, which is right next to the famous Palau de la Musica. You will meet your guide, have time to use the restrooms, and perhaps even grab a quick coffee before the tour begin. Your guide will explain all about the day ahead and what to expect as you wait for you tour to leave.

  • Eixample - 8.30am - You will leave Barcelona though the Example district of town. As you head out of the city, your guide will give you a brief history of Barcelona, before letting you sit back and relax on the 90 minute drive to Pals.

  • Pals - 10.15 - The pristine medieval village of Pals, is one of the best preserved medieval villages in the region.
    Its picturesque cobbled streets are home to a number of interesting shops, selling everything from ceramics and local handicrafts to tradicional food and souvenirs.
    Your guide will give you a short tour, taking in the medieval defensive tours, the old church and the original villages walls.
    From Pals, we head to the fishing village of Calella de Palafrugell.

  • Calella de Palafrugell - 11.45am - Follow your guide as they introduce you to the stunning Costa Brava and to one of the most beautiful villages on this stretch of coast.
    You will have time to explore some of the coastal footpaths, take a dip in the water in a secluded cove, and try some local seafood in a traditional restaurant.
    This delightful escape has whitewashed houses that reach right down to the sea-front and a number of tradicional restaurants, perfect for a leisurely lunch.
    We have carefully timed this tour so you can eat in the restaurants before the locals arrive for their late lunches.
    From Calella, we head to the medieval Roman city of Girona.

  • Girona - 3.30pm - Our last stop is the colorful medieval Roman city of Girona.
    Girona is a well-established city that has survived many sieges in the course of its long history, since its founding in around 76BC.
    Your guide will take you around the old part of the city, giving you information about the most important historical sites such as the Cathedral, founded in 1038 on the site of a former Mosque, the spectacular Roman walls, along which you can walk, and various sites of historial interest, e.g. the Arab Bath house.
    If you prefer, the narrow streets of the old town are very pleasant just to wander around, indulge in a spot of window-shopping, or find a secluded café and sit back to watch people pass by.
    Your guide will give you recommendations of what to do in your free time so you make the most of it. We also have custom made maps, if you prefer to set off on your own and follow our recommended walking itinerary.
    From Girona, we will head back to Barcelona arriving around 7:00 pm.

  • Plaza de Catalunya - 7.30 - We end the day in Plaça Catalunya. From here, you can easily take the metro or a taxi back to your hotel. Otherwise, your guide will be more than happy to make some recommendations of where to have dinner.

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Optional Hotel Pick Up
  • Small group tour
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Kick off your day without hassle with our optional individual hotel pick-up service. Our driver will ensure you are transported promptly to our rendezvous point, eliminating the need to spend time gathering other passengers from various hotels.
On your one-day journey from Barcelona, you’ll explore the captivating Roman city of Girona, featuring a breathtaking medieval district, followed by a visit to the exquisite Costa Brava region and its well-known white-painted homes of traditional fishing hamlets. Expect personalized attention from your guide throughout the tour.

  • There will be time off the bus at your leisure, so please bring suitable clothing, footwear, and sun protection.
  • You will also have an opportunity to go swimming at Calella de Palafrugell, so if you want, bring your swimming costume and a beach towel.
  • This tour is in English only.
Location
Explore Catalunya
Carrer del Palau de la Música
THE PICK UP WILL COLLECT YO8 AT 7.45AM. IF YOU ARE BUYING THE HOTEL PICK UP OPTION, PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHOOSE THE HOTEL. IF YOU DON'T KNOW YET, REMEMBER TO TELL US 72 HOURS BEFORE. All of our other tours meet at our office. We advise that you arrive 15 minutes before the tour starts.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Karem_c
Jul 26, 2024
Memorable! - Jaime was an amazing tour guide and very knowledgeable and fun. We, unfortunately, had a terrible rainstorm, but he made it worth while and made sure we were all ok and even went to get us umbrellas inst4ead of us individually go to buy our own and in our own accord. He was very attentive and fun. Thank you Jaime!!!!
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Relax608743
Jul 16, 2024
Great guide - Nuria was a fantastic guide. We really enjoyed her wealth of information and professionalism. I would request her again.
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Vanessa_h
Jul 15, 2024
10/10 would recommend and do this again! - I would do this tour again! Our guide was very nice, positivity personality, great driver and gave us lots of information about the places we went with plenty of free time to look and shop around!
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Erin_d
Jul 7, 2024
Fun and Beautiful Adventure - Loved it! Our tour guide was amazing! Locations were breathtaking and stunning to experience and see!
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Jaafar_k
Jun 30, 2024
Amazing! - Fantastic tour! Our guide Enruique was knowledgeable and communicated everything extremely well. We went to Pals first, then spent some time at the beach in Calella de Palafrugell, before making our way to Girona. It was a great balance of learning, relaxing, and fun. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to know more about the region!
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Kpu6648ej
Jun 28, 2024
Educational - The tour guide was awesome very knowledge, friendly and informative. Flexible, maybe wouldn’t recommend going in the height of summer.
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Jiten_d
Jun 22, 2024
Nice tour - We had an amazing time on this tour!! We visited so many beautiful and historic villages and got to fit so much into one day. Our tour guide was incredible and truly made our group feel like a family. We enjoyed our day with a great group and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. You have to do this tour!!
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Sahani_r
Jul 3, 2024
Loved it!! - It was a really good experience! Within a day we were able to cover 3 beautiful parts out of Barcelona and engage with that culture!!! Costa Brava, Pals and Girona are all gorgeous places...loved them all!!! Alex was very good and giving us all historical examples and also game of thrones references :-) Definitely recommending this one!
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Connie_c
Jul 2, 2024
A must do. - Beautiful scenery and good schedule. Overall a very good itinerary and the guide was knowledgeable about the places we visited and history of Catalan. My one recommendation would be to advise people that some areas are not accessible (ie going into the centre of Pals), which left one of the individuals on our tour in the parking lot while the rest visited the sights.
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Istaque_a
Jul 7, 2024
It was horrible, a total waste of time and money. - We wasted one day of our vaccination doing this trip. It was horrible, a total waste of time and money.
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