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Along the Catalan Coast

This is the quietest and least-discovered part of the Costa Brava, an area of unspoiled fishing villages and beautiful sandy beaches, behind which lie wooded hills. The walking is gentle and undemanding and, as the days are short, you have plenty of opportunity to relax on the beach or linger over a lunch of delicious seafood.

Nights: 4
Grade: 1-2
Terrain: coastal paths, some beach sections, inland tracks, rocky coves and pine woods
Accommodation: two 3-star hotels
Meals: dinner & breakfast each day
Climate: this sunny Mediterranean region sees average temperatures ranging from 17ºC in April to 27ºC in July, and is a great choice for walking in both spring and autumn

Starting point: Hotel Llevant (3*), Llafranc. The family-run Llevant stands on the seafront, just a few steps from the beach. Accommodation is in stylish, well-equipped rooms. The restaurant is renowned for its regional cuisine and specialises in fish and seafood dishes.

Day 1: spend your day at Llafranc strolling through the whitewashed streets that frame the delightful secluded bay with its sandy beach, perhaps even hiring snorkelling equipment (pay locally). If you feel like a walk, you could follow the coastal path to neighbouring Calella and visit the beautiful botanic gardens at Cap Roig. Alternatively, a longer route leads along the coast, with the occasional inland section through scented woodland of cork oaks, pines, olives and large cacti, to the village of Palamos. You return the same way. (up to 18km, 5hrs)

Accommodation: Hotel Llevant, as above.

Day 2: today's walk offers a mixture of coastal and inland walking, starting out uphill along a lane to the Sant Sebastià lighthouse for spectacular views over the sea and inland to the Pyrenees. You then have a wonderful coastal section along ascending and descending paths from the idyllic, rocky bay of Cala Pedrosa along the coast to Tamariu before heading inland to reach medieval Begur. (12km, 4hrs)

Accommodation: Hotel Rosa (3*), Begur. A welcoming hotel run by the charming Rosa and Narcís Caner. The roof terrace, a pleasant spot to relax, overlooks the tiled roofs of the town, while the restaurant has deservedly gained an excellent reputation; you dine from the à la carte menu.

Day 3: take some time to explore enchanting Begur and its haphazard streets, above which stand the ruins of the 11th-century castle, an excellent viewpoint - in clear weather you can see Mount Canigou in the Pyrenees. If you would like to walk some more, a path leads to the pleasant bay at Aiguafreda, where you can relax awhile and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch (pay locally) before returning to Begur via the beautiful gardens at Mas d'en Pinc. Alternatively, you could walk to the nearby medieval town of Pals, where you can spend some time exploring the ancient ramparts and the nearby streets of houses built from the peach-coloured local stone. Seek out, too, the various Romanesque monuments and the viewpoint overlooking the Mediterranean, the Medes Islands and the Montgri Mountains. (8.5km, 2.5hrs)

Accommodation: Hotel Rosa, as above.

Prices & travel 2008

*Price includes: 4 nights' dinner & breakfast; return taxi from Girona airport (out/home 0h40)
Recommended destination airport: Girona
Alternative airport: Barcelona. Add £10 per person for return rail & taxi from Barcelona city centre (out/home 2h)
Latest flight arrival time: Girona flexible; Barcelona 1900
Earliest flight departure time: Girona flexible; Barcelona 1300
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