Environment

The landscape of the Costa Brava is one of the most unique and admired in Catalonia

The territory combines sea and mountains in a film setting that visitors from all over the world fall in love with.

The Costa Brava is a rich tourist destination that exudes culture, art, tradition and excellent gastronomy.

Below you will find some of our proposals to enrich your stay at the Yacht Club Sant Feliu de Guíxols:

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Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Sant Feliu de Guíxols, a city of the Empordà.

The Costa Brava

The Costa Brava, a wide variety of intimate coves.

Culture

A wide range of cultural activities and visits.

Golf

One of the reference points for golf tourism.

Gastronomy

Cultural heritage of the Empordà.

Shopping

A varied commercial offer for all tastes.

Bike routes

One of the great attractions of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.

Hiking

For hiking enthusiasts.

Other Sports

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Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Sant Feliu de Guíxols is an Empordà city located in the heart of the Costa Brava, which, thanks to its mild climate, is surrounded by a landscape full of contrasts. Highlights include its coastline of cliffs and small coves and beaches, walks along the beach or the coastal path, and the natural areas that surround it, such as the Gavarres or the Ardenya massif.

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The city

The city is an old fishing village that preserves an important historical heritage. Its maximum exponent is the Benedictine monastery and its oldest part, the Romanesque Porta Ferrada. With a broad commercial and gastronomic offer and activity all year round, Sant Feliu de Guíxols is undoubtedly a cosy town to explore.

Recommendations

During your stay in the port, we recommend you visit or experience some of its charms, such as:

The traditional weekly market (Sundays)
The Benedictine Monastery and its Porta Ferrada
Carmen Thyssen Museum
The Hermitage of Sant Elm
The Beach of Sant Pol
Some of its famous coves
The beach promenade
La Pedralta, the largest swinging stone in Europe
The Via Ferrada in Sant Feliu (for the climbers)
Festival de la Porta Ferrada

The Costa Brava

The Costa Brava is composed of a wide variety of intimate coves, hidden between the cliffs and surrounded by vegetation, accessible by sea or through coastal paths that follow the coast line. This Catalan coastal strip develops along the 214 kilometers that extend from the municipality of Blanes, in the province of Girona, to the town of Portbou, on the border with France.

Along its coasts and somewhat inland, apart from other natural wonders you will find charming fishing and medieval towns (Peratallada, Pals,…).

See “Guide to coves on the Costa Brava”

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Costa Brava Girona Pyrenees

Culture

The Costa Brava and the interior of Girona offer a wide range of activities and cultural visits: Paleolithic and Neolithic sites, remains of Iberian populations, medieval towns in excellent conservation, Gothic constructions, museums, crafts, … We invite you to explore some:

Golf

The Costa Brava is a main reference in terms of golf tourism at an international level.

The territory has excellent facilities for the practice of this sport, in addition to several hotels and services next to the fields to offer a luxury experience to visitors. Very close to the Yacht Club of Sant Feliu de Guíxols and just half an hour away, there are several golf courses of ten.

Best known

Among the best known are the Aro-Mas Nou Golf Club (Platja d’Aro), the Costa Brava Golf Club (Santa Cristina d’Aro), the Golf Platja de Pals (Pals) and the Golf Girona (Girona). Beyond the Girona region, 100 kilometers from Sant Feliu de Guíxols, is the Barcelona Golf Club.

Golf clubs

Gastronomy

Gastronomy is also an important part of the cultural heritage of the Empordà, as well as its winemaking tradition, which goes back to the Roman times and has its own designation of origin “Empordà”.

Enjoy the gastronomic offer

We invite you to enjoy the gastronomic offer of the club, or visit one of the restaurants with local or author’s cuisine of the area – some are world renowned.

To get to know our wine culture in depth, you can take the DO Empordà wine route, sign up for a tasting or participate in an enogastronomic experience.

Restaurants and gastronomic routes

Shopping

The municipality of Sant Feliu de Guíxols and the surrounding towns offer a varied commercial offer for all tastes and needs:

The trade “of a lifetime”, in the urban center of Sant Feliu de Guíxols
The traditional weekly market (Sundays), in Sant Feliu de Guíxols
A great offer of fashion and global franchises, in Platja d’Aro (6 km)
Branded clothing at discounted price, at La Roca Outlet Village (72 km)

Bike routes

The “greenways” are one of the great attractions of Sant Feliu de Guíxols for lovers of sport and cycling. The city is the end point of the Carrilet Route, which covers 39.7 kilometers and links with Girona by following the old railway track.

With winding lines and the combination of nature and urban sections, the route allows you to enjoy such extraordinary elements as the Pyrenees, Montseny, Ridaura, Gavarres or the coast of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.

Greenways Routes

The Carrilet II Route Girona – Sant Feliu de Guíxols

The Carrilet Route has a route of 39.7 km, with a gentle slope from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (15 m), and reaches the highest point in Cassà de la Selva (136 m). Following the route of the old narrow track train Girona-Sant Feliu, it allows you to know two regions – Gironès and Baix Empordà – from the Ter basin to the Ridaura valley, passing through the Depression of La Selva. Kilometers 39,7 km Accessible route Slope 0,5% Minimum Difficulty Pavement Sauló compacted Maximum altitude 136 (Cassà de la Selva) Minimum altitude 0 m (Sant Feliu de Guíxols) Services WC stations / Mountain Bike Centers of Quart and Castell d’Aro

Hiking

For hiking enthusiasts, we are very close to les Gavarres Natural Park, where numerous signposted trails await you to enjoy the local flora and fauna.

If you prefer sea views, we have the “camins de ronda” – a coastal path that runs between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and S’Agaró (with access from the port) and several others along the Costa Brava, just a few kilometers away. The coastal paths will show you the green of the pine trees, the blue of the sea and the yellow of the beaches of the coves that you will find along the way. Here are some proposals:

Other sports

Looking for more activities? Apart from golf, cycling or hiking, at the Yacht Club and in its direct surroundings you can practice endless water sports. If you do not yet have your own equipment or want to learn, you will find sailing courses, windsurfing and kayaking courses, as well as rentals of different water sports equipment at the club.