Costa Brava is one of the popular resorts on the Mediterranean coast of Catalan Spain. It includes many towns, each of which has a great holiday on the sea and travel around the country.
As for hotels, their categories are different here. If you want not only all the time to stay at the hotel, but to give time to travel, active tourism, it is absolutely no need to overpay for the service that you will not use. Therefore, it will be quite logical to take a hotel category three and four stars. Some of those are on the first coastline, but most of all on the second, that is, to remove from the beach. But what is the removal means. To the sea, a slow step for about 5. Not so far away. Both the first and the second coast lines suggest overcoming the underground transition. Then you get to the beach. The fact is that throughout the coast, including in Costa Brava, the train runs. Through the railway tracks are not allowed. And not all hotels located on the first line have a favorable position in relation to underground transitions. Sometimes there are tourists and from the hotel near the hotel to make longer hiking to the beach, if the transition is somewhat removed from the hotel. Or vice versa, from the hotel, which is located on the second line, go to the beach faster due to the presence of such a transition. Therefore, buying a tour and choosing a hotel do not look at his position, and look at the location of the transition through the railway track.
What else to pay attention when choosing a hotel? Answer this question is difficult, because each of us has its own requirements. If you need a large area and a huge pool, then you will not find this. In Spain, like many other European countries, hotels typically the territory is small, and the pools on the square are small. This is considered the norm, and not exception.
I rested in "Treshka". I can say that I am very pleased with the level of the hotel and in terms of service, cleaning, food. Power type took half board (HB). The whole Europe comes exactly, only Russian tourists take "all inclusive", fearing to remain hungry. Hungry will not. Even in the "treshka" food grabbed, even an oversufficer. They were given and seafood that were preparing right with holidays. Meat dishes, snacks, salads, fresh fruits, pastries, a wide variety of bread varieties, desserts - do not list everything. If you take half board, you can negotiate with the administration on how it is more convenient to eat. For example, you can choose breakfast and dinner, and you can dinner and dinner. The only, drinks will be paid.
Room cleaning is regular, bed linen change every three days.
Every evening there is an animated show. Therefore, if you want silence and peace in the evening, ask the number so that the windows do not come out on the inner territory of the hotel, but on the street. Otherwise, sleep does not succeed until two o'clock in the morning.
Day Animators are engaged in children. Conduct various contests, dance programs for the smallest.
When choosing a hotel, you should also consider the fact that there is no Russian-speaking staff. We have to communicate in English. Your guide will come regularly to you. Therefore, the emerging issues can be solved through it. In "Tryshka", by the way, a large number of families with children are resting. These are mainly tourists from Germany. They spend most of the time in the hotel and rarely go beyond its limits. Therefore, there are many children in the pool, and adults are located on the sun beds right there.
Beaches in Costa Brava Unlike Costa Dorad - petty pebbles. There are days when strong waves. Brings a lot of garbage to the shore. On the beach you can rent a day Luzhak and an umbrella, or buy an umbrella in the town and rest where he wants, choosing any place that believed. The sea is not too salty, but the water in it is very dark, blue. Not very comfortable to swim in such. Compare with the Aegean Sea in Greece. Beaches are still equipped with bars.
I really liked the town of Malgrad-de Mar, as well as Santa Susanna, which is located nearby. It seems that the boundaries between the cities are not. Walking along the embankment in search of souvenirs, you can not notice to overcome the "invisible" borders of the cities. Malgrad de Mare has a lot of attractions. It is rare for resort cities. Malgrada was populated from the 13th century and there are many monuments of ancient architecture. There is a small picture gallery near the Church of St. Nicholas, his magnificent Park named after F. Massia and even its Chinese quarter, in which they sell clothes, shoes and all sorts of other goods.
In Malgrad de Mare, I can recommend a good hotel PAPI, as well as Reymar. Holiday here liked. The price is proportion to quality.
In Santa Susanna, magnificent souvenir shops, wide beaches and many kindergartens. Here is an excellent vacation with children.
It is worth saying that in a number of guidebooks in Spain, Malgrad de Mar and Santo Susanna range to another area of Costa del Marezme, but none of the tourists do not know. I also thought it was Costa Brava. In our concept, everything is located north of Barcelona - Costa Brava, and to the south of Costa Dorada. Yes, and in travelative agencies, it seems that few people know about such nuances.
From any city of Costa Brava you can get to Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona and others by train. Great version of movement for independent tours.