Luxury holidays in Empordà

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When to go

Like much of the Med, Empordà visitor numbers spike in July and August and the winters are mild but wet. Visit in May, June or September crowd- and cagoule-free warmth.

Getting there

  • Planes

    Ryanair flies from 11 UK airports to Girona-Costa Brava Airport | 40 minutes from La Bisbal by taxi.
  • Trains

    Take the Eurostar (www.eurostar.co.uk) from London to Paris mid-afternoon; then take the evening Barcelona-bound trainhotel from Gare d’Austerlitz and wake up in Girona (www.raileurope.co.uk).
  • Automobiles

    Exits five to nine of the A-7 motorway access the region from Barcelona to the south, Perpignan to the north. Those without wheels would do well to hire some – there’s an Avis (www.avis.com) desk in Girona airport.
  • Taxis

    Taxi Begur (+34 630 980895; www.taxibegur.com) on the Costa Brava speak English and can arrange pick-ups from Girona. Taxi Alex (+34 659 550550) operates out of Estartit day and night. In La Bisbal, there is a taxi stand on Plaça Francesc Macià.