Cal Domino

About 4 km from Cal Domino you'll find the blue-flagged beach at Sant Antoni de Calonge. It is our closest beach and forms part of the famous Cami de Ronda (coastal path). The stretch from Torre Valentina (at the southern end of Sant Antoni beach) to Platja d'Aro is arguably one of the best short coastal walks on the Costa Brava. It's mid-September and most of the summer holiday crowds have gone. The water's warm, the restaurants are open for business and it's a very pleasant

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is an IUCN Category II National Park situated the region of Huesca in the Argonese Pyrenees. Established in 1918 and enlarged in 1982 it now covers an area of 156.08 km² and is a cracking location for some top-quality hiking and climbing. At 400 km from CCD it's a little too far for a day out with children and we suggest booking some accommodation for a couple of nights. We stayed in a http://www.elultimobucardo.com a mountain hostal situa

Christmas is over and the Pyrenees is full of snow. The heat of high summer is a long way off, but it is still shorts and T-shirt weather on the coast and this area is in full blossom with the Almond and Mimosa trees. Cal Domino has very low rates for this time of year. From mid week mini-breaks at €360, long weekends at €540, full week rentals at €1400 or long term rates for 4 weeks or more at just €500 per week (plus bills). The entire Villa (sleeps 8), broadband WIFI, all

The Pyrenees has long been a favourite for those in the know.... It's cheaper, it's sunnier, it's less crowded and it's friendlier than the better known resorts in the Alps. At between 2000 and 3500 Mts they compare to the likes of Tignes and Val d'Isere and with snow cannons on all the major runs, there's guaranteed snow even if the famous Spanish sunny weather doesn't provide the natural stuff regularly. Get used to this sight ! Blue skies and crisp cold air. During the wee

Within 30km of the Villa, you will find half a dozen International Standard golf courses including the Catalunya PGA, Spain's No.1 golf course. You can play here all through the year, the winters are generally warm and sunny, but the summers can get very hot, especially at mid-day and in the afternoons. If you intend to play golf here between mid-June and the end of August, we recommend booking an early T off. At the end of the day, come home to a heated pool (April to mid-Oc

This coastal walk takes you from the port of Palamós to Calella de Palafrugell via some of the prettiest coastal villages on the Costa Brava. We find that even in the summer months when parking is at a premium, there is always available parking in Carrer de sa Tamardia above the Palamós Marina. From here, you can join the Cami de Ronda and this first section takes you over the wooded hill between Palamós and La Fosca with elevated views of the coastline to the Iberic ruins at

Just to the north of Casa Cal Domino and close to the old Roman walled city of Girona, lies the biggest natural fresh water lake in the Catalan region of Spain. Banyoles has been declared a Space of National Interest and is on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The lake is near the town of Banyoles with some 19,000 inhabitants and although there are some nice older parts to the town such as a central square dotted with bars and cafés, it’s not really wor

Welcome to the Costa Brava ! From the town of Blanes all the way to the French border in north-east Spain, 214 kilometres of rugged cliffs punctuated by small sandy bays and crystal clear water. This stretch of the Spanish coastline boasts a total of 28 blue-flagged beaches which are testament to the health of the marine ecosystem. The Costa Brava also hosts 2 national park marine reserves, one at the Cap de Creus in the north and the other by L’Esartit at the Illes de Medes.