Platja d'Aro

Platja d’Aro is the seaside part of the Castell-Platja d’Aro municipality in Girona. Formerly a fishing village, this coastal town now stretches across 2 kilometres of Costa Brava beach.

A confidently international urbanised beach town, Platja d’Aro has plenty of individual family homes and activities to offer.

This Costa Brava heartland with a neolithic history was mostly developed in the mid 19th century after tourism boomed. Adjoined to S’Agaro, a garden-city designed by Architect Rafael Masó Valentí and the medieval city of Castell d’Aro, the Platja d’Aro resort has been nicknamed Miami Playa by international visitors.

The beach is a broad, sandy sweep lined with interesting shops, bars, restaurants and nightclubs. The area swells with tourists over the summer months as the average temperature in the daytime is 30ºc. There are plenty of water sports hire shops, a dive centre and to the west, a nautical club and marina. Set higher up in the foothills of the Cadiretes Mountains is Golf d’Aro Mas Nou, a 9-hole pitch with spectacular views down to the coast. Families will enjoy the Aquadiver Water Park which has wave pools, indoor and outdoor water slides and a range of rides suitable for everyone from babies to adults.

Platja d’Aro is a short distance from the Catalan cities of Barcelona and Girona, both of which host some impressive architecture, historical sites and cultural events. El Celler de Can Roca in Girona was recently voted the world’s best restaurant. There’s also the Regional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees, a massive nature reserve in the mountains full of hot springs and lakes. The closest ski resort is just over 2 hours drive away in Masella, to the north of the Girona Province.