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For a standard, double
room per night (with
breakfast if included),
taxes and extra
charges.
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€60-120
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Coastline, Costa Brava
Getaways Beyond Barcelona
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La Torre del Remei
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Fonda Biayna
la Zuda, within which this
parador is housed. Decor
is suitably old-world, with
dark-wood furniture and
antique fixtures, and the
view of countryside and
mountains is superb.
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Castillo de la Zuda,
Tortosa • 97 744 44 50
• www.parador.es • €€€
Close to the Pyre-
nean town of Puigcerdà,
this restored 1910
Moder-
nista
palace, with its
series of sumptuous
rooms, has an outdoor
heated pool and a re-
nowned restaurant. Take
your pick of views: im-
pressive mountain peaks
or the lush garden.
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Camí Reial, Bolvir, 3 km
SW of Puigcerdà • 97 214
01 82 • www.torredel
remei.com • €€€€€
The Fonda Biayna
has been in operation
since the 1820s. Wood-
beamed ceilings and
antique furniture imbue
it with rustic flair. The
inn's most famous guest
was Picasso, who arrived
here by mule en route to
Paris (with paintings in
tow).
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C/de Sant Roc
11, Bellver de Cerdanya
•
97 351 04 75
•
www.fondabiayna.com
•
€€
*
Ca L'Aliu
This restored, cosy
casa rural
is in the tiny
medieval town of Pera-
tallada. Comfortable
rooms all have antique
furniture. The amiable
owners will lend you
bikes.
d
C/Roca 6,
Peratallada, 12 km
NW of Palafrugell
•
97
263 40 61
•
www.calaliu.
com
•
€€
@
El Hostal de
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Hostal Sa Tuna
la Gavina
This elegant mansion, set
in peaceful grounds, is
just 200 m (656 ft) from
the beach. The rooms have
antique furniture and fix-
tures, and there's a salt-
water pool. The first-rate
restaurant serves divine
Mediterranean fare.
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Pl de la Rosaleda, 3km
S of S'Agarò • 97 232 11
00 • www.lagavina.com
• Closed mid-Oct-Easter
(except New Year) • €€€€€
£
Hotel Aiguablava
Take in the sea views
from your terrace at this
five-room, family-run hotel
on the pretty Platja Sa
Tuna. The restaurant
serves excellent Catalan
cuisine and breakfast is
included.
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Pg de Ancora
6, Platja Sa Tuna, 5 km
N of Begur
•
97 262 21
98 •
www.hostalsatuna.
com
•
Closed Oct-Mar
•
€€€
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Mas de Torrent
(
Royal Tanau
This luxury hotel has
chair lifts direct to the
slopes of the ski resort
Baqueira-Beret
(see p120)
.
Cosy cabin-style rooms
offer a view of the peaks.
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Ctra/de Beret, Baqueira-
Beret,120 km N of Lleida
•
97 364 44 46 •
www.
solmelia.com
•
Closed
mid-Apr-Nov
•
DA
•
€€€€€
This beautifully
restored 18th-century
farmhouse near Pals has
antique decor offset by
museum-worthy contem-
porary art. There is an
outdoor pool and spa
facilities. d
Finca Mas
de Torrent, Torrent,
5 km NW of Palafrugell
•
972 30 32 92
•
www.
mastorrent.com
•
DA
•
€€€€€
This coastal institu-
tion is perched atop
rugged cliffs overlooking
the Mediterranean. It is
run by the fourth genera-
tion of the same family.
Many of the rooms -
each individually decor-
ated - have splendid
vistas of the sea. There's
a large outdoor pool and
breakfast is included.
d
Platja de Fornells, Begur
• 97 262 45 62 • www.
aiguablava.com • Closed
Nov-Feb • €€€
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Hotel Historic
A good base for
visiting Girona, this hotel
is located in the heart of
the old quarter. Choose
from rooms or self-
catering apartments, just
around the corner from
the cathedral.
d
C/
Belmirall 4a • 972 223 583
• www.hotelhistoric.com
• €€€
&
Parador de Tortosa
Looming over the
town of Tortosa is the
ancient Arab Castillo de
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Unless otherwise stated, all hotels accept credit cards, have
en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning.
