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Our holiday accommodation is aimed at independent travellers and although we are currently unable to make travel, car hire or hotel accommodation arrangements for our clients we are very happy to provide advice and help with any information you may require as part of our personalised service. Please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone, email or letter with any questions you may have about travel arrangements or general local information.
Shown below are a selection of useful websites and general information which can be consulted for air, road and rail travel, accommodation and maps as well as local and regional information you may find useful.
The area has excellent transport links with the rest of Europe being easily accessed by air into Gerona, by rail via Eurostar, French and Spanish railways, and, by road using the very close motorway system. It should be noted that because the area is relatively quiet and although there are local bus services a car is essential to reach many of the properties which lie some distance from a bus stop.
AIR
Most convenient airport is Gerona (50 mins) but flights also to Barcelona (2 hrs +), Perpignan (1hr 40mins), Carcassonne (2hrs). Gerona is very easily accessed from a large number of regional and national airports in the UK with Ryanair. Other airports have varying frequencies of service from the UK.
Table below shows a selection of airports and airlines.
Gerona | Barcelona | Perpignan/Carcassonne |
| www.ryanair.com | www.ryanair.com | www.ryanair.com |
| www.thompsonfly.com | www.britishairways.com | |
| www.bmibaby.com | ||
| www.iberia.com | ||
| www.easyjet.com | ||
| www.monarchairlines.com | ||
| www.jet2.com |
ROAD
Using the cross channel ferries or Eurotunnel, and, the French and Spanish motorway systems (some sections are toll roads) a relatively easy and quick journey can be achieved. For a slower more relaxed pace the trunk roads can also offer an interesting alternative. See below for maps and route planning.
Some approximate distances are shown below with times dependent on speed and selected route.
Local roads on this area of the Costa Brava are generally very good and rarely suffer from congestion (although in August some smaller roads can be very busy at weekends).
| in miles from: | Calais | Cherbourg | St Malo | Caen | Roscoff | Santander | Gerona | 783 | 782 | 682 | 684 | 768 | 500 |
Some Cross Channel ferry operatives are as follows. Please contact them to view routes and fares
Sea France: www.SeaFrance.com
P&O Ferries:www.poferries.com
Brittany Ferries: www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Norfolk Line: www.norfolkline.com/ferry
Speed Ferries: www.SpeedFerries.com/Cross-Channel
Eurotunnel: www.eurotunnel.com
At least one overnight stop will be necessary. Some useful websites are shown below but if help is needed please just ask us.
Accor Hotels (includes Sofitel, Ibis, Formule1 etc) www.accorhotels.com
The Michelin Guide (for hotels & route planning) www.michelin.co.uk
Alistair Sawdays Special Places: www.sawdays.co.uk
Inns of France: www.innsoffrance.com
Relais Routiers: www.relais-routiers.com
RAIL
Rail is rapidly growing in popularity due to its more environmentally friendly aspects and more relaxed form of travel. The area can be reached very easily and quickly using Eurostar from the UK, SCNF and the TGV network in France which links to the Spanish rail network RENFE. There are main stations in Figueras and Gerona, plus a smaller one in Flaca, which are within an hour by car of the Tamariu area. Please note a hire car would be required once in the area.
Useful Rail company and travel websites shown below
Eurostar : www.eurostar.com
France SCNF: www.voyages-sncf.com
Spain RENFE: www.spanish-rail.co.uk/ or www.renfe.es/ingles/
The Man in Seat 61: www.seat61.com
Rail Europe : www.raileurope.co.uk
BUS
It is also possible to travel to the area by bus via Gerona or Barcelona and transfer onto regional and local buses. However again please note a hire car would be required once in the area.
CAR HIRE
There is a wide choice of national and local car hire companies most of which are available at either airports or main railway stations (Gerona or Barcelona). A selection is shown below. We would advise 'shopping around' as rates can vary quite significantly. We can advise if required.
Hertz : www.hertz.co.uk
Europcar : www.europcar.co.uk
Avis : www.avis.com
Sol-Mar : www.solmar.es
Auriga : www.aurigacrown.com
Local and Regional Tourist Offices
The following websites contain a wide range of information about the local area and the wider region which has an enormous diversity of activities, places to visit, gastronomic delights and cultural visits and venues along with beautiful medieval towns and stunning scenery.
Spanish Tourist Board : www.tourspain.es/en/HOME/ListadoMenu.htm?Language=en
Catalunya Tourist Board : www.gencat.net/turistex_nou/home_ang.htm
Palafrugell Tourist Office (Includes Tamariu) : www.turismepalafrugell.org/menu.php
Begur Tourist Office : http://www.begur.org/turisme/
Costa Brava Tourist Board : http://en.costabrava.org/main/home.aspx
Girona Tourist Office : www.ajuntament.gi/turisme/eng/allotjaments.php
Maps and Route Finding
There are many websites which provide both maps and route finding facilities with a selection being shown below. For specific questions please just contact us and we will be more than happy to help and advise.
Google Maps : http://maps.google.com/
Via Michelin ( maps and routes) : www.viamichelin.com
Mappy.com : www.mappy.com
Multimap : wwww.multimap.com
The AA : www.theaa.com
The RAC : www.rac.co.uk