Palamós, Costa Brava
A working fishing port famous for its prawns, with big sandy beaches.
Costa Brava · Girona
About Palamós
Palamós is a proper working town with one of Catalonia's most important fishing fleets, celebrated for the Palamós prawn.
The fishing museum and the afternoon auction make it a genuinely interesting stop, and the beaches either side of town are long and sandy.
Palamós sits on the Costa Brava in the province of Girona.
Open the larger mapThings to do
- Museu de la Pesca and the fish auction
- The port and seafront
- Castell beach and its Iberian settlement
Best beaches
- Platja Gran
- Platja de Castell — undeveloped and protected
- La Fosca
Restaurants
- Prawns, obviously — book ahead in season
Family activities
- Fishing museum activities
- Shallow sand at La Fosca
Walks
- Camí de Ronda from La Fosca to Castell
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