Cadaqués rewards people who choose carefully rather than try to see and eat everything at once. This is a small town, hemmed in by rock and sea, where a good meal and a good walk matter more than a checklist. Here is one way to spend time here, built around what actually distinguishes each place.… Continue reading A Curated Guide to Eating and Exploring Cadaqués
The Church of Santa Maria, the Landmark Above Cadaqués Harbour
The Església de Santa Maria is the parish church of Cadaqués, standing on raised ground above the harbour where it can be seen from almost anywhere in the bay. It is widely regarded as the town's most important monument, and its position, looking out over the water and the rooftops of the old quarter, makes… Continue reading The Church of Santa Maria, the Landmark Above Cadaqués Harbour
The Best Ways to Spend Your Time in Cadaqués
Cadaqués rewards a slower kind of visit. Its relative isolation, no coastal road was ever built to link it directly along the shore, and a proper connecting road did not arrive until 1910, is precisely why the town was spared the large-scale resort development that reshaped so much of this coast. What follows is not… Continue reading The Best Ways to Spend Your Time in Cadaqués
The Cadaqués Festival Calendar and When to Visit
Cadaqués keeps a handful of fixed dates on its calendar each year, and knowing them helps decide when to come, whether that means arriving for the music or deliberately avoiding the crowds. Cadaqués International Music Festival The Cadaqués International Music Festival has run every summer since the 1970s and is held in the Church of… Continue reading The Cadaqués Festival Calendar and When to Visit
How to Get to Cadaqués and What to Know Before You Go
Cadaqués sits at the foot of the Cap de Creus peninsula in the far north-east of Spain, and getting there takes a bit more planning than most Costa Brava towns. There is only one road in and one road out, and no coastal road was ever built connecting it directly along the shore. For much… Continue reading How to Get to Cadaqués and What to Know Before You Go
Cadaqués, the Whitewashed Town Isolation Kept Whole
Cadaqués sits on the Costa Brava, on a bay of the same name, in the Alt Empordà comarca of Girona province, Catalonia. It is a town best understood through what it never became: for much of its history it could only be reached by sea, or by a winding mountain road over the Coll de… Continue reading Cadaqués, the Whitewashed Town Isolation Kept Whole
