| A relaxed, attractive, low-rise former fishing village with a prosperous feel, packed in summer with lots of Spanish families and independent car-driving visitors. Measuring around 2 mls by 1 ml, the town stretches from the rocky headland of Punta de la Torre in the E to the El Golfet area in the SW. It is built on a gentle slope, so the visitor's first impression is of an attractive jumble of red-tiled roofs with a simple white church tower jutting up from the old centre. The buildings are mostly traditional, white or pastel coloured and well maintained, with more modern developments up the hillside, camouflaged by thick pine trees. The main road runs round the resort, with most accommodation S of it, closer to the sea or dotted on the hillside. The El Golfet area comprises low-rise apartments and has only 1 bar/restaurant and a supermarket. It can get windy in this area, with the Tramontana wind from the N and Garbi from SW. | ||||
Beaches: A series of coarse sand beaches, the largest being the sloping 200-yd option at El Canadell, which is backed by shrubs and trees, and reached via steps from a promenade lined with old summer houses. It has rocky outcrops and large rocks in the water, and is popular with local families and youngsters. Sunbeds for hire at weekends. A couple of bars; 1 restaurant. Kayak hire. 150-yd Port Bo Beach, consisting of 3 narrow sections separated by rocks, is packed full of boats on the sand and backed by a short promenade lined with bars and restaurants. 3 more small, pebbly, sloping beaches, all reached via steep steps and flanked by rocks. Dive centre. Just over 1 ml from the centre and best reached by car or coastal path is the curved, pebbly, 75-yd El Golfet Beach, down steep steps. In a dramatic setting, backed by sheer pine-topped cliffs and flanked by rock formations. No sunbeds or parasols; snack bar. |
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