The ports around Cap de Creus introduce themselves.
The Cape (Catalan Cap) is the most easterly point of the Iberian peninsular and gives its name to a nature reserve being the largest undeveloped area on the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
The ports situated around the Cap are Colera, Llançà, Port de la Selva, Cadaqués, Roses and Empuriàbrava. If you look them up on an atlas or older maps you will still find the Spanish instead of Catalan spelling, namely Llansa, Puerto de la Selva, Cadaqués, Rosas, Ampuriabrava or Cabo Creus.
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Tourism in these places is an important but not solely important factor in their economy. The ports have mainly kept their original rural characterism and nature has generally been spared. Next to Cap Creus there are two further nature reserves nearby, namely the Aiguamolls, a swamp area and the Albera mountains, an impressive mountain range.
| The villages between the French/Spanish border will welcome the visitors with their typical Mediterranean way of life. Cadaqués famous through having been the residence of Salvador Dali is well known for its cosmopolitan and slightly mondane way of life. Roses is the ideal resort if you are not just seeking a quiet retreat but also buzzy with life and entertainment. Empuriàbrava, newly built in the seventies is with its canals and boat moorings an eldorado for holiday skippers |  |
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Many picturesque outings into the hinterland are usually not more than half an hour's drive away. The landscape there has generally kept its originality and does not only invite hikers and cyclists but has numerous cultural and historical places well worth visiting.
CapCreus online, the Web-newspaper of the Costa Brava: www.cbrava.com