What to see in Tossa de Mar

The walls were built at the beginning of the 13th century. They were declared a national historic and artistic monument in 1931.

The lighthouse was built in 1917. It now houses a small museum, "A century of maritime signals on the Costa Brava".

Opened on 1 September 1935, the Municipal Museum was the first museum of contemporary art in Spain.

L'Església Vella de Sant Vicenç, a Gothic building perched on a cliff some 50 metres above the sea.

Opened for worship on 29 November 1776. A late example of popular Baroque architecture, with a very large floor plan.

La Capella del Socors has seafaring origins. Antoni Caixa had it built under episcopal licence in 1593. L'Antic Hospital de Sant Miquel was founded in 1773 by Tomàs Vidal i Rey, regarded as the forerunner of the Indianos.

From the hermitage of Sant Elm in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, gazing at this landscape and looking towards Tossa, Ferran Agulló was inspired to coin the name Costa Brava. According to one account, it first appeared in the newspaper La Veu de Catalunya on 12 September 1908. Since then the name has become known worldwide. La Selva region takes in the towns of Blanes, Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar.

Photograph taken near the first viewpoint on the road to Sant Feliu de Guíxols, on the northbound stretch of the Camí de Ronda. If you take the southbound Camí de Ronda instead, you will enjoy views such as this one of Es Codolar. That route leads towards Lloret de Mar, passing the Es Cars area and the views over Cala Llevadó and Porto Pi. Wear good footwear and bring water, food and a mobile phone. The NATURAL LOCAL app is very useful for keeping track of where you are at all times.