Forallac · 10 min from Pals
Peratallada
The golden stone village: streets carved in rock, a medieval moat and 11th century gates. The best preserved Romanesque ensemble of the Emporda.
Charming villages
The stone villages of the Emporda.
Beyond the coast, the Emporda hides golden-stone villages frozen in the middle ages. Eight worth the detour, all within 30 minutes of each other.
Corca · 20 min from Girona
Monells
The perfect arcaded square: medieval arches where plenty of cinema was filmed. Small, quiet with the river below.
Pals
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Towers, walls and rice fields from the Torre de les Hores viewpoint.
Ullastret · 8 min from Peratallada
Ullastret
The largest Iberian site in Catalonia next to a village of steep streets.
Girones · 25 min from Girona
Madremanya
Stone houses among thousand-year-old olive trees: the romantic escape of the Girones.
Besalu · 30 min from Girona
Besalu
The Romanesque bridge over the Fluvia and the Jewish mikve: the gateway to the Garrotxa.
Alt Emporda · 12 min from Figueres
Peralada
Castle, casino, summer music festival and the cava capital of the north.
Alt Emporda
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The white village of Dali at the end of Cap de Creus.
The perfect one-day loop
Girona or the coast in the morning, Peratallada and Monells at midday with lunch in the square, Ullastret in the afternoon and Pals at sunset from the tower. Around 70 flat kilometres: comfortable by transfer or rental car, and the restaurants of Peratallada are worth booking ahead in season.