Cadaques is 1 hour drive from the French border, 2 hours from Barcelona and 1 hour from Girona.

Festivals throughout the year include

JANUARY - Birth of the Sun Festival - Traditional dancing and a traditional procession to St Sebastian's chapel
FEBRUARY - Carnival
APRIL - Food and cooking festival
JUNE - Eve of San John
JULY - Our Lady of Carmen - boat procession on Bay of Cadaques - dancing of Sardana in square
AUGUST - Festival of Cadaques
SEPTEMBER - Harvest Festival
DECEMBER - Winter Festival with mountain bike treks, dances, sporting events.
On the Last Sunday of every month there is an Antique fair in the square

There are over 30 restaurants to enjoy the finest sea food in the world, as well as shops, art galleries and museums.

Sea Front at Cadaques from Bar Meliton

Watch the world go by

Isle de Ligat

The Dali Museum - where Dali lived at Port Lligat is a treasure where the decor, the unique features in some rooms, the garden and the swimming pool will all inspire. You will have to book in advance at the Tourist Office behind the Casino.
The Dali Museum in Figueres is highly entertaining and well worth a visit.

Cap de Creus

Cap de Creus, a National Park, is famous for water sports. Cadaques, being within the National Park, is the centre for water sports. It caters for Boat/Canoe hire, Windsurfing, Scuba Diving, Excellent Snorkelling and Fishing. The Cap is also famous for its flora among botanists. Hill walkers love it - be prepared to swim, as you will almost certainly discover a cove all to yourself that you will find irresistible.

Other activities to be found nearby include golf, tennis, rock climbing, cycling, sky diving and karting.

Port Vell

Barcelona (Barca) is not too far away (2 hours drive or bus to Figueres and then train to Barca). This makes an excellent excursion for a day or more. Barca is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Visit the myriad of shops, parks, restaurants, night clubs, museums and art galleries. Of course a visit to Barca has to include an hour or two, people-watching, on the Rambla. While on the Rambla, visit the food market. The pride of the Catalans is also exhibited in the way they display their food.

The outstanding architecture of Gaudi, the Sagrada Familia, Palau Guell, Parc Guell and many more are certainly worth a visit. The Aquarium is a treat as is Port Vell, the beautiful Harbour Area.

Girona, just one hour drive from Cadaques, is also a beautiful city. In recent years, it has been consistently voted, by the Spanish, as one of the most desirable cities in Spain in which to live. You will have to discover yourself why.

A trip to Spain, cannot exclude a visit to some wineries to taste the wine. Emporda is the local wine area around Cadaques. It was traditionally a great producer of sparkling wines, however it is now increasingly producing more and more quality red wines at a fraction of the price of French wines. The Castilio Peralada gives a great indication of their great potential. You can pick up some great bargains. The local restaurants are more than willing to advise you on where to go and what to buy. While you are in Cadaques, try a blind test between the local Cava (at 7 Euro/bottle) and French Champagne, then bring home a few bottles.

The Market in Cadaques is held every Monday Morning from 9 a.m. till 1.00 p.m. Here the locals and visitors, in the know, shop for their fresh fruit, vegetables, cheeses and meats. If you arrive in Cadaques on a Saturday, it is worth finding out where it is as you will always see produce there that you will not see in a supermarket. If you follow the dry river bed (a concrete road) from the sea-front beside the Casino "upriver" you will come across it after 200 meters.

Access to Cadaques

International airports are at Girona (Ryan Air), Barcelona (Most Carriers) and to the north Perpignan in France (Ryan Air). Railway stations are at Figeures and Llanca. Also there is a regular bus service from Figueres.