Port de la Selva (El)

El Port de la Selva is a small fishermen's village located in the north of Cap de Creus, on the Costa Brava. It extends from “El rec d’en Feliu” to the “Galladera” coves along the coast and borders inland with the towns of La Selva de Mar, Llançà, Vilajuïga, Pau, Palau, Roses and Cadaqués.

Within this environment there is a wealth of landscapes combining the Mediterranean blue, the green of the vineyards and sea rising sculpted mountains with high peaks such as Sant Salvador (671 m) and Puig Queralbs (621 m).

Cap de Creus, the last foothill of the Pyrenees, where the town is based, has a rugged coastline with morphology resulting from the erosive action of the sea and wind, abundant river valleys flooded by the sea that cause an articulated coast with picturesque coves, high capes and rugged headlands, as well as several small islets.

In 1998 the Cap de Creus Natural Park was created, which houses just over 90% of the municipality. Within this area, plus great natural areas, there is an important architectural heritage that allows us to trace the history of the place, highlighting the impressive Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes.

The town has a good proximity commerce network and varied cuisine. With a thousand inhabitants, El Port de la Selva is still a quiet town, keeping the structure of traditional fishing ports even though in the summer months it reaches its population multiplied by ten.

Paddling in the magnificent surroundings of Cap de Creus and Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Parks is an unforgettable experience. With friends, with family, with your couple or alone, we are sure you will enjoy kayaking, the sea and the natural resources of this part of the Costa Brava and the Alt Empordà region.

To discover the coast of an ethical and sustainable way, you will be able to find many proposals in this web. You will find information about the Center of Reproduction of Turtles of l'Albera, on where being able aprendre "birdwatching" to Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls, etc.

In Empúriabrava you will find a park dedicated to the sports of strong sensations, where you will be able to spend one day in family looking how they detach the light aircrafts and the parachutists jump, and if you are very brave you can do a jump in tandem.
Nearby you will find the tunnel of the wind where you will be able to have a drink looking how the professionals train and if you dare, you will be able to experience the sensation of flying doing a flight. Also just nearby it was inaugurated a pair of years the "Wave club”, an attraction that recreates waves and allows to practise the surfing, bodyboard, but also you will be able to do beach voley, or eat a hamburger sunbathing and listening to good music.

And for families, a very good option is to spend a day at the AQUABRAVA water park in Roses.Enjoy the aquatic pleasures in AQUABRAVA and spend the most fun and exciting day of summer in a place full of freshness and fun.A park where to experience with family or friends great sensations with its attractions.

The DO Empordà Wine Route brings to you into a tradition deeply rooted in our country, dating back to the Romans. Now, you can enjoy this part of our gastronomic identity, discovering all the secrets of DO Empordà wines.
The wine culture is breathed in the territory and the towns of Llançà and Roses are a good starting point to discover it.
Although you can enjoy activities and events throughout the year organized in different wineries, restaurants and museums, there are two great moments in the calendar as the celebration of Vívid the Wine Festival (a lot of experiences around the world of wine) in April and the Wine Show in September during the grape harvest.

Would you like to learn how to windsurf, navigate with catamaran, go sailboarding and /or practice paddlesurf? Then you're in the right place in the Costa Brava.
In Llançà, Port de la Selva, Roses and Portbou, a team of professionals ensures the learning of all the necessary techniques to become an expert navigator in the practice of windsurf, catamaran, sailing and paddlesurf, at the same time you will enjoy the exuberant nature of this corner of the Costa Brava and the Alt Empordà region.

The Cap de Creus is a place of magnificent and fascinating diving, it is a highly protected nature reserve, where nature keeps all his charms.
Snorkeling in clear waters, you discover a very rich and fully intact underwater fauna and flora.

Located in the town of Port de la Selva, the Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes rises majestically in the middle of the mountain overlooking the entire peninsula of Cap de Creus.
Built in the tenth century, is the finest example of Romanesque art in the surrounding region.

The Dalí Theatre-Museum, the largest surrealistic object in the world, occupies the building of the former Municipal Theatre, a nineteenth century building destroyed at the end of the Civil War. On its ruins, Dalí decided to create his museum.

We offer many excursions along the Costa Brava, following long-distance routes (GR), small tour (PR), local trails (SL) and Itinerànnia network. Also, you can discover the footpathsalong the coast which provide lovely views of the beaches and coves of the Costa Brava.

Between land and sea, the Cap de Creus is a beautiful place, endowed with unique geological settings, structures and outcrops which are unique in the world. The effect of the Tramuntana wind has transformed the landscape in a very special way.