Platja de Castell
Platja de Castell
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Knudsen_P
Glostrup, Denmark137 contributions
July 2016 • Family
Went here with the family on a Saturday in July and found the majority of the visitors to be Spanish locals. Accessible in car right of the main road (the beach has its own exit) or by a walking path from the city. The beach is part of a preserved area covering multiple beaches and coves. It is a beautiful area and a recommendable place, both for swimming/snorkeling/sun bathing but also for walk along the cost in unspoiled nature. Parking your car in high season is 5 EUR for the day on the very dusty parking lot. From the lot there is a few hundred meters to the beach. The beach is a sand beach, not the fine powder type of sand the grains a above average in size but still provides a great beach. As many of the other Costa Brava beaches this is not a beach that can be recommended for small children, a few meters out and the drop is more than 1 meter.
There is 2 identical restaurants serving drinks, sandwiches and a few other dishes. Prices are above the level elsewhere unfortunately without added quality. On the positive side there is a couple of toilets next to them.
The bay outside the beach is a popular anchor spot and on busy days there lots of boats everywhere of the coast.
You can rent sun bed and umbrella but I suggest you bring as much of what you need with you.
I have added a aerial photo that give a great impression of the beach and surroundings.
There is 2 identical restaurants serving drinks, sandwiches and a few other dishes. Prices are above the level elsewhere unfortunately without added quality. On the positive side there is a couple of toilets next to them.
The bay outside the beach is a popular anchor spot and on busy days there lots of boats everywhere of the coast.
You can rent sun bed and umbrella but I suggest you bring as much of what you need with you.
I have added a aerial photo that give a great impression of the beach and surroundings.
Written 16 July 2016
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arkangel67
Market Harborough, UK279 contributions
July 2019 • Family
The previous review is very clearly of another location, because this is a beach with a single, albeit large, beach bar/restaurant. There are certainly no shops to browse! Please, Trip Advisor reviewers, if you insist on adding reviews to help others, make the effort to ensure you are adding your review to the correct location.
This beach has a large car park with a 5 Euro daily rate, and a five minute walk then brings you out at a generous sized beach with ample room, even when the car park is full.
Clean golden sand, with crystal clear water - pebbles for the first few feet and then steeply pitches onto more sand. Not great paddling for toddlers, but perfect for everyone else.
Decent sized bar/restaurant selling a good range of snacks at surprisingly good prices given the captive audience.
Well worth a visit.
This beach has a large car park with a 5 Euro daily rate, and a five minute walk then brings you out at a generous sized beach with ample room, even when the car park is full.
Clean golden sand, with crystal clear water - pebbles for the first few feet and then steeply pitches onto more sand. Not great paddling for toddlers, but perfect for everyone else.
Decent sized bar/restaurant selling a good range of snacks at surprisingly good prices given the captive audience.
Well worth a visit.
Written 21 July 2019
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Britgirls
Sheffield, UK30 contributions
July 2018 • Family
We have just spent a fortnight in this lovely part of the world and visited this beach often. It is a beautiful beach - with one good beach bar and several public toilets (temporary ones what weren’t amazing but better than nothing!!). The sea is beautiful, a slight incline to get in and a bit of shingle/pebble initially but sandy after that. Some days it was very flat and calm but on others there was a yellow flag and the waves were quite big. Too big for my 3 year old but lots of children were having great fun jumping the waves. The car park is huge and we had no trouble parking even in the height of summer. Some may think 5 Euro for the day expensive but for a day at such a beautiful place well worth it! (If you arrive later in the day the cost is reduced). We totally fell in love with this beach and would really recommend it.
Written 31 July 2018
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Carol M
Dronfield, UK11 contributions
Sept 2014 • Couples
I visited this beach when I was about 12 and loved it. I always thought it must have been spoiled with hotels/developments but it is still a Paradise and totally undeveloped.
Written 5 November 2014
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fxsam
Los Angeles, CA58 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
This beach gets very crowded, but its in the middle of a nature preserve, so its been pretty well protected from development.
There is public parking (about 5 Euros), as well as toilets, a bar and lifeguards, not to mention Kayak rentals. There are also hiking paths off into the rest of the nature preserve.
You can get to this beach by driving up the C-31 north from Palamos, and take the turning for "Castell", and follow the directions. The road will get narrower and narrower. You will get to the entrance to the parking, where the road turns into a dirt path. Its then a relatively short walk to the beach.
There is public parking (about 5 Euros), as well as toilets, a bar and lifeguards, not to mention Kayak rentals. There are also hiking paths off into the rest of the nature preserve.
You can get to this beach by driving up the C-31 north from Palamos, and take the turning for "Castell", and follow the directions. The road will get narrower and narrower. You will get to the entrance to the parking, where the road turns into a dirt path. Its then a relatively short walk to the beach.
Written 7 August 2014
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EvilLuke
London, UK94 contributions
Aug 2015
We visited on a gloriously sunny day and had a wonderful time.
We were a group of 10 with 4 kids between 4 and 8. The beach has lovely sand (for the med) and the entry to the sea is not steep at all.
The chair service/umbrellas, while not cheap, were well worth the investment. And the restaurants weren't cheap either but the food was really good. Really, the beach is that good that it could have cost 4 times the price and we still would have considered it a great day out.
We were a group of 10 with 4 kids between 4 and 8. The beach has lovely sand (for the med) and the entry to the sea is not steep at all.
The chair service/umbrellas, while not cheap, were well worth the investment. And the restaurants weren't cheap either but the food was really good. Really, the beach is that good that it could have cost 4 times the price and we still would have considered it a great day out.
Written 12 September 2015
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schrodingersdog
Liverpool, UK51 contributions
July 2015 • Couples
We walked from our hotel in Llafranc to Platja de Castell, which took around two hours but took in some lovely scenery along the coastal paths between Llafranc and Calella de Palafrugell, as well as on the forest paths between Cap Roig botanical gardens and the beach itself.
Although the beach was relatively busy when we visited (a Thursday in early July), it seems big enough not to be too crowded even in the peak months; and the lack of development around the beach lends it a more serene, relaxing quality than other beaches. Best of all, this is a sandy beach -- so there's no stumbling over slime-covered stones or cutting your feet on jagged rocks!
Although the beach was relatively busy when we visited (a Thursday in early July), it seems big enough not to be too crowded even in the peak months; and the lack of development around the beach lends it a more serene, relaxing quality than other beaches. Best of all, this is a sandy beach -- so there's no stumbling over slime-covered stones or cutting your feet on jagged rocks!
Written 5 July 2015
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Vasi D
Auckland Central, New Zealand120 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Lovely beach that goes for miles with nice soft golden sand and warm 28C sea temperature. Plenty of cafes and tapas bars along side for a drink or a snack. Could easily be a day on the beach.
Written 3 August 2019
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nellyboot
Stanwix, UK34 contributions
Sept 2014 • Couples
Unspoilt by modern development, but lacking nothing in facilities, you can hire a sun lounger (€6 per day at the time of writing) and and an umbrella if you like, and there are two small snack bars which are reasonably priced. The only toilets are of the Portaloo kind, but they are perfectly adequate. Parking is normally €5 per day so it's wasteful to go for less than a few hours. Best to make a day of it.
The beach is south-facing so it gets the sun all day and is one of the few in this area where you don't have to negotiate either steps or a steep slope on your way from the car park.
At the water's edge, the sand slopes fairly steeply, so you can swim within just a few yards of the beach, and the whole bay is nicely sheltered. It's perfect for swimming and snorkelling.
If you get bored with sea and sand, you can visit the remains of an ancient Iberian settlement on the headland to the East of the bay or, for a longer walk, head West on the GR92 footpath to La Fosca or Palamos.
At the western end of the beach there is small area of sand which is cut off from the main beach by a narrow, rocky ridge. Here you may dispense with swimwear altogether if you prefer to get back to nature.
The beach is south-facing so it gets the sun all day and is one of the few in this area where you don't have to negotiate either steps or a steep slope on your way from the car park.
At the water's edge, the sand slopes fairly steeply, so you can swim within just a few yards of the beach, and the whole bay is nicely sheltered. It's perfect for swimming and snorkelling.
If you get bored with sea and sand, you can visit the remains of an ancient Iberian settlement on the headland to the East of the bay or, for a longer walk, head West on the GR92 footpath to La Fosca or Palamos.
At the western end of the beach there is small area of sand which is cut off from the main beach by a narrow, rocky ridge. Here you may dispense with swimwear altogether if you prefer to get back to nature.
Written 6 September 2014
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HPol P
Toronto, Canada212 contributions
Oct 2019
A small crescent beach, nice sand. Old Iberian ruins off to one side and start of a hiking trail to the north. Parked in the close lot, there is a large overflow lot a little farther away. "No dog" signs ignored by local who let their hounds loose off leash, Water still warm enough for a dip in early October.
Written 13 October 2019
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How far is it from platja park hotel?
Written 20 September 2019
How far is walk from Bel air hotel? 15 minutes ? And when you get to entrance of beach i see a long walk to water , am I correct
Written 26 May 2019
Hola , desearia saber si se puede comer en playa de Castell, y si alguieen tiene el telefono para poder reservar.
Gracias
Written 2 August 2015
Podes comer en los paradores de la playa Sin cambiarte de atuendo y dejando todas las cosas en la pata sin tener q trasladarte.
Written 3 August 2015
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