Kimi's Visit February 19th to March 1st

February 29th, 2016

For Kimi's last full day in Barcelona, I thought it would be nice to go up to Costa Brava.  We drove up to Tossa de Mar which is a small, very touristy town about 1h15min from Barcelona.  In February though, the coast is pretty empty.  It was nice to be able to walk around without wading through tons of tourists.  It was actually my first time in Tossa de Mar and it was much better than I thought it would be.  We walked up to the Vila Vella which is the remains of the medieval fortified town that dates back to the 13th century.  There are 4 large towers, the remains of castle and chapel and narrow cobblestone streets.

Kimi on the beautiful deserted beach with the old fortified town in the background

The Joanás tower overlooking the bay

narrow cobblestone street in the Vila Vella

a small cove on the other side of the old town

After visiting the old town, we decided to hike down the Cami de Ronda which is a hiking/walking path that goes all the way down Costa Brava.  We have hiked different sections of this trail throughout the years.  It doesn't seem to matter where you are, the views are always amazing.  We started at main beach in Tossa and hiked all the way along the coast to Cala Bona.  It was not an easy hike, about 4 km of up and down a very rocky and sometimes treacherous path.  After we reached Cala Bona, we decided to walk along the road back to Tossa.  We could not imagine hiking along the coast all the way back.   We were very fortunate that the weather was sunny, but not too hot.  February is the perfect time to hike the Cami de Ronda. 

View from the Cami de Ronda, you can see Tossa de Mar in the distance

The rocky cliffs

beautiful rugged coastline near Cala Bona

Made it to Cala Bona!