Costa Brava Guide

Sant Feliu de Guixols is an eminently Mediterranean town situated at the heart of the Costa Brava and surrounded by hills with woods of pine and holm oak, wich has become an important holiday resort offering visitors a wide range of services. All year round Sant Feliu has an intense commercial activity, and the municipal council organises numerous leisure and cultural activities, in addition to maintaining the town's most deeply-rooted traditions. Thanks to its pleasant, temperate climate, Sant Feliu de Guixols is an ideal place for relaxing at any time of the year. The town conserves a rich and surprising historical and architectural heritage. The coastline surrounding Sant Feliu is full of contrasts, with stretches of cliffs interrupted by coves and bays with fine sand beaches. The town's beaches concentrate a large number of activities and offer all kinds of water sports. In Sant Feliu you'll find a holiday made to measure for you.

Sant Feliu de Guixols is a town with a rich cultural, historical and architectural heritage. An outstanding example of this is the architectural complex of the Monastery, built in 1723 by the Benedictine order, wich includes the Porta Ferradaj, the symbol of the town, and the towers of the Corn and Fum. Nowadays, the Monastery complex is the home of one of the principal centre of the cultural activity of the town: the Cultural Centre, the History Museum and the Tourist Office. Photo Source: Hotel Hipocrates

Toy History Museum - The Museum has more than 2.500 toys, dated from between 1870 and 1970, most of them made in Spain (private collection belonging to Tomas Pla). You can follow the development of toys from tin to plastic. Rambla Antoni Vidal, 48-50 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols telf: +34 972 82 22 49 ...

Sant Feliu de Guixols History Museum - Permanent exhibitions featuring prehistoric and ancient civilisations; ceramics, crystal and art; rescues at sea and the cork room. Plus temporary exhibitions. The Museum began with the display of the archaeological finds of Eduardo González Hurtebiese at Punta dels Guíxols in the ...