The parador, a newbuild, is situated in Northeastern Catalonia on top of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean. On one side there is a stunning view of sea and rocks, on the other a cove with a good sand beach which one reaches by a long flight of stone steps. However when I was there last the whole of the Costa Brava had been hit with a massive infestation of jellyfish which made swimming seem undesirable. There is also a large, heated outdoor pool and a gym. The medieval French city of Perpignan is half an hour's drive to the north, Catalan Girona the same distance to the west. The latter has an interesting hybrid cathedral, part Romanesque, part Gothic, which boasts the largest Gothic nave in the world. But the main attraction there is the diocesan museum in which one may see a splendid eighth century Beatus Apocalypse, a richly ornamented eleventh century casket that is one of the finest examples of Mozarabic art and, taking pride of place, the magnificent Tapestry of the Creation from the year 1100 that is fully as good as the more famous Bayeux Tapestry.
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