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10 Specialty Museums in Costa Brava That You Shouldn't Miss
Whether you're looking for sandy beaches, rocky coves, tranquil villages or mountain scenery, Spain's Costa Brava has something to offer you. Situated in the north-east of the country overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the Costa Brava region enjoys hot summers and mild winters, making it an all-year-round holiday destination. There are plenty of opportunities in the Costa Brava to play golf, tennis or football, as well as to take part in water sports. The Sant Daniel Valley on the western side of the Gavarres hills has mountain biking and trekking paths with stunning views. If you are looking for a cultural activity, the Archaeological Museum in Banyoles is housed in a Gothic palace and has displays of paleontology and pottery as well as archaeology. Modern art lovers must not miss the Theatre Museum in Figueres which has a collection of Salvador Dali's paintings. At the end of the day, if you still have some energy, there is no shortage of nightlife in towns such as Lloret de Mar.
Restaurants in Costa Brava
1. Magic House, Col.leccio XEVI
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5.0 based on 65 reviews
2. Casa Museu Can Font
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4.5 based on 43 reviews
3. Museu d'Historia de la Joguina
4. Museu Can Mario
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4.5 based on 41 reviews
Can Mario is the Fundació Vila Casas Museum of Contemporary Sculpture in Palafrugell (Costa Brava). It was opened in 2004. It has around 220 works on show dating from the 1960’s to the present day by a wide range of artists born or living in Catalonia. Temporary exhibitions are also held every year. Can Mario was a cork factory dating from the early 20th century and was one of the buildings of the Miquel & Vincke cork company. Today it is a place for contemplating art situated in the Plaça de Can Mario, where we can also find a modernista water tower and the Cork Museum. Sice April 2011, 33 sculptures by artists from the Empordà region of Catalonia have been placed in the Jardí de Can Mario, as permanent, open air exhibits. In October of the same year the Sala Empordà was opened in the Museum, for holding temporary exhibitions of artists from the region.
5. Museu Palau Solterra
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Palau Solterra is the Fundació Vila Casas Museum of Contemporary Photography (National and International) located in the town of Torroella de Montgrí in the Empordà region of Catalonia. It was opened in 2000. There are presently approximately 200 contemporary photographs on display by artists from around the world. Palau Solterra is a 15th century palace that was the ancestral home of the Counts of Torroella de Montgrí. As well as the permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and a cycle of conferences on history and humanities are held annually.
6. Museu de la Confitura
7. Alfoli de la Sal
8. Museo del Far de Tossa
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4.0 based on 120 reviews
9. Museu del Suro (Cork Museum)
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4.0 based on 76 reviews
Located in the center of Palafrugell Cork Museum presents a unique institution because of its subject, its territory and its complete service, acquires, preserves, interprets and highlights heritage structured around the world cork in Catalonia, while shaping a landscape, industry, lifestyles and a common identity. It aims to contribute to the social, economic and cultural life of the community; providing support to formal and informal education as proposed; as well as alternative and creative leisure. The Cork Museum occupies a former cork factory, the largest in the industry in Spain. It also has a past in the relevant sector, with rare items cork constructions that are often functional buildings uncompromising decorative elements or the participation of renowned architects. This aspect becomes even more relevant in the set highlighting modernist elements, dimensions and structure. The Cork Museum also manages the Depository Modernist Interpretation Center Can Mario.
10. Coll de Roses, Wine Family Museum
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4.0 based on 23 reviews
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