The best things to see and do in Palamós (Costa Brava) in 1 day

Palamos It is one of the towns that have most contributed to the international prestige that the Costa Brava en Catalonia.

It is a town that looks at the sea from all its sides, since on both sides of its traditional fishing neighborhood two ports are opened.

Oriented to the west, and as an extension of its Great beach, the fishing port, one of those on the coast Mediterranean coast You can still see the fishing boats arriving every afternoon, and where the fish from their daily work is sold in their fish market.

And facing east you find a modern Leisure port, sports port totally occupied by pleasure boats.

Palamos It also has the prestige of having a cove, the Castell beach, which is considered as the most virgin beach on the Costa Brava.

It is a corner located next to an old Iberian town, which has not suffered the urban maelstrom, and where you can get there by parapet walk which takes you along the coast towards the north.

An example of the international significance of this coastal town in the region of Lower Ampurdán is that, between 1960 and 1962, it was the place of residence of the American novelist Truman Capote,

This famous writer came to Europe looking for the tranquility necessary to write what would later become his best-known novel, Cold-blooded.

En Palamos, In full Franco dictatorship, found that tranquility while sharing his life with the fishermen, enjoying the sun in the Great beach and Catifa beach, and tasted the gastronomy of the already famous restaurant The snails.

Now during your holiday stay in Palamós you can sign up for one tour with which you travel the Palamós of Truman Capote.

What to see and do in Palamós on the Costa Brava

The central axis of your visit to Palamós will, without a doubt, be the port, where you may be surprised to know that in recent times it has become a stopover big cruises by Mediterranean coast, and where about 40 boats arrive per season.

See the arrival of the fishing boats at the port of Palamós

The little ones have always caught my attention. fishing ports where the colorful inshore fishing boats gather and are increasingly difficult to see.

At Palamós fishing port Every afternoon, around 17 p.m., you can see how the sayings arrive inshore fishing boats after his daily work.

They arrive with fish and shellfish (of course, the famous Palamós prawns) that they have collected throughout the day and then sell them at the port market.

Currently in Palamos About 30 trawlers and another 30 small gear vessels continue to fish.

Fishing Museum in Palamós

At Palamós fishing port you can visit a curious fishing museum, where you will learn about the evolution of the fishing profession in the Mediterranean.

Surely there will be another similar museum on other coasts, but the truth is that until we reach Palamos I had not yet visited a fishing museum like the one you find in this town Costa Brava of well-earned international prestige, which has become the first museum of its kind in the Mediterranean.

Opened in 2002, and already receives about 26.000 visitors a year.

In your museum visit The first thing you will see is an introductory video of about 10 minutes, in which the background sound stands out with the atmosphere of the traditional auction that continues to take place every working day in the adjacent port market.

During your tour of the museum, where information panels abound, you learn that only 20 percent of the fish consumed in Spain comes from the Mediterranean coasts.

The central element of the museum is a traditional fishing boat with sail which is situated as its axis.

Around the boat, on two floors, you will see numerous objects, tools and gear traditionally used by local fishermen.

Next to the museum, in the same port, there are two fishing boats, one drag and other fence, which constitute its floating assets.

During the visit you will also learn that in the Mediterranean Sea About 20 different species are caught, from sardines to shrimp, among which are the very famous ones from Palamós.

Specifically, the Palamós prawns They are concentrated in chasms about 800 meters deep that are very close to this coastal area.

La regulation of shrimp fishing by trawling method establishes that it can only be done from Monday to Friday, from 7 in the morning, when the ships cannot yet have passed the port departure tower, until 6 in the afternoon, when they must have already entered the port.

Once at the market, the shrimp caught during the day are sold in the afternoon carrying the corresponding with  of Palamós prawns.

The Visiting hours of the Palamós Fishing Museum They are, in summer, from July to August, every day of the week, from 10 a.m. to 21 p.m.

The rest of the year, from Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. and from 15 to 19 p.m., and on Sundays and holidays, from 10 a.m. to 14 p.m. and from 16 to 19 p.m., closing on Mondays from October to April.

The ticket prices They are, generally, 5 euros; students, retirees, disabled and unemployed, 2,50 euros; and Youth Card holders, 2,25 euros. Children under 10 years old have free entry.

Guided tours for groups are organized throughout the year, touring the museum, the port and the fish market.

Visit of the Palamós Market

If you are curious, you can sign up for the guided tour of the Palamós Market, in which in half an hour you will see the modern electronic system that manages the sale of fish, which has replaced the traditional live auction.

And you can also see that the fish goes from the fish market to the market, just by going through a door.

Indeed, in the own Palamós Market a small market with fishmongers where you can directly buy the fish and seafood that have just arrived at the port.

Gastronomic activities at Espacio del Pescado in Palamós

You can complete your visit by signing up for some of the activities showcooking seafood cuisine that are carried out in the so-called Fish Space from Palamós, with the elaboration of the rosellat noodles, or Catalan noodles.

Finally, in the nearby fishing district you can go for tapas and taste the tapas in their bars awarded in the local competition.

To highlight the wide variety of tapas Bar El Galeon, one of the most popular and classic in this coastal town.

Photos of Palamós in Costa Brava

Here you have more photos of Palamos, in the region of Lower Ampurdán. in the Costa Brava of Catalonia.