Castell-Platja d’Aro municipality

Castell d’Aro, Platja d’Aro i S’Agaró is a municipality in the middle of the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain.

It is formed from two parts: Castell d’Aro is an ancient village built around a medieval castle and a fortified church, 3 km (2 miles) inland on the road from Platja d’Aro to Santa Cristina d’Aro; and Platja d’Aro is a coastal town on the road from Palamós to Sant Feliu de Guíxols which stretches along a large 2 km (1+1⁄4 mile) beach.

Originally a small fishing village, Platja d’Aro is now a major coastal resort, popular predominantly with Catalans and villa-owning Northern Europeans.

Along the coast, connecting the main beach with numerous small beaches, is the Camí de Ronda.

This ancient path now forms part of the GR 92 long distance footpath, which runs the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

It passes along the seafront promenade of Platja d’Aro. To the north the path follows the rocky coastline and crosses several beaches to reach the southern end of the beachside promenade of Sant Antoni de Calonge.

To the south it diverts around the extensive Marina de Port d’Oro and crosses the Platja de Sa Conca before following the coastline around the headland of S’Agaró to the resort of the same name.

Location:

Castell d'Aro is located in the heart of the Costa Brava, 80 km (50 miles) north of Barcelona.

It borders with Calonge to the north, Santa Cristina d'Aro to the west, Sant Feliu to the south and the Coast to the East.

Castell-Platja d'Aro occupies the eastern end of the Vall d'Aro, a narrow plain drained by the river Ridaura and located between the Mountain ranges of Cadiretes and southern end of the Gavarres.

Platja d'Aro was originally a small fishing village on the highway between Palamós and Sant Feliu de Guíxols with a 2 km (1+1⁄4 mile) long beach. It is now a major tourist resort with hotels and other commercial premises.

Climate:

According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Castell-Platja d'Aro has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa).