Map - Begur, Costa Brava, Girona
Begur post code: 17255
Information about Begur, Costa Brava
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We love Begur and after discovering it in 2000 we go back several time a year !
A place of great character and charm and in different ways as the seasons change. The summer weekends get very busy with visitors from Barcelona who own much of the property in the beautiful region.
Begur itself is so lovely; an historic hillside town with a central square with little cobbled streets leading off. Lots of outstanding restaurants, one-off shops, tapas bars and some really good late night cellar bars.
The beaches are within a few kilometres and there are many pretty coastal villages and inland medieval towns to visit. A wonderful discovery!
A place of great character and charm and in different ways as the seasons change. The summer weekends get very busy with visitors from Barcelona who own much of the property in the beautiful region.
Begur itself is so lovely; an historic hillside town with a central square with little cobbled streets leading off. Lots of outstanding restaurants, one-off shops, tapas bars and some really good late night cellar bars.
The beaches are within a few kilometres and there are many pretty coastal villages and inland medieval towns to visit. A wonderful discovery!
Posted by
Sheila Yelland
about 2 years ago
Begur is a municipality in the province of Girona (Gerona), Spain. It is located in the Catalan comarca of Baix Empordà.
Begur has 3,986 inhabitants (according to the census of 2005). It is an important tourist attraction in the Baix Empordà. During the summer, the population can exceed 40,000 people.
Despite of its touristic character, the village has an important historical remnants that go back in early history. The castle of Begur is a good example of medieval remains. The castle was constructed in the 16th and 17th century.
The town of Begur also includes Esclanyà (with a Roman town centre), Aiguafreda, Sa Riera, Sa Tuna, Aiguablava and Fornells. Some of the most prestigious beaches of the Costa Brava can be found here: Sa Riere, Aiguafreda, sa Tuna, Platja Fonda, Fornells and Aiguablava. The latter is also home to a Parador Hotel.
Begur has 3,986 inhabitants (according to the census of 2005). It is an important tourist attraction in the Baix Empordà. During the summer, the population can exceed 40,000 people.
Despite of its touristic character, the village has an important historical remnants that go back in early history. The castle of Begur is a good example of medieval remains. The castle was constructed in the 16th and 17th century.
The town of Begur also includes Esclanyà (with a Roman town centre), Aiguafreda, Sa Riera, Sa Tuna, Aiguablava and Fornells. Some of the most prestigious beaches of the Costa Brava can be found here: Sa Riere, Aiguafreda, sa Tuna, Platja Fonda, Fornells and Aiguablava. The latter is also home to a Parador Hotel.
Posted by
Wikipedia
almost 4 years ago
The Catalan language question is a little more complicated than this. Castellano is universally understood by Catalans, not just widely, except perhaps by pre-school children of Catalan families. Catalans may dislike 'Spaniards', but they always understand them. My complaint is that they don't help or even want foreigners to learn their language, rather like the Welsh in parts of North Wales. It's therefore hardly worth learning except perhaps to read notices. I try to use what Catalan I've learned from books and newspapers, but am invariably am replied to in Castellano. When I say 'Bon dia' they reply 'Buenos dias'. My 'Adeo' is answered by 'Adios'. I have one or two British female friends who've been married to Catalans for many years and know Catalan well, and they tell me the same story. In some inland villages where there are fewer foreigners this may not be the case, but on the Costa Brava it certainly is. I think they want to keep Catalan as their secret language, so that they can talk about us 'guiris' without being understood, 'guiri' itself being a pejorative term.
Learn Catalan, by all means, as I have done by reading, but don't expect it to be of much practical value in the street or shops. It's much more useful to acquire a good knowledge of Spanish, which is after all the world's second language internationally.
Learn Catalan, by all means, as I have done by reading, but don't expect it to be of much practical value in the street or shops. It's much more useful to acquire a good knowledge of Spanish, which is after all the world's second language internationally.
Posted by
Roger Cooper
about 4 years ago
Begur is in Girona province, one of the most affluent provinces in Spain. If you're Spanish and wealthy, you'll probably have a holiday home near Begur. If you're French and wealthy, you'll probably have a pad there too.
Being in the region of Cataluña, Catalan is the native spoken and written language. Castellano ('regular' Spanish) is spoken, widely understood but commonly resisted and resented. Part of the reason (as best I understand it) is that during Franco's reign, Spain's 'regional' cultures and languages were actively suppressed. Now that this is no longer the case, Catalans take pride in defending and maintaining their own cultural identity.
Cataluña is also arguably Spain's strongest commercial force, more so than Madrid, and there has long been a rivalry between the two areas for supremacy.
Catalan is generally accepted as a more difficult language to pick-up than Castellano - it's something of a cross between Castellano and French and has many subtleties of pronunciation missing from Castellano.
What this means is that native Catalans will happily converse with foreigners in French or English or Castellano (they accept that we probably won't have much of a grasp of Catalan) but they'll 'not understand' a native Spaniard speaking Castellano to them. My advice, if you're going to settle anywhere in Cataluña, make the extra commitment to learn Catalan. It won't be easy but it'll be worth it.
Being in the region of Cataluña, Catalan is the native spoken and written language. Castellano ('regular' Spanish) is spoken, widely understood but commonly resisted and resented. Part of the reason (as best I understand it) is that during Franco's reign, Spain's 'regional' cultures and languages were actively suppressed. Now that this is no longer the case, Catalans take pride in defending and maintaining their own cultural identity.
Cataluña is also arguably Spain's strongest commercial force, more so than Madrid, and there has long been a rivalry between the two areas for supremacy.
Catalan is generally accepted as a more difficult language to pick-up than Castellano - it's something of a cross between Castellano and French and has many subtleties of pronunciation missing from Castellano.
What this means is that native Catalans will happily converse with foreigners in French or English or Castellano (they accept that we probably won't have much of a grasp of Catalan) but they'll 'not understand' a native Spaniard speaking Castellano to them. My advice, if you're going to settle anywhere in Cataluña, make the extra commitment to learn Catalan. It won't be easy but it'll be worth it.
Posted by
Martin Dell, Kyero.com
about 4 years ago
