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Catalonia

Combine the world’s best restaurants and one of Spain’s finest courses in the home of Salvador Dali.

In the north-eastern corner of Spain, the jewel in the crown of the Catalonian landscape is the Costa Brava.

Perfectly sun-kissed with the towering Pyrenees as a stunning backdrop, this 125-kilometre-long slice of Spanish coastline boasts countless coves of deep blue sea, intimate golden sand beaches, Greco-Roman ruins and quaint historic fishing villages, home to some of the finest seafood in the world. 

But it’s in Girona, the nominal capital of the Costa Brava, where gastronomic perfection can be found at El Celler de Can Roca, the most definitive yet unfinished project from the Roca brothers, voted the world’s best restaurant in 2013 and 2015 with a reputation as the most exciting place to dine in the continent. From oysters with black pearl to fois gras with caramelized apple, plus a spectacular wine list, it’s a place of pure indulgence.

Head south to Barcelona and you’ll then find Disfrutar, the restaurant that has arisen as the new centre of Catalonian cuisine, taking the world’s best restaurant crown in 2024. Revolving around a tasting menu marked by its Mediterranean identity, this is daring, avant-garde cuisine at its absolute best.

Having bathed in the most perfect azure waters and indulged in multi-Michelin-starred decadence, next on your Catalonia hit-list has to be the Stadium Course at Camiral Golf & Wellness, consistently ranked in Europe's top 10 and voted #1 in Spain in 2019. Less than an hour’s drive north of Barcelona, the resort honours the region’s unique gastronomic offering with five dining options within its walls, but here golf takes centre stage, where the sister track, the Tour Course, offers the perfect complement for the golfer seeking a more playable routing. There is also the technical but playable Pink Course at El Prat, designed by Greg Norman, famed for its long par-three 6th and the always fearsome hole 17. 


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