Beaches in Estartit

The beach front of Estartit is one of the cleanest and largest beaches in the area. From the town centre, the beach can be seen and admired. The beach also has adequate parking for hundreds of cars, this can be great in the summer season, as parking on the main street in Estartit can be difficult. If you are staying in Estartit, it's very easy to walk to the beach from almost all areas of the town.

Scuba Diving in Estartit

Estartit has some of the most beautiful areas for Scuba Diving in Spain. The coast around Estartit is dotted with small islands, with some of these having some great areas for seeing Spain's underwater sealife. One of the biggest Scuba Diving centres in the area is Calypso Diving Estartit, Padi Certified, so they have fully trained divers that will show you where and when best to go.
They offer all kinds of deals, for learning how to dive, and package deals for trained divers.

Also in the area is, Dive School Poseidon another Padi Certified Dive Centre and Medaqua which is also listed with Padi. Medaqua has been in business since 1995, and is one of the regions most popular dive centres.

Check out all the information on all the dive centres before making your choice.

Calypso
Medaqua
Poseidon

Check out this video of Scuba in Estartit-

Things To Do In Estartit

Their are many things to do in Estartit, whether its for you, or for your children, their is so much to do, that you dont even have to worry. Jocs, is one of the biggest childrens amusement parks in the area. Based at the entrance of Estartit, Jocs will easily keep your kids quiet, whilst the parents have a nice relaxing drink in the bar.
Hiring a peddle car, is great fun, and will help you take in the views of the town, it will also get you fit, as estartit has quite a few gentle slopes.

Outside of the town is Torroella de Montgri, which has one of the regions most outstanding castles, this can be seen for miles around, as it's located at the very top of the mountain that surrounds Estartit.

Travelling to Barcelona and Girona is quite easy, it's only a short car drive, bus ride or train journey from Estartit. Check out the local tourist information, as they will have special deals and tours that leave from the town centre. If you hire a car, i also suggest you get good directions, as driving and parking in the city centre can be quite difficult.

Car Rental in Estartit

Renting a car in Estartit is easy. One of the simplest and most popular ways of getting hold of a car rental is at Girona Airport when you arrive. With Hertz and Europcar being inside the Airport, this can be great for getting from the airport to your accomadation and then back. But having the car for the period of your holiday can be great, visiting lots of places in and around the Estartit region.

Not only is Estartit a beautiful resort, but outside of the town their are many places to visit. A short drive and you can visit Girona, great for shopping and historic tours of the town. Barcelona is about 1 hour 30 minutes from Estartit, as long as you get good directions from the Tourist Information and you can see the famous city. Dont stay inside the town, but drive out and see some great places, remember France is only 1 hour away.

Santa Anna's Day

The festival that attracts people to the Estartit is now back for another year. The Santa Anna festival is full of things to amuse your eyes and ears. During the day you can take in, The Street Parade, Church Servie with Orchestra, Catalan Folk Dancing and Lots of Childrens entertainment, all throughout the day.

Santa Anna Day - 24th - 29th July 2008