🌊 Route 2 — Cadaqués and the Cap de Creus Natural Park

Cadaqués · Portlligat · Cap de Creus Lighthouse

📋 Quick facts

🕘 Departure 09:00–09:30 from L'Escala.

Scenic road with summer traffic — leaving early makes parking easier.

🌊 1st stop — Cap de Creus Natural Park

🚗 45 km · 50 min

⏱ 1 hour

A unique landscape of rock sculpted by the tramontana wind — Catalonia's first land-and-sea natural park.

✅ Don't miss:

viewpoints, rock formations, Cala Culip.

🅿 Designated areas near the lighthouse (fill up in summer).

☕ Services:

café, toilets.

⚓ 11:00 — Cap de Creus Lighthouse

⏱ 45 min

The easternmost point of the Peninsula. Historic lighthouse, cliffs, natural rock sculptures.

🕧 12:30 — Cadaqués

🚗 20 min

Whitewashed houses, cobbled streets, fishing harbour.

What to see:

the old town, Santa María Church, art galleries.

🍴 Specialities:

fresh fish, seafood, rice dishes.

🍽 [Recommended restaurant — pending]

🎨 15:00 — Casa-Museo Dalí (Portlligat)

⏱ 1–1.5 hours

The house where Dalí lived with Gala for over 40 years.

⭐ Not to be missed:

the studio, library, garden, swimming pool.

🎟 Book in advance (Jun–Sep).

17:00 — Free time in Cadaqués

Wander at leisure, an artisan ice cream parlour, craft shops, seafront terraces.

🕕 Return to L'Escala — 70 km, ~1h15, arrival ~19:30.

🍽 Recommended dinner:

L'Escala anchovies, suquet de peix (fish stew), seafood rice, D.O. Empordà wines.

☀ What to bring:

comfortable shoes, water, a cap, sunscreen, swimwear if you fancy a cove.

🌦 If it rains:

spend more time in Cadaqués, the art galleries or Casa-Museo Dalí.

👨‍👩‍👧 With children:

they'll love the rock formations at Cap de Creus and the harbour.

🐶 With pets:

a very pet-friendly outdoor route; check the rules at the Casa-Museo and the beaches.