Dosquers guide: Places to visit and restaurants around
Food Scene
Mas Cucut
Km. 53 Carretera BesalúTraditional catalan food
Mas Pere Pau
s/n Mas Pere PauTraditional catalan food
Highly recommendable. The best option. Also good for children. Open only from Thursday.
8 locals recommend
Restaurant la Guixera
Highly recommendable. The best option. Also good for children. Open only from Thursday.
High cuisine at an affordable price in an old building. Good for special moments.
Restaurant La Rectoria d'Espinavessa
15 Carrer de la FontHigh cuisine at an affordable price in an old building. Good for special moments.
In Besalú you can choose between 5 pizzeria's in a terrace in front of Sant Pere's church. No need to be "Els fogons". To eat outside.
restaurant Els Fogons de Can Llaudes
6 Plaça del Prat de Sant PereIn Besalú you can choose between 5 pizzeria's in a terrace in front of Sant Pere's church. No need to be "Els fogons". To eat outside.
High cuisine in front of Besalú medieval bridge. Good for special moments.
6 locals recommend
Restaurant Pont Vell
24 Carrer del Pont VellHigh cuisine in front of Besalú medieval bridge. Good for special moments.
If you ever got to Girona, you can have a coffee and rest for a while at the terrace of this bar, after visiting the catedral and medieval city. Very good service.
12 locals recommend
König Sandwiches
16 Carrer dels CalderersIf you ever got to Girona, you can have a coffee and rest for a while at the terrace of this bar, after visiting the catedral and medieval city. Very good service.
If you are in Girona and want to have lunch or dinner, this is my best restaurant in Girona. Easy food in a great place, mostly in the evenings.
55 locals recommend
Café le Bistrot
4 Pujada de Sant DomènecIf you are in Girona and want to have lunch or dinner, this is my best restaurant in Girona. Easy food in a great place, mostly in the evenings.
Sightseeing
Pont de Besalú
17 Carrer del Pont VellMedieval bridge
Peratallada
Nice village worth to see
Cadaqués
Traditional village at the sea, home of Salvador Dalí.
Santa Pau
A nice medieval village.
If you want to visit places on one of those hot summer days, Beget can be quite fresh as it's about 600 m high. About 1 hour from Dosquers.
It's a nice medieval village. You can also stop in Camprodon and have a bath in the same river, in Beget.
In Beget you have 2 restaurants to choose.
33 locals recommend
Beget
If you want to visit places on one of those hot summer days, Beget can be quite fresh as it's about 600 m high. About 1 hour from Dosquers.
It's a nice medieval village. You can also stop in Camprodon and have a bath in the same river, in Beget.
In Beget you have 2 restaurants to choose.
Parks & Nature
One of the best beaches in Costa Brava is just 35 minutes from home.
You can also have lunch or dinner in one of the 3 pizzerias in front of Sant Martí church.
138 locals recommend
Sant Martí d'Empúries
One of the best beaches in Costa Brava is just 35 minutes from home.
You can also have lunch or dinner in one of the 3 pizzerias in front of Sant Martí church.
Unactive volcanoes just 20 minutes from Dosquers. You can also have a nice walk in La Fageda forest.
Specially recommended in autumn.
34 locals recommend
Volcan de Santa Margarida
Unactive volcanoes just 20 minutes from Dosquers. You can also have a nice walk in La Fageda forest.
Specially recommended in autumn.
A very nice walk of 4 hours time, crossing the river from time to time. At the end, just after Sant Aniol, you can see a waterfall.
You have a traditional restaurant in Sadernes.
29 locals recommend
Sadernes
A very nice walk of 4 hours time, crossing the river from time to time. At the end, just after Sant Aniol, you can see a waterfall.
You have a traditional restaurant in Sadernes.
Beautiful beaches all around Begur, but try to avoid them in july and august for being too busy. If you go there, you can also have a drink in Begur, nice place.
63 locals recommend
Aigua Blava
Beautiful beaches all around Begur, but try to avoid them in july and august for being too busy. If you go there, you can also have a drink in Begur, nice place.
On a 2 hours walikng you can get to that high mountain from where you can see the sea and the pirenées behind. Really a special place (it will be even better when they take away the telecomunications anthens) . To get there leave your car in Beuda and follow the signs. There's a restaurant at the top. You can also go up by car or bicycle.
18 locals recommend
Mare de Déu del Mont
On a 2 hours walikng you can get to that high mountain from where you can see the sea and the pirenées behind. Really a special place (it will be even better when they take away the telecomunications anthens) . To get there leave your car in Beuda and follow the signs. There's a restaurant at the top. You can also go up by car or bicycle.
At the parking area starts a path that goes down to a nice river in 2 minutes time. Tropical-like nature and fresh in summer.
Once crossed the river, after 100 metres you can find, in the middle of the forest, the ruins of a XIth century castle.
Dosquers
48 Diseminado AfuerasAt the parking area starts a path that goes down to a nice river in 2 minutes time. Tropical-like nature and fresh in summer.
Once crossed the river, after 100 metres you can find, in the middle of the forest, the ruins of a XIth century castle.
If you are looking for a hidden beach away from tourists and buildings, Cala Pelosa is the best option.
Close to Cala Pelosa there are other hidden beaches but only this one has sand, not stones.
You can also make a reservation to have a good paella close to the sea in it's "chiringuito". Needs reservation "Cala pelosa chiringuito" +34 972 151009
19 locals recommend
Platja Cala La Pelosa
platja pelosaIf you are looking for a hidden beach away from tourists and buildings, Cala Pelosa is the best option.
Close to Cala Pelosa there are other hidden beaches but only this one has sand, not stones.
You can also make a reservation to have a good paella close to the sea in it's "chiringuito". Needs reservation "Cala pelosa chiringuito" +34 972 151009
Banyoles lake. It takes 1h30' to have a walk around it. You can also have a free bath in "Caseta de fusta".
78 locals recommend
Lake of Banyoles
Banyoles lake. It takes 1h30' to have a walk around it. You can also have a free bath in "Caseta de fusta".
The house swimming-pool can sometimes be a bit busy in summer as it's a shared swimming-pool. Just 5 minutes from the house there's Maià public swimming-pool, a nice place.
Piscina Municipal Ernest Lluch
Carrer GironaThe house swimming-pool can sometimes be a bit busy in summer as it's a shared swimming-pool. Just 5 minutes from the house there's Maià public swimming-pool, a nice place.
Arts & Culture
Dalí Theatre-Museum
5 Plaça Gala i Salvador DalíNon conventional museum. Also night visits.
Shopping
ZARA
17 Carrer Joan MaragallShopping streets in Figueres
Espai Girones
10 Camí dels CarlinsShopping center
Platja d'Aro
Good combination of a beach day and shopping in this place.
Essentials
SPAR BESALÚ
S/N Ctra. d'OlotClosest Mall - Supermarket.
Open until 21h.
Also open sunday morning.
The closest medical center. In Besalú, 5 minutes from the house. They will attend you for any urgency. There work about 5 doctors.
If you have a more important medical problema, in Girona there's a very big hospital (Trueta), 30 minutes from Dosquers.
Cap Besalu
9 Carrer de Prat de la RibaThe closest medical center. In Besalú, 5 minutes from the house. They will attend you for any urgency. There work about 5 doctors.
If you have a more important medical problema, in Girona there's a very big hospital (Trueta), 30 minutes from Dosquers.
Getting Around
taxi figueres AVE TGV
3 Carrer RocabertíTGV train to Barcelona in 50 minutes.
www.taxifigueres.es
Estació d'Autobusos de Girona
s/n Plaça EspanyaGirona railway station