Llançà and Colera
Llançà is a small fishing village in the north of the Costa Brava, known for its wild coastline, lovely little coves and the unique natural spaces of Cap de Creus and Albera Natural Park. Its sporting and fishing port mean that taking a boat to the diving spots is easy and once there you can dive down to this still wild part of the Mediterranean.
Some kilometres further along, in Colera right next to the French border, you can find the Costa Brava’s northernmost diving centre.
Here you will find enormous extensions of multicoloured gorgonians, red coral, crustaceans and rock fish together with huge shoals of fish.
For the beginner
Far from the busy tourist centres, Llançà and Colera are peaceful, accessible, tranquil spots for your first dive. Their stony shorelines carry on into the sea and at a depth of just a few metres you will find a colourful, diverse underwater landscape. Both Cap de Creus diving centre in Llançà and Colera Diving Center offer “sea baptisms”, courses for beginners and snorkelling trips to go on with either friends or the family.
For scuba divers
Exploring the northern part of the Cap de Creus Natural Park, you can dive to different depths and at all levels of difficulty to discover the diverse species, sea anemones, gorgonians and coral that fill these sea beds of uneven walls and coral landscapes. The boat trip to each diving spot is an experience in itself: a singular, one-off landscape of walls and rocks that sink into the sea where they still do not stop surprising us.
And after your dive
Two of the most recommendable of the enormous number of activities on offer that cannot be missed are paying a visit to the simply spectacular Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery and a wine tourism experience at one of the nearby Empordà Designation of Origin cellars and vineyards.