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Tamariu

Tamariu is a small seaside village on the Costa Brava, one of the three coastal villages of the municipality of Palafrugell in the Baix Empordà, together with Calella de Palafrugell and Llafranc. It sits in a deep bay close to the inland towns of Palafrugell and Begur, about 110 km south of the French border. Its name is Catalan for tamarisk, after the tamarisk trees that line the promenade between the beach and the narrow streets of whitewashed houses. Tamariu began as a fishing settlement where fishermen kept their boats and gear, and fishing boats are still drawn up on the sand today. The village is set among rugged cliffs covered in pine, and the clear waters around it are among the cleanest on the coast. The main beach faces south and shelves gently, which makes it pleasant for swimming, and the village also has the sandy Platja dels Lliris and the pebbly Aiguadolça cove. Divers come for the sea caves and the underwater rock of the Llosa de Cala Nova, and the local sailing club, kayak rental and summer beach volleyball keep the bay busy. The GR 92 coastal path runs through Tamariu, north through pine and cork oak woods to Aiguablava and south along the cliffs to Cala Pedrosa, the Sant Sebastià lighthouse and Llafranc. On 15 August the village celebrates its main festival with music, games in the water and a singing of havaneres, the sea songs of the Catalan coast. Praised by the writer Josep Pla, Tamariu suits couples, families, divers and walkers looking for a quiet cove with seafood restaurants and no high-rise resort around it.