On the edge of Calella - peaceful but 10 minutes walk to centre for shops, restaurants & busy beaches - better still a couple of minutes to pine forest & quiet forest tracks leading to many beautiful, unspoilt & peaceful beaches - only reachable on foot, bicycle or by sea remote but only 30 mins from “civilisation”.
The apartment itself is compact & relatively minimally furnished & stocked but had everything we needed & does indeed have a wonderful view of the Med that we never tired of. It is more or less at the top of a hill, so it was a steep walk up & down (about 10minutes) to Calella’s closest beach el Golfet. On the other hand being at the hill top gave us the view & there was always a light breeze, so it was very comfortable even in the heat of the day.
There is a little pool & we enjoyed a few hours there on several days, it is shared but was never busy.
Calella has several Sandy beaches, relatively small & busy, lots of rocky coves with crystal waters, great for snorkelling, swimming etc & there are so many of these it was always possible to find space.
El Golfet is the closest Sandy beach (10 minutes) & beautiful but small. It was best on weekdays (in July) but too busy at the weekend. It was very quiet at morning dip time (8-10) & late afternoon (it loses the sun early, maybe 6pm).
Walking south/west through the pine forest leads to many excellent & lightly used beaches, then back to “civilisation” at Playa de Castell at Palamos, which is a large fine sand beach with a convenient beach restaurant (chiringuito) & kayak hire. This beach is accessible by road so more people there but as much bigger it didn’t feel crowded. It is half an hours walk from the apartment via a variety of walking trails.
We didn’t feel the need to go further afield in our 10 days there & would happily go again.