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What to see and do in el Port de la Selva

What to see and do in el Port de la Selva (Alt Empordà, Girona): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 3 Nature · 3 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to el Port de la Selva: festival calendar

July: Port de la Selva Main Festival (Estiu (juliol-agost))

How far each place is from the centre of el Port de la Selva

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What to see in Cadaqués 8.1 km · 33 places
What to see in Roses 8.6 km · 29 places
What to see in Colera 8.7 km · 6 places

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What to see and do in el Port de la Selva

el Port de la Selva
Village
El Port de la Selva is a municipality of 1,053 inhabitants (INE 2025) located in the north-eastern part of the Alt Empordà, on the north coast of Cape Creus, within the Costa Brava, 33 km from Figueres. It maintains an active harbour that attests to its fishing tradition, although tourism has gradually taken over. The village, with its seafaring architecture, clusters around the church of Santa Maria de les Neus, facing the bay; nearby one can visit the Taula dels Lladres dolmen and the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. The writer Josep Maria de Sagarra set works such as La Balada de Luard here. Its territory combines coves of crystalline waters with mountains of the Sierra de Rodes, which reach 671 metres at the peak of Sant Salvador.
Castle of Sant Salvador de Verdera
Monument
A castle on the highest peak of the Rodes range, linked to the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, with commanding views over the whole Gulf of Roses.
Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes
Monument
The monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, one of the great works of Romanesque art in the Iberian Peninsula, rises in a spectacular setting on the sierra de Rodes, on the eastern slope of the mountain of Verdera, on a ledge sheltered beneath the castle of Sant Salvador de Verdera, in the municipality of el Port de la Selva. From its ruins there is an exceptional view over the coast to the north of Cap de Creus, especially the bays of Port de la Selva and Llançà. Nearby, before reaching the monastery, are the ruins of the medieval settlement of Santa Creu de Rodes, among which the church of Santa Helena de Rodes stands out. The complex is now managed by the Agència Catalana del Patrimoni Cultural.
Tavallera Cove
Nature
A north-facing cove halfway between Port de la Selva and the Cap de Creus lighthouse, ringed by mountains with spectacular views over the Mediterranean.
Tamariua Cove
Nature
A cove located on the Cap de Creus peninsula, one kilometre from the centre of El Port de la Selva, within the Cap de Creus Natural Park. It is framed by Cap Mitjà and the island of Sant Andreu to the east and the Punta del Bot Nou to the west, facing north and well protected by the two rock walls that flank it. It is 79 metres long and 22 metres wide on average, with coarse-grained sand, and nudism is practised there. It can be reached by car, and from its eastern side runs the coastal path leading to the coves of Cativa, Torta and Fornells. The name Tamariua comes from the tamarisks that grow in the area thanks to the water of the Rec de Puignau and the Rec de la Tamariua.
Great Beach of Port de la Selva
Nature
The village's main beach, of sand and pebbles, open to the bay and the gateway to the Cap de Creus massif.
Coastal Path: Port de la Selva - Cadaqués
Activity
This stage of the Camí de Ronda starts from Port de la Selva and climbs to the hermitage of Sant Baldiri de Tavellera, in the Cap de Creus massif, beside the GR11 long-distance path, about five kilometres from the centre of Port de la Selva, before descending towards Cadaqués with panoramic views over the Cap de Creus.
Port de la Selva Main Festival
Activity
Summer festivities in the fishing village at the foot of the Rodes range, with an open-air dance, music and family activities by the harbour.
Diving in Port de la Selva
Activity
Several diving centres in the village organise guided dives on the rocky seabeds and meadows of the Cap de Creus natural park, setting out from the fishing and leisure harbour of El Port de la Selva, in the bay of the same name. The harbour's Nautical Club, with its marina of more than 800 moorings, includes scuba diving among the activities it offers alongside its sailing and swimming school.
Abandoned Quarry of la Tamariua
Curiosity
A former gneiss quarry that supplied cobblestones to pave the streets of Barcelona in the early 20th century, today a clearly visible scar in the ravine leading down to the Tamariua beach.