Costa Brava Sailing Barcelona
Our Sailing Base on the Costa Brava Spain for RYA Courses & Holidays
Our base is at Club Nautica Port D'Aro - a modern marina with first class facilities, including a swimming pool, sauna, bar and restaurant facilities. The club has classrooms and a private lounge area for our guests to relax and study in comfort. Your family and friends can use the beach or pool areas whilst you study for recognised RYA (Royal Yachting Association) qualifications. You can stay aboard one of our yachts whilst you study, or stay at El Mirador our luxury villa - just a ten-minute drive away from our yacht base.
Access by road
From the North, take the A-7 motorway to Exit 6 – Girona Nord, and then C-66 to La Bisbal and on to Palamos. The Old Port is to your left as you reach the sea.
From the South, also take the A-7 but to Exit 9a – Costa Brava and follow the C-35 until you reach Palamos (39Kms). It is sign-posted all the way. The Old Port is to your left as you reach the sea.
Access by train
The nearest train station is in Girona. Next to it is the bus station where there is a daily bus service Girona-Palamós.
The bus takes about 1 hour to get to Palamós from Girona.
Access by plane
The closest airport is Girona Airport, and there are now numerous low-cost flights there. We are always pleased to arrange transfers to and from the airport.
Barcelona Airport is a slightly less convenient alternative, but has many more international flights. Once there, take the frequent airport train to its terminus at Mataro. We will be pleased to arrange transfers from the station there.
Girona airport is a short one and half hour flight from UK.
Ryanair flies from London Stansted, Bournemouth, Birmingham, East Midlands, Luton, Bristol and Prestwick to Girona and flights have been purchased for as little as £2.49!
Easy Jet has flights into Barcelona taking approximately one hour and costing around £25 each way.
