While Sant Feliu de Guíxols has just a single campsite, you’ll find a good selection of campsites if you look further out.
Cooking on a gas camping stove (Nathan Shipps/Unsplash)
With its rich history, unspoilt centre and fantastic kid friendly beaches, Sant Feliu de Guíxols is a great summer holiday option. There you can combine a beach holiday with learning about the area, getting to know the culture and sampling the cuisine.
But if you’re looking to camp you’re hardly spoilt for choice. The town has a single campsite which mainly provides rental chalets. If you’re looking to sleep under canvas, or bring your caravan or camper van, they have very few plots available.
However, if you look at staying in one of the campsites out of town the beaches are easily reached by car. You’ll find campsites at Santa Cristina d’Aro and Platja d’Aro, all three to four kilometres from Sant Feliu. Parking is pretty easy, particularly if you head to the excellent Platja Sant Pol.
Here you’ll find paid parking near the beach as well as free parking with a short walk. And, depending on the campsite, a bike can be a good option to get to the beach too
Camping Sant Pol
Carrer del Doctor Fleming, 118
Camping Sant Pol belongs to the Yelloh! Village network of “camping villages” which, as well as Spain, provides top-of-the-range camping and caravanning throughout France and Portugal. Open between April and November, the majority of the accommodation is chalets and lodges rather than simple pitches.
Located just 350 metres from the beach, the campsite’s gardens have more than 300 varieties of trees, flowers and other plants. There is also a heated swimming pool, which has a bar serving drinks and snacks and sandwiches. You can also order breakfast. The restaurant serves a mixture of local and international dishes, including pizza.
It is the only campsite within Sant Feliu itself and just 500 metres from the town centre. Pets are allowed in most accommodation but check with the campsite before booking.
Out of town
Travel a short distance from Sant Feliu de Guíxols itself and you’ll find a number of other campsites which may do you just as well. These are located in Santa Cristina d’Aro and Platja d’Aro. From both you can easily get to S’Agaró and Sant Feliu de Guíxols or, in the other direction, to Sant Antoni de Calonge, Palamós and beyond.
Camping Santa Cristina
Carretera de Girona, 2 (Santa Cristina)
This campsite is situated on the road running from Santa Cristina d’Aro to Sant Feliu de Guíxols just 2 kilometres from the beach.
Camping Santa Cristina has more than 250 pitches for up to six with a car and tent, caravan or camper van. The campsite has a swimming pool, a football pitch, a bar-restaurant and laundry facilities.
You can also rent bikes to explore the area on two wheels. There is a former railway line now used for cycling that runs all the way from Girona to Sant Feliu via Santa Cristina and other towns. It’s a great way to get around.
Camping Mas Sant Josep
Carretera Santa Cristina d’Aro, 2 (Santa Cristina d’Aro)
The first of these, situated in Santa Cristina d’Aro, is Camping Mas Sant Josep. Like Camping Sant Pol it’s part of the Yelloh! Village network.
This large campsite is 6 kilometres front he beach and offers 920 pitches as well as 90 cottages and chalets. It has a paddling pool for youngsters, a lap pool for serious swimmers and a large central pool for cooling off and splashing about. You’ll find whirlpools, water jets and a sauna too.
With so many guests to cater for facilities are truly comprehensive. You’ll find a bar, restaurant, supermarket, bakery, hairdresser, cash machine, launderette and bike rental among everything else on offer.
Camping Vall d’Or
Avinguda Verona i Terol, 41 (Platja d’Aro)
This campsite is located next to the beach near the marina at Port d’Aro, just off the road between S’Agaró and Platja d’Aro.
Camping Vall d’Or has nearly 500 pitches suitable for tents, caravans and trailers depending on size plus 21 mobile homes for up to six. These are fully equipped with a kitchenette and bathroom. On site you’ll also find a cafe and snack bar as well as supermarket and bakery where you can buy all your provisions. Laundry facilities are also provided.
A retail park is within walking distance where you’ll find a large supermarket and various other shops, restaurants and leisure activities including a cinema.
Camping Riembau
Carrer de Santiago Rusiñol (Platja d’Aro)
Situated at the edge of Platja d’Aro Camping Riembau offers close to 300 tree shaded plots suitable for a car with tent or caravan or a camper van sleeping up to six. There are also a number of mobile homes which can sleep up to five people.
The campsite has two Olympic sized swimming pools plus another heated indoor pool at the fitness centre. There is also a kid’s pool and tennis courts. You’ll also find a bar-restaurant with terrace as well as a bar, an ice cream parlour and a snack bar serving takeaway pizza. There’s also fresh bread available from the on site bakery.
Dogs are welcome but are restricted to certain zones. Get in contact with the campsite direct if you require more information on their pet policies.
Camping Valldaro
Carrer del Camí Vell, 63 (Platja d’Aro)
Another campsite situated right on the edge of Platja d’Aro is Camping Valldaro, a massive campsite offering camping, glamping and bungalows.
The campsite is like a town in its own right, with 1000 pitches for tents, caravans and camper vans. On top of that there 200 bungalows available to rent. To feed all these people there are two restaurants, two supermarkets a grill/pizzeria and a snack bar. Laundry facilities and a hairdresser are also available on site.
The campsite is a couple of kilometres from the beach, but if you prefer to stay there all day you’ll be able to keep you and your family entertained. There are three swimming pools and sports facilities include tennis courts.
For a more complete list of campsites see Costa Brava camping.
