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Costa Brava and Medes Islands

Mediterranean walls, grouper-filled islets, and Costa Brava villages in one easy land-based trip

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34 sources • Updated Apr 20, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Apr 20, 2026.

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Montgri, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park - Official protected-area overview and seasonal ecotourism activity listings.
VisitEstartit - Medes Islands - Official local tourism information for Medes location, reserve context, marine life, caves, wrecks, and visitor framing.
Visit Costa Brava - Medes Islands - Regional tourism context for L'Estartit, the islands, and local leisure access.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - marine and underwater itineraries - Official list of Medes Islands and Montgri coast underwater routes.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - responsible diving - Official low-impact diving guidance, including no feeding, no touching, buoyancy, guide use, and cave cautions.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - responsible and safe diving brochure - Official brochure source for safe diving guidance, emergency contacts, and protected-area diving context.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - La Vaca itinerary - Official depth and route detail for La Vaca.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - Dofi Nord itinerary - Official depth, tunnel, and suitability detail for Dofi Nord.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - Carall Bernat itinerary - Official depth, current, and grouper concentration detail for Carall Bernat.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - Pedra de Deu itinerary - Official deep wall and fauna detail for Pedra de Deu.
Parcs Naturals de Catalunya - Reggio Messina itinerary - Official wreck profile, depth, and visibility caution for Reggio Messina.
Costa Brava dive centers association - Dive-center association guide for Costa Brava diving, access, professional centers, and chamber context.
El Rei del Mar - prices and requirements - Operator reference for Medes activity fee handling, guide ratios, certification, insurance, and medical-document expectations.
Meteocat - L'Estartit sea temperature observations - Official Catalan source for observed sea temperature and transparency off L'Estartit.
AEMET - L'Estartit beach forecast - Official Spanish weather-service beach forecast for current sea and wind checks.
PADI - Diving in L'Estartit - Diver-facing seasonality and water-condition summary.
Aena - Girona-Costa Brava Airport - Official airport information for GRO services, access, car hire, and passenger facilities.
Girona is GROwing - route map - Airport route and airline context for Girona-Costa Brava seasonal planning.
Aena - Barcelona-El Prat Airport - Official airport access and passenger information for BCN.
Aena - Barcelona-El Prat airlines - Official airline and destination information for BCN.
Perpignan Airport - airlines - Official airline information for PGF.
Spain.info - visa and passport entry requirements - Official Spain tourism guidance on passport validity and Schengen entry basics.
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - entry conditions - Official consular entry-condition reference for passport validity and visitor requirements.
European Commission - Entry/Exit System - Official EU announcement that EES became fully operational on April 10, 2026.
European Union - ETIAS - Official ETIAS timing and traveler-action guidance.
Catalan Tax Agency - tourist accommodation tax rates - Official rate table for the Catalonia tax on stays in tourist establishments as of April 1, 2026.
DAN Europe - Dive accident insurance and emergency medical assistance reference.
VisitEstartit - Apnea La Caretta - Local freedive school listing for L'Estartit.
Unisub - recreational freediving trips - Operator reference for certified freediver trips to the Medes Islands and fee handling.
Visit Pals - Official tourism source for Pals topside planning.
Visit Peratallada - Official tourism source for Peratallada medieval village context.
Visit L'Escala - Empuries - Official tourism source for Empuries ruins and L'Escala rest-day planning.
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