Yacht Charter Barcelona & Costa Brava

Fall in love with Spain and its unique culture by opting for a Costa Brava yacht charter. Go for a yacht rental in Barcelona, a stunning city capital of a distinctive Spanish region – Catalonia, which has fascinating culture as well as its own language. With artists, street vendors and street restaurants, this area is bustling day and night. It is virtually difficult to be bored for even a moment in this vibrant city with all the theatres, museums, tapas bars, and restaurants. Treat yourself with luxury yacht charter in Barcelona. Knowing that the city's wonderful beaches are close to all the attractions is helpful if you grow tired of seeing the city on foot.  

The coast known as Costa Brava spans from roughly 40 kilometres north of Barcelona to the French border and offers an ideal location for yacht charter. Costa Brava, sometimes referred to as the “Wild Coast” resembles the French Riviera quite a bit because of the mountains that run down the entire coastline and create lovely lagunes with secluded, romantic sandy beaches. Numerous charming villages and small towns with a distinctive Spanish feel may be found along the coast, so yacht charter in Costa Brava gives the opportunity for sailors to discover the Catalan culture at its best. 

A yacht charter in Barcelona will give you an amazing opportunity to explore the city every tourist falls in love with, as well as its surroundings. There are many yacht charter rentals options in Barcelona so it’s quite easy to find a perfect yacht for your holidays there. Its marinas are quite big and offer excellent facilities. Due to its great position in the western Mediterranean, Barcelona is a perfect starting point to sail to the Balearic Islands or to discover the beauty of the Costa Brava. Consider chartering a yacht from Roses, small town situated right next to the Cap de Creus Natural Park.

Located on the Catalan coast, Barcelona boasts an amazing gastronomy scene, so be sure to taste some of the most famous local dishes on your Costa Brava sailing vacation. Traditional Catalan cuisine is quite diverse, ranging from fish-based recipes to dishes prepared with a lot of pork and other white meat.   

Although paella, one of the most popular Spanish dishes, has its origins in Valencia, Paella Catalana has become the most well-known version of the dish, as traditional Valencian paella contains only meat. Paella Catalana is a rice-based dish that includes a mixture of vegetables, meat, and crayfish, seasoned with saffron and various spices, creating the perfect combo of land and sea.   

Pollo a la Catalana (Catalan-style chicken) is a hearty dish made with chicken, onions, tomatoes, prunes, dried apricots, pine nuts, and white wine or brandy, typically served with white rice on the side.  

Bacallà a la llauna is a fish meal that consists of fried salt cod with flour, garlic, paprika or pimentón, parsley, and olive oil.  

Calamars a la sitgetana (Sitges-Style Squid) is a dish served in a deep bowl made with a combination of squid, olive oil, vegetable oil, onions, garlic, white wine, thyme, bay leaves, fennel seeds, fish stock, parsley.  

Coca de recapte is a Spanish flatbread, similar to Italian pizza traditionally eaten cold. Coca dough is made with flour, salt, olive oil, yeast, sugar, and warm water, while the most traditional Coca de recapte topping – escalivada is a preparation of roasted eggplant, red peppers, and onions, sometimes also topped with sardine fillets, fresh or tinned, or butifarra and onion or spinach and pine nuts.   

Crema Catalana or Catalan cream is the most popular Catalan dessert. This famous custard is made with egg yolk, milk and sugar and eaten in small flat pottery plates after being covered in white crystal sugar and burned to create a layer of solid sugar that must be broken with a small spoon before reaching the cream.