Cala Pola — Attraction in Tossa de Mar

The beautiful secluded beach is worth hiking to. I started by walking to the river bank in Tossa De Mar and followed the signs for camping can Marti and followed the dirt track into the wooded hills. The hike was a bit tricky and winded upwards in parts. I came to a section which you could either carry on upwards or my decision to take the dirt track heading downwards. Towards the bottom of this dirt track there was ongoing construction of log cabins and buildings etc being built and road to them almost complete. What was frustrating was that the route down to this beautiful beach was fenced off and therefore difficult to find an alternative safe path to bypass the fencing. I managed it with some trepidation and paddled in the clear blue...

Cala Pola is a beautiful cove beach just up from Barcelona. It is around 70 metres long and provides stunning views and crystal clear water. There is a campsite behind the beach and four the majority of the people of the beach were staying there. Although a beautiful beach, its size meant that it was very crowded so there wasn't a huge amount of space to put your towels out and sunbathe. However was a wonderful few hours spent there. Accessing the beach requires a steep uphill then downhill walk depending on...

This lovely beach is popular with families staying in the large camping park just behind the beach. It is accessible on foot from the amazing coastal path between Tossa de Mar and Giverola (highly recommended, but not with small children). There is a restaurant and bar just at the back of the beach which is expensive at 3 euros for a bottle of water, so take whatever you can! Nice beach for swimming, no lifeguard to tell you off for jumping off the rocks, and also a regular boat service to taxi you up...