Playa de Aro | Girona | Spain

Playa de Aro

City Hall Playa de Aro

Playa de Aro (population 10,000) forms part of a municipality that also entails the tourist town S'Agaró (population 2,500) and the 12th century's historic nucleus Castell D'Aro (population 600). The first houses on the beach stem from the 1920's. Nestled in amidst pine tree, right next to the fitness equipment towards the north end of the beach. These houses were built by families of the Girona Bourgeouisie. At that time, the idea of taking to the beach and enjoying the sand, the sun, and the water, took hold slowly among the general population. following the industrialization and the separation of work and home.

Families und Children

Bananaboat

There are also lots of activities to do for families with children.

The "PPS" Park, with its numerous attractions for the small children, is about 200 meters walking distance.

The water park, "Aquadiver", with its spectacular slides and wave pool, more suitable for children above the age of 7, can easily be reached via shuttle from the Sarfa Moventis station, located about 300 meters from our premises.

Furthermores, Platya de Aro features a number of exciting and safe playgrounds, parks, and green zones,

There are basketball courts, football fields, ping-pong tables and a fantastic skateboard park.

The Beach of Playa de Aro

Beach Platja d'Aro

The beaches and bays of Playa de Aro.

Playa de Aro offers one of the longest sand beaches of the Costa Brava and one of the few that does not allow cars. The beach stretches for about 2km, from the Cavall Bernat (the Riding Gentleman - the symbol of Playa de Aro,) to the Marine Club at the south end of the beach, crossing the Ridaura river (the river of gold).

While walking north towards the town of Palamós., along the famous hiking trail, the Camí de Ronda, one will find lots of little bays with idyllic beaches-

Playa de Aro's beach is cleaned daily, and has acquired the so called "Blue Flag", which premiers the best water quality for swimming and bathing.

Life guards are present throughout the season, daily from 10-18. A Red Cross station helps with minor injuries, heatstroke, etc.

The beach features showers for after beach time, Sun umbrellas and kayak rental is also available throughout the season.

For young children, the city organizes a daytime playarea. There is also a specific zone for football and volleyball.

The beach boardwalk features numerous restaurants, bars and cafés for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. During the summer months, events like concerts and other activities take place along the beach.

At night, the boardwalk is beautifully illuminated and always invites for a night time stroll in the summer breeze,

Playa de Aro - Shopping and Dinning

Roundabout along Playa de Aro's principal Avenue

Round about Magic Parc Playa de Aro

Playa de Aro' has a unique city center, because everything is within easy walking distance. The narrow city streets allow for an enjoyable experience for shopping and dinning. As such, Playa de Aro is mostly known for its pleasant family ambiance and its high quality of tourism; a noteworthy distinction from the Costa Brava's past reputation as a destination for cheap mass tourism.

Playa de Aro was once a swamp and home only to fishermen, The first vacation homes, however, were built during the 1920's. The form a small cluster of three one-story buildings near the fitness equipment towards the north end of the beach.

Follwing the re-integration of the Franco's regime into the Western realm in the 1950's and a fundamental change to Spain's real estate legislation in 1958, the modern mass tourism exploded at the Costa Brava. This led to the construction of a number of high rise buildings along the beach boardwalk. And soon thereafter, Playa de Aro became a party hot spot for the early baby boomer's generation.

Playa de Aro, nevertheless, was able to maintain its local flair. Due to its proximity to Barcelona and Girona, and the French border, privately owned vacation homes still trump the number of hotelrooms, in contradiction to the most famous tourist spot at the Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar.

Today, Playa de Aro invites its visitors to elegant restaurants and bars that alternate with locally owned boutiques and stores. The town offers unique high quality dining and shopping experiences at a large variety, that requires a few days to get acquanted with.

The international flair of Playa de Aro and the beauty of the Costa Brava continously attract people from all over the world who look to purchase a second home or, who simply want to spend some holidays along the 'wild' coast.