Our third Eurocamp trip with the extended family and my kids first time in Ireland’s favourite sun destination, Spain! Not my first time but I’d not been in this part before at least. Palamós is in North East Spain on the Costa Brava, just above Barcelona and we flew into the small airport of Girona before getting an hours taxi ride to Camping Kings. The campsite and cabin where of usual Eurocamp high standard with excellent facilities, particularly a modern shower and toilet block near our cabin. The pool area could probably have done with a bit of maintenance but wasn’t too bad. Not a lot of slides but the ones that were there were entertaining. It was very quiet the first few days we were there and even the pool restaurant wasn’t open but it seems to have been some kind of holiday there. It got a lot busier!
One thing I personally felt was missing in previous Eurocamp trips was access to a decent, nearby beach with swimming allowed so that’s part of the reason why I booked this location. The walk to the beach was about 20mins and we hit it late evening on the first night. The sand was a little weird/gritty and there was a bit of a drop when you walked in but it was a natural sheltered cove so ideal for swimming. Some of the gang were a bit apprehensive next day though, preferring instead to stick the the nearer pool with none of the hassle of sand getting stuck in places it shouldn’t! We had to bribe some of the kids with snorkel sets but it turned out to make the whole trip. Snorkeling was awesome! We seen all kinds of tropical fish in and around the whole cove and even an octopus one day. Couldn’t get myself or the kids out of the sea then!
There wasn’t a lot else going on down at the beach front. Not as many shops or restaurants as you’d expect but it was obviously a small, quiet little town. We took a long walk to the larger town of Palamós one evening but apart from the harbour there wasn’t much going on there either but we probably missed the main town area. We also took another evening walk along the cliff top to the next cove at Cala de Castell, passing a lovely little fishing village. I also climbed the hill at Cap Gros one afternoon just to get some sweaty exercise in. Fabulous views up and down the Costa Brava coastline were had.
Food was hit and miss. We had some nice pizzas in the poolside restaurant at Camping Kings but the other restaurant a the back gate of the campsite was pretty bad. One of the worst burgers I’ve ever had. Beef abroad in the sunnier countries is always weird though. Charter Restaurant was much nicer and El Timon was decent for some cocktails.
