We absolutely loved our stay at Natàlia’s place in Besalú. We took the train from Barcelona to Figueres & then a taxi to Besalú’s main square. Natàlia was waiting for us to help us check in & gave us a good run down of the place & the village.
Zero complaints about the apartment!!! It had everything we needed for hanging out but we spent a lot of our time out & about in the village. It seems a lot of people do only visit for the day but I would really recommend staying. There’s so many good restaurants to try & it has less hustle & bustle than Barcelona. The streets were busier during the day, as was the bridge, but at night everyone disappears (aside from what I assume are the locals) & the village is yours to walk through.
There’s a cafe right beside/below the apartment & we had coffee there every morning. There’s a bakery across the square & we got items from them multiple times.
On our last full day staying there we took a taxi to Castellfillet de la Roca to see the village on the cliff. Was a very quiet area (though we were there on a Sunday) but it was fun to walk through the village & take the small hike down for the view.
We loved the 12pm checkout time because it gave us a little more time to enjoy our last morning.
Besalú was definitely my favorite part of our trip. We enjoyed sitting down by the water & just being able to relax & listen/watch everyone else do the same. I will be recommending this place to everyone as the location is just so unbeatable. Definitely hope to come back one day.