Why go
The contrast matters when planning the northern coast. Llançà sits between Cap de Creus and the French frontier, while the cape itself lies in the municipality of Cadaqués. Combine harbour towns with the peninsula’s rocky scenery, allowing the tramuntana wind to shape any exposed outing.
The full story
Llançà belongs to the stretch of Costa Brava between the French frontier and Cap de Creus. Its fishing port gives it a different focus from the peninsula itself, where the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees meet the Mediterranean. These are related coastal landscapes, but Llançà and the cape are distinct places. Cap de Creus is the easternmost point of the Iberian Peninsula. Bare rock, sparse trees and small sea inlets define much of its landscape. The northerly tramuntana wind is part of its character and an important consideration for an exposed coastal day. Cadaqués and nearby Portlligat bring an artistic connection to this landscape through Salvador Dalí, who made his home beside the bay at Portlligat. El Port de la Selva offers another fishing harbour, while Sant Pere de Rodes stands high above the coast with views towards the cape and the Pyrenees. These anchors suggest different ways to explore the peninsula: through its towns, its rocky shore or the monastery above it.