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View of Castell-Platja d'AroLluís Català · CC BY-SA 4.0

Castell-Platja d'Aro

Coastal town

Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i S'Agaró is a municipality in the middle of the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain. It is formed from two parts: Castell d'Aro (also known by the Spanish name: Castillo de Aro) is an ancient village built around a medieval castle and a fortified church, 3 km (2 miles) inland on the road from Platja d'Aro to Santa Cristina d'Aro; and Platja d'Aro (also known by the Spanish name: Playa de Aro) is a coastal town on the road from Palamós to Sant Feliu de Guíxols which stretches along a large 2 km (1+1⁄4 mile) beach. generally Castell-Platja d'Aro's population is about 12,000 but can exceed 100,000 in summer months.

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Originally a small fishing village, Platja d'Aro is now a major coastal resort, popular predominantly with Catalans and villa-owning Northern Europeans.

Along the coast, connecting the main beach with numerous small beaches, is the Camí de Ronda. This ancient path now forms part of the GR 92 long distance footpath, which runs the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain. It passes along the seafront promenade of Platja d'Aro. To the north the path follows the rocky coastline and crosses several beaches to reach the southern end of the beachside promenade of Sant Antoni de Calonge. To the south it diverts around the extensive Marina de Port d'Oro and crosses the Platja de Sa Conca before following the coastline around the headland of S'Agaró to the resort of the same name.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Castell-Platja d'Aro
Province
Girona
Autonomous community
Cataluña
Population (INE 2025)
12,982
Altitude
8 m
Area (IGN)
22.9 km²
District
Bajo Ampurdán
Postcode
17250
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What to see

  1. 1S'Agaró
  2. 2Castillo de Benedormiens
  3. 3Camino de ronda
  4. 4Casco antiguo de Castillo de Aro
  5. 5Mas Pouplana
  6. 6Torre Seguera
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 92 · Catalunya E09
  2. 2Hiking: Ruta del carrillet II: "St. Feliu-Girona"
  3. 3Cala Belladona
  4. 4Cala d'Es Canyers
  5. 5Hiking: Camí de Ronda
  6. 6MTB: 01 - La vall d’Aro
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    Accommodation

    53 places to stay in Castell-Platja d'Aro

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  • 117 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Jebulon · CC0

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    117 restaurants in Castell-Platja d'Aro

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Luis Rogelio HM · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Castell-Platja d'Aro

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Town council

    • Phone: 972 81 72 84
    • Official website: www.platjadaro.cat
    • Website: ciutada.platjadaro.com
    • Email: ajuntament@platjadaro.com
    • Phone: +34 972817179
    • Website: www.platjadaro.com
    • Email: turisme@platjadaro.com

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Travelling with your pet

  • Hotel Xaloc· Hotel

    Phone: +34 972 81 73 00Website: www.ghthotels.com

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes98 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: train station.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

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Where to sleep in Castell-Platja d'Aro

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