Camping de Besalú

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Besalú town (added by maratalaverab 31 Jul 2018)
Swimming pool
Emplacement tente
Pool

  • Quiet wooded site five minutes' drive from medieval Besalú
  • Sadernes gorge, volcanic park, Banyoles lake within a half-hour drive
  • Swimming pool, playground, bar and restaurant serving local dishes
Wooded peace in a capital city? Admittedly this place stopped being a capital and a city several hundred years ago, but all around Camping de Besalú and the surrounding area there’s a sense of history stretching back thousands, even millions of years. Comfortable stays in the present day will be foremost in your mind, and they’re foremost for the team behind this site tucked away in the wooded countryside of Catalonia, about five minutes’ drive from the medieval town of Besalú. The bright and clean bathrooms have roomy sinks, steaming hot showers with disabled access and baby-changing facilities. Guests are welcome to grill up alfresco feasts on barbecues (try the botifara sausage… it’s unbeatable), but if they’d rather someone else did the hard work, the restaurant and bar serves a broad menu of snacks and local specialities. With an eye for detail, the restaurant terrace looks out onto the swimming pool, so you can be sipping a sundowner or cradling a coffee while the kids splash about. There’s also a playground to keep them busy and a pétanque court for family matches or international playoffs. Once the capital of a province that stretched into France and regarded as one of Spain’s best-preserved medieval towns, Besalú has all the modern stuff like shops, supermarkets and bakeries to keep you stocked up and stuffed with tasty local pastries.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Tent pitches 62
Touring caravan pitches 62
Motorhome pitches 62
Open now
Opens 1 January
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

Catalan

English

Spanish

Open from Mon, 1 Jan to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

56%

would recommend this site to a friend

52%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Grandezza piazzole…

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel tent pitch

Liked: Grandezza piazzole

Disliked: I bagni, orrendi e mal tenuti Le pulizie fatte da delle bambine

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Lovely location…

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely location

Disliked: Food wasn’t great and need a re model

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À éviter

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Lionel C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Les chats errants

Disliked: L’accès en camping car est délicat. Sur place les installations sont vétustes et sales. Les emplacements mal définis.

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Slecht Engels spreken. Geen vlakke staanplaatsen. Sanitair echt oud.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Het zwembad. Het dorpje Besalú. De weg naar de camping is geweldig.

Disliked: De grote van de Camperplaats. Kleine plaatsen en niet echt afgebakend. Moeilijk maneuvreren met een camper van 7.50 mtr.

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Terrible with terrible facilities, really dated .

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Lee D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Nothing great bout this site ,

Disliked: Small pitches , looks like site was built 100 years ago and nothing been upgraded . Toilets smelt really bad . Not friendly at all on site .

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Site très fiable, allez y les yeux fermés…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Nadia E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel tent pitch

Liked: Site très fiable, allez y les yeux fermés

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Nice site with friendly staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Johan A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel tent pitch

Liked: We only spent one night at the camping, passibg through Besalu on our way to Sweden. Very friendly staff, leafy and shaded pitches. The kids loved the pool and it was only a few minutes drive from the town, which is well worth a visit.

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Nada…

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel tent pitch

Liked: Nada

Disliked: Sucio, polvoriento y mal equipado

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Camping per disfrutar en familia. Personal i instal·lacions perfecte.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Em va agradar tot en general,va ser com anar a un camping de tota la vida. Tranquil amb piscina, restaurant, billar, dards, pingpong, inclus el camping te bicicletas per als clients per si volen fer una volta amb bici, ara estan montan un petit gimnas, spinning, heliptica o banc de pessas amb varies funcions. El personal del camping son unes persones meravelloses amb un tracte immillorable. La parcela bastan grossa, comanche, carpa 3x3 i el cotxe tot i aixo encara hi havia espai per les nenes jugar, ens varen deixar decidir quina parcela voliem, la llum a peu de parcela i l'aigua a uns 7-10 metres. Els lavabos i dutxes son amples i sempre estan nets, aigua calenta a totes hores. La piscina sempre neta i amb amaques per estar més còmode. Al restaurant posen musica a les tardes vespre i alguna pelicula a la nit. Tenen un mini supermercat alguns productes bàsics per poder comprar, si el demanes et fan pa per el mati. Nosaltres varem arribar i no trobaven la nostre reserva, en res en varem fer anar a la parcela i mentres nosaltres montavem lo nostre ells ja varen trobar la reserva. La gent del camping el ambient de alla era super tranquil, les nenes varen fer amics enseguida.

Disliked: Nomes una cosa i aqui ni el camping ni el personal, tenen res a veure. Varem coincidir amb un grup de joven que la liaben cada nit, amb uns crits un vocabulari que tela i fent uns sorolls a altes hores de la nit.

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El camping es acogedor y familiar…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 4
Sandra D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: El camping es acogedor y familiar

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Camping de Besalú

Camí de St. Ferriol

Km 2.5

Besalú

Girona

Spain

17850

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Madrid +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

42.19621°N
2.68692°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Besalú's also worth a wander for its Jewish ritual bath (ask at the tourist office), its impressive river bridge and Micromundi, a somewhat fab little collection of miniatures and microminiatures. If the pool and the river views have you hankering for some watery antics, drive 20 minutes to Banyoles for swimming, fishing, kayaking and windsurfing on its lake. You can plunge into history here too, with a look at the town’s Neolithic village, prehistoric caves and Roman ruins. It’s half an hour to Sadernes for walks through forested gorges and dips in dazzlingly clear river pools, and the same to Olot, centre of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park whose green cratered peaks rear up suddenly from the surroundings. Head up Montsacopa in the centre of town for cracking views and walks down inside the crater (fret not, it’s been dead for the past 100,000 years). Depending on whether you want wide sandy beaches and sun loungers, deserted rocky coves or wetland nature reserves, it’s between 45 minutes and an hour to various very fine spots along the coast. For a city fix, wall-enclosed Girona is well worth the 40-minute jaunt, as it's stacked with museums, galleries, lively streets and tasty Catalan treats.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Playa De Can Sopa-La Gola Pm1 34.9 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa De Can Comes Pm1 35 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa De Cal Cristià-Cortal De La Vila Pm1 35.3 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Del Cortal De La Devesa Pm1 35.6 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Del Moll Grec Pm1 36.3 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping de Besalú have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Camping de Besalú dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping de Besalú? Besalú's also worth a wander for its Jewish ritual bath (ask at the tourist office), its impressive river bridge and Micromundi, a somewhat fab little collection of miniatures and microminiatures. If the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping de Besalú?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping de Besalú? From €21 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.