Camping de Besalú

View prices & book 6.5 19 reviews
Besalú town
Besalú town
Swimming pool
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Pool
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  • 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 sites 62
Caravan sites 62
Motorhome sites 62
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park 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.

Languages spoken

Catalan

English

Spanish

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
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Reviews

6.5

Overall rating from 19 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
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Wifi
 6
Peaceful

63% would recommend this site to a friend

58% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, peaceful spot near Besalú. Spacious, shaded pitches. Pool and play area a hit. Friendly staff, great hot showers. Some found facilities dated, noted pitch size and road access issues, plus language barriers.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nada recomendable

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1 out of 10
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Rubén O.

Power optional grass and gravel tent or motorhome site

Liked La atención de la dueña del bar,una persona especatcular

Disliked Nada, ni el camping por así decirlo, ni la parcelas,súper pequeñas...por no hablar de los lavabos...

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Génial pour des moments reposants en pleine nature

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Au départ on croit que la camping est perdu mais il est dans un cadre naturel magnifique à 30 minutes de plein de superbes activités.

Il est très propre et les propriétaires toujours prêts à aider dès que possible.

La piscine est agréable ainsi que les jeux pour enfants

Disliked Ne parlant pas espagnol (mais cela m'incombe) on a eu parfois du mal à se comprendre car ils ne parlent pas anglais. Mais nous y sommes arrivés et c'était même agréable de retrouver la langue des signes ;-)

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Grandezza piazzole…

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4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass and gravel tent or motorhome site

Liked Grandezza piazzole

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

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Lovely location…

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4 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass and gravel caravan or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely location

Disliked Food wasn’t great and need a re model

Recommend to friends Visit again

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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Lionel C.

Power optional grass and gravel caravan or trailer tent site

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.

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass and gravel caravan or trailer tent site

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 .

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2 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Lee D.

Power optional grass and gravel caravan or trailer tent site

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…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Nadia E.

Power optional grass and gravel tent or motorhome site

Liked Site très fiable, allez y les yeux fermés

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site with friendly staff.

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Johan A.

Power optional grass and gravel tent or motorhome site

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.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nada…

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass and gravel tent or motorhome site

Liked Nada

Disliked Sucio, polvoriento y mal equipado

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Bush Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

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 caravans

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°E

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 2020201920182017
Playa De Can Sopa-La Gola Pm1 34.9 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Playa De Can Comes Pm1 35 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Playa De Cal Cristià-Cortal De La Vila Pm1 35.3 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Playa Del Cortal De La Devesa Pm1 35.6 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Playa Del Moll Grec Pm1 36.3 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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 caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping de Besalú? From $36.57 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.