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Day trip from Barcelona in March.

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Hello! Will be visiting in March and wanted to see if a day trip to Girona and Costa Brava was possible. I have seen a few tours offer this and I do realize it would be a long day. I know the water will be cold I do like to visit seaside villages even off season. I did have one tour guide did say they don't go to costa brava in March however. Any insight is appreciated.

Also - when I visited Italy particularly in the south they appreciated my attempts at communicating in the local language. My Italian is better than my Spanish - Will anyone be offended if I try to use my limited Spanish (recognizing that Catalan is different) or should I stick to English ?

Thank you.

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Ok to use Spanish in Catalonia, (may not be extra appreciated like Italian in Italy) but is fine. English is also ok too in a more developed region like Catalonia, use whatever is more comfortable. Don't think any local would go to the Costa Brava in March, weather bad, and those small villages/beach towns are deserted for the off season with many shops and restaurants closed.

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Thank you, @Carlos - I guess I could go to Barceloneta to see the sea. Are there any other side day trips you would recommend? It will be me and my 20-year-old son. We do plan on visiting Monteserret as well. Thank you.

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I can't speak to Costa Brava, but we went to Girona in January. We actually spent 3 nights, but it would be a fairly easy day trip from Barcelona. It was still lively in Girona in the winter. We absolutely loved that city.

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Yes Girona is fine to visit in March, just the Costa Brava is not. You could also try to visit Tarragona, it's by the sea and has great Roman ruins but is big enough that it won't be too impacted by an "off season".

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Can you go to Figuerres to see the Salvador Dali Theater Museum. I think your twenty year old son would really like it. Take a high-speed train.

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