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Instead of Barcelona

We’ll be traveling for 22 days, and the last four days of our trip will be based in Barcelona, since that’s where we’ll be flying back to Miami from. We’ve visited Barcelona several times before, so we’re hoping to explore somewhere new nearby.

We’ll be there in December, so we’re thinking a coastal destination may not be ideal. We had considered Zaragoza, but we’re not sure there’s enough to do for a few days.

We’re looking for a place within a reasonable driving distance from Barcelona where we could spend about three nights—somewhere with a more authentic Spanish feel, good food, and a nice atmosphere, especially around the holidays.

One important consideration is that my mom occasionally uses a wheelchair if she’s walked too much, so we would prefer a destination that is relatively flat and easy to get around.

We would really appreciate any recommendations.

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We were in Girona at the beginning of January. It was idyllic. Authentic, great food, nice holiday atmosphere. A beautiful city, but far from flat. It did feel more Catalan to me than Spanish. A fabulous day trip from Girona was Besalu, also not flat.

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Tarragona is about 100 km. Originally Roman port with amphitheatre still remaining. lovely old town. Spain's original submarine base.
Town is above the beach, but is fairly flat apart from that.

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Girona. A good place to end the trip, as it's easy to drive to BCN from there. You could also give up the car on arrival in Girona and take a car service to Barcelona airport.