Beach townsCosta Brava2026
Costa Brava Beach Towns
Roses, Lloret de Mar and Castelló d'Empúries were the most booked of the 18 beach towns on the Costa Brava on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 19,084, 14,487 and 10,892 stays. August is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 6.5 nights.
Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
Among the 17 towns with 200+ homes
- Most booked of these 17
- Roses 19,084 stays
- Highest revenue per home of these 17
- Cadaqués €27,872 a year
- Highest rated of these 17
- Sant Feliu de Guíxols 4.76 out of 5
- Lowest nightly rate of these 17
- Llançà €142 a night
- Longest typical stay of these 17
- Calonge i Sant Antoni 7.3 nights
Ranking
Costa Brava Beach Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays
Every one of the beach and coastal towns on the Costa Brava with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.
| 1 | Roses | 19,084 | €163 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lloret de Mar | 14,487 | €233 |
| 3 | Castelló d'Empúries | 10,892 | €178 |
| 4 | Cadaqués | 9,780 | €261 |
| 5 | Palafrugell | 9,366 | €266 |
| 6 | L'Escala | 8,805 | €182 |
| 7 | Tossa de Mar | 7,255 | €212 |
| 8 | Begur | 7,132 | €339 |
| 9 | Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i s'Agaró | 6,779 | €197 |
| 10 | Torroella de Montgrí. Includes L'Estartit. | 6,026 | €171 |
| 11 | Palamós | 5,114 | €185 |
| 12 | Blanes | 4,972 | €204 |
| 13 | Calonge i Sant Antoni | 4,621 | €252 |
| 14 | Sant Feliu de Guíxols | 4,254 | €203 |
| 15 | Llançà | 3,956 | €142 |
| 16 | Pals | 3,685 | €236 |
| 17 | Empuriabrava | 2,671 | €203 |
| 18 | El Port de la Selva | 1,675 | €207 |
Figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and stays count Airbnb bookings only. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, before costs. Guest rating is out of 5. Airbnb data files some places as one district or township, so Torroella de Montgrí and rows like it cover several towns.
Money figures on this page are in euros, converted from US dollars at €0.86 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out
All 8 are busiest in August, and among guests who left a review, France is the top home country in each. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in 7 of the 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Roses
Of the 17 beach towns on the Costa Brava with 200 or more homes, Roses had the most Airbnb homes, at 1,493, and had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 84%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 8Begur
Of the 17 beach towns on the Costa Brava with 200 or more homes, Begur had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 30%, and had the highest nightly rate, at €339, in the 12 months to October 2026. Houses were the largest home type in Begur, at 56% of homes.
When to go
Busiest and Quietest Months
August, July and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the beach towns on the Costa Brava, and February and January as the quietest. August is the busiest month in 17 of the 18, while El Port de la Selva peaks in July. Across the 18 towns, nightly rates run lowest in November, at about €190, and highest in July and August, at about €264. Across the 18 towns, stays run longest in July, at 9.0 nights, and shortest in December, at 4.6 nights.
August ranks first, January last
Airbnb months in calendar order. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.
- Three busiest months
- Other months
Month by month: rank, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Typical stay | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August | 7.4 nights | €264 |
| 2 | July | 9.0 nights | €264 |
| 3 | September | 4.9 nights | €217 |
| 4 | June | 6.3 nights | €233 |
| 5 | May | 5.3 nights | €209 |
| 6 | October | 4.9 nights | €197 |
| 7 | April | 4.9 nights | €201 |
| 8 | November | 5.2 nights | €190 |
| 9 | December | 4.6 nights | €197 |
| 10 | March | 5.2 nights | €197 |
| 11 | February | 5.4 nights | €197 |
| 12 | January | 4.9 nights | €198 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From
Among guests who left a review, 82% come from abroad. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from France, the United Kingdom and the United States. The top home cities among those guests are Barcelona, Toulouse and Paris. Roses draws the most from abroad, at 89%, among towns with 200 or more homes.
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
82% from abroad
The money view
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate
Among the 17 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Cadaqués has the highest estimated revenue per home, at €27,872 a year. Of those 17, Cadaqués and Blanes share the highest occupancy, at 41%, and Llançà has the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at €142. The most booked of the 18, Roses, earns about €14,274 per home.
Highest revenue per home of these 17
A year, AirROI estimate
- Cadaqués €27,872
- Begur €26,209
- Palafrugell €22,751
- Calonge i Sant Antoni €21,477
- Blanes €20,221
Highest occupancy of these 17
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Cadaqués 41%
- Blanes 41%
- Tossa de Mar 40%
- Begur 40%
- Palafrugell 40%
Lowest nightly rate of these 17
On Airbnb, AirROI estimate
- Llançà €142
- Roses €163
- Torroella de Montgrí €171
- Castelló d'Empúries €178
- L'Escala €182
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular beach town on the Costa Brava?
By AirROI's estimates, Roses is the most booked of the 18 beach towns on the Costa Brava, with 19,084 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Lloret de Mar is second, with 14,487. This counts Airbnb bookings only.
What is the most affordable beach town on the Costa Brava?
By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns on the Costa Brava with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Llançà (€142), Roses (€163) and Torroella de Montgrí (€171). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.
What are some small beach towns on the Costa Brava?
By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 18 beach towns it lists on the Costa Brava are El Port de la Selva (126), Empuriabrava (207) and Sant Feliu de Guíxols (336). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.
What beach towns on the Costa Brava offer the strongest Airbnb returns?
Returns depend on what a home costs to buy and run, which AirROI's figures do not cover. On AirROI's estimated revenue per home in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns on the Costa Brava with 200 or more homes, the highest are Cadaqués (€27,872), Begur (€26,209) and Palafrugell (€22,751). Among the same towns, Cadaqués and Blanes share the highest occupancy, at 41%.
Method
How These Lists and Numbers Are Made
How a town gets on this list. A town needs 100 or more Airbnb homes with recent stays. A language model then judges the place from its name, state, country and coordinates, not from words in its name: it has to be on an ocean or sea coast with its own beach, seafront or harbour, or on a Great Lake with a public beach, and within about 10 km of the shore. The town's own listings can back that up, with 30% of its homes listing beach access, or 10% with ocean views, waterfront homes or beach in their titles besides. A town whose listings do not gets a second, stricter check, which asks whether people go there for that or mainly for something else. Big cities stay off. Corrections come last: places the checks got wrong are added or taken off, and rows that name one place are joined.
How the figures are made. Stays, occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are AirROI estimates built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. A town's stays are its bookings in the period, and the typical stay and busiest month come from the same data. Guest ratings, home sizes and how far ahead guests book are the latest figures in each town's AirROI data. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 429,726 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. A town needs 1,000 reviews before this page gives its share from abroad.