Top-flight football on the Costa Brava

What is it about the Costa Brava that makes it a premium sports destination? What makes so many elite athletes choose it as their training base? What is it that draws professional football teams here for their pre-tournament training?

The Costa Brava is attracting more and more professional athletes and teams as a superb base for their high performance training. It is a magnificent setting for all sorts of activities, including golf, triathlon, cycling, water sports, and one of the area’s most popular sports, football.

If you’re looking for a world class sports destination for your team, you’ve come to the right place. The Costa Brava boasts three high-performance training centres for professional football teams and many other compelling assets which make it the ideal place for pre-match preparation.

The Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees have established themselves as a favourite destination for elite athletes from all over the world.

Three elite training centres for professional soccer teams

Regulation-size artificial grass fields, facilities with all kinds of services for physical recovery, rooms for team talks, personalised kitchen facilities, luxury accommodation, seclusion and privacy. Everything your team needs and more.

PGA Catalunya Resort Training Centre

A luxury stay is guaranteed at PGA Catalunya. In fact, it is one of the most prestigious golf and wellness resorts in Europe and is the training centre currently used by Girona FC. The clubs that come here benefit from access to a 5-star hotel, numerous private areas, a fully equipped gym, state-of-the-art wellness centre and an array of catering options, including the option of having a private kitchen and bringing in your own chefs and nutritionists. And it goes without saying that a few rounds of golf also make an excellent addition to your training schedule.

TorreMirona Relais Hotel Golf & Spa Football Pitch

The facilities at TorreMirona have earned it a well-deserved place in our Top 3, with many teams from all over Europe having chosen it as a base for their pre-season training, including: Barça, Espanyol, Villarreal, Toulouse, Olympique de Lyon, Girondins de Bordeaux among many others. A 4-star hotel, swimming pools, jacuzzies, saunas, gym, massages, physiotherapy, tennis, padel, golf course… everything at TorreMirona is designed with elite sport in mind.

Royalverd Training Centre

Quality training sessions carried out in the wonderful region of Vall d’en Bas. Royalverd is a specialist facility where the focus has always been on catering for the needs of elite sports. With 4,500 m2 of natural grass pitches, high-performance fitness and physical recovery spaces, a 4-star hotel, press areas and much more.

And for so many other reasons… the Costa Brava is the place to be!

Sea, mountain and nature

Eight natural parks, beaches and coves, high mountains… The Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees make for an unbeatable sports training ground.

Ideal climate

Temperatures that make outdoor sports a pleasure all year round and more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Excellent transport connections

Girona Airport, Girona and Figueres high-speed train stations, and roads that provide easy access to Barcelona and the main European cities.

Local cuisine

Traditional, creative, Mediterranean cuisine based on top-quality local products.

Specialist agencies

Companies with extensive knowledge of the region, organisational capacity and experience in the field of elite sport.

Passion for football in every town on the Costa Brava

The availability of training camps for non-professional teams extends to many other places on the Costa Brava: Lloret de Mar, Blanes, Roses, Palamós, Platja d’Aro… Artificial turf football pitches and a wide range of hotels to accommodate your team.