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EAT, PLAY, STAY WELL.
This year, we celebrate our 25th anniversary. Through two and a half decades of considered transformation and timely innovations, Camiral Golf & Wellness has evolved into the perfect environment to disconnect from the world and reconnect with ourselves — and our loved ones.
Originally known as PGA Catalunya, in 2022 our name changed to reflect all the wonderful advancements since our opening in 1999 and connect with the history of the area and environment in which we reside.
The story behind our name was born from the Romans’ Camí Ral: an ancient route that weaved between the mountains, connecting the Pyrenees with the Mediterranean, crossing our natural oasis of pine forests, lakes and sunlit glades. This road has been the foundation of Camiral Golf & Wellness, connecting us to our past and our future.
Where the unmistakable natural beauty of Catalonia, Spain’s most vibrant and culturally rich region, is seamlessly blended with award-winning design and architecture. Where active pursuits, including on two of Europe’s finest golf courses, challenge our bodies and minds. Where these are recharged and replenished by best-in-class wellness treatments that blend the latest science and technology with homegrown therapeutic floras and minerals. And where five-star chefs serve up world-renowned, locally sourced food and drink to refuel us for our next adventure.
Reflecting both our past and our future, Spain's No. 1 Golf Resort heralds a new era and a new journey as Camiral Golf & Wellness.
THE FUTURE OF WELLBEING
Our Wellness Centre
The resort’s most recent offering is a deeply-considered, award-winning Wellness Centre spanning some 1,000 square metres.
A full wellbeing programme has been introduced, built on a holistic approach that invites pure relaxation and promotes long-lasting benefits for the mind and body.
Thoughtful natural rituals are designed to revive, restore and inspire, while specialist support and supervision is provided by a caring, professional team including nutritionist, Mireia Cervera, and mindfulness expert, Edgar Tarrés.
Next-generation technology reaches areas hands cannot, using targeted equipment that is normally only available at medical clinics or elite athlete facilities, including cryotherapy, oxygen chamber therapy and photobiomodulation.
While tailor made programmes are sculpted to each individual’s needs, the resort hosts a series of Wellness Retreats, recognised among the top three Best Global Spa Retreats in the Luxury Spa Edit Awards, 2024.
Carefully crafted by in-house and external wellness experts, the wellbeing journeys - including Reset & Balance and Renew & Harmonise - combine naturopathic and holistic therapies with state-of-the-art technologies, fitness classes, yoga and meditation, as well as contact with nature to inspire and delight the senses.
STAY IN STYLE
The Hotel
Located in the centre of the resort, the light-filled and luxurious Hotel Camiral, part of The Leading Hotels of the World collection, offers 5-star sophistication and first-class facilities.
Conceptualised by Spanish designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, a sleek contemporary exterior contrasts with richly textured interiors that blend modern aesthetics with natural furnishings and fabrics.
138 beautifully-designed rooms and suites each include airy living spaces, wooden floors, hand-painted tiles and local linens.
In 2022, the hotel launched its new Camiral Suites designed by Bryan O’Sullivan Studio. With wellness at the core of Hotel Camiral, seven timeless and elegant suites were created, reflecting the hotel’s grounding holistic ethos.
Eating well is part of living well at Camiral Golf & Wellness, where a choice of five restaurants provides sensational cooking based on organic ingredients.
Refined dining with a Catalan twist features at Camiral Bistro, whose imaginative menu is masterminded by renowned chef David Vives who sources exclusively from local artisan producers.
For a more gastronomic experience, enjoy a taste of culinary excellence at Origin. As each dish is brought to you, you will notice that the ingredients talk for themselves, keeping the cooking methods simple and flavoursome. Fresh fish is picked straight from the local market, while succulent Beef Wellington will give you a home from home feeling. The seasonal set menu explores and celebrates the diverse ingredients and cooking styles of the region.
Camiral Bella’s is the perfect Mediterranean-inspired dining experience, serving an array of freshly made rustic Italian pizzas, using home grown seasonal ingredients.
Tapas, donburi bowls and burgers are paired with an impressive wine-list and master mixology at The Lounge Bar while outside, the Pool Bar serves post-swim ice creams and relaxed snacks.
The Club Café, which overlooks the endless greens of the Stadium Course, is an ideal spot to toast a perfect par.
AT ONE WITH NATURE
Within the Resort
Camiral Golf & Wellness is one of the few resorts worldwide that works alongside expert biologists to advise on ecological and sustainability management in golf.
Nature enthusiasts can enjoy a variety of outdoor experiences designed to celebrate the unique and species-rich surroundings, including a visit to the prolific beehives housing over one million bees or learning how to track endemic birds, bugs and beasts.
The surrounding forest reveals active adventures and promotes an affinity with nature with a thrilling zipwire route as well as walking paths, cycling and trekking trails through the nearby forests and mountains to encourage mindfulness and connection.
In 2013, Camiral Golf & Wellness was the first European Tour Destination to receive the GEO Certificate from the Golf Environment Organization. In 2020, it also received the IAGTO Sustainability Award for Nature Protection in recognition of excellence in environmental and social responsibility.
Three years on, Spain’s Best Golf Resort has been recognised in a new ‘Green 100’ listing of the most environmentally conscious and socially responsible golf courses in Europe, done in association with GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf, for its approach, commitment and understanding of how golf is an integral part of the local nature and landscape.
The maintenance and upkeep of the resort is akin to that of a natural sanctuary. This differs to the methodology underpinning most golf courses, and is more in line with policies established in the European Green Deal and the EU biodiversity strategy 2020-2030.
Golf courses and gardens use 100% recycled water
The resort recycles 100% of its water. It irrigates the golf courses and green spaces using recycled water that is treated and purified, derived from both nearby towns and the complex's own buildings. Moreover, the Stadium Course now benefits from a new irrigation system which requires 35% less watering and uses recycled water, underlining the resort's sustainable efforts to encourage the area’s eco-diversity.
Plastic free in the golf courses
In order to reduce the number of single-use plastic bottles at the resort, Camiral Golf & Wellness has installed water fountains at different points of the golf courses and Club House. This action has enabled Camiral to eliminate the use of more than 70,000 plastic bottles each year.
Green energy and solar panels at Hotel Camiral
Five-star Hotel Camiral and its new 1,000m² Wellness Centre has reduced its energy consumption by 50% with a number of new, sustainable initiatives. State-of-the-art air conditioning units, an on-site power station and solar panels help cut more than 362 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
Natural reserve with a robust green infrastructure
All Camiral Golf & Wellness’ actions, including the development of a large aquatic ecosystem, which hosts a number of insects, invertebrates and a rich multitude of species that had been in regression throughout the territory, contribute to the resort’s resolve in becoming a natural reserve focused on the important role biodiversity and green infrastructure play in the day-to-day running of operations.
A MEDITERRANEAN LIFE
Homes at Camiral
Located in various parts of the resort, there are considered and contemporary, low-density residential developments with high-end homes, villas, apartments and plots for sale.
Modern design which integrates with the surrounding natural environment is a key concept at Spain's No.1 Golf Resort. Owners can choose to work with a selection of top architects, including Pritzker Award-winning RCR arquitectes, LaGula architects, Jaime Prous, Carlos Ferrater and DEBLACAM & MEAGHER ARCHITECTS, or undertake their own project in keeping with the resort’s overall vision.
Camiral Golf & Wellness marries comfort and wellbeing with a Mediterranean lifestyle, within a protected natural setting. In addition to The Residents' Club with its dedicated concierge team, owners can access the many, extensive facilities of the resort.
In 2023, the resort finished the first villa under the Well concept, an innovative biophilic design set in pristine surrounds.
2024 will see the resort unveil the La Ginesta project, an exclusive collection of 20 villas set amongst beautiful Catalan woodland, with views of the 15th hole of the Stadium Course to the west and the rugged Montseny mountain range in the distance.
As with all of the resort's properties, the wellbeing-focused design philosophy is evident in each villa, where carefully created spaces combine natural surroundings with modern aesthetics, and calming, natural colours, fabrics and textures are blended throughout.
SPAIN'S NO.1 GOLF RESORT
World Class Golf
As Spain’s No.1 Golf Resort, a European Tour Destination and with a close association with the PGA, Camiral Golf & Wellness offers two acclaimed golf courses.
Since it opened in 1999, the Stadium Course has consistently ranked among the top 10 courses in Continental Europe, hosting prestigious professional tournaments, including multiple editions of the Open d’España and the DP World Tour Catalunya Championship.
The acclaimed Tour Course perfectly complements the challenge of the Stadium, offering world class conditioning, but with a gentler, more forgiving playing experience, to be enjoyed by all standards of players.
In 2022, more than €1 million was invested in the golf courses. Key sustainability measures included a reduction in water usage by 35% on the Stadium Course. Camiral Golf & Wellness works alongside expert biologists to oversee the resort's sustainability management and promote biodiversity across its courses.
Significant investment also benefits the Golf Hub and Golf Academy, including a reproduction of the Stadium Course’s par-3 11th hole on the practice range, creating a target challenge for practice and fun games. The Golf Hub also includes a Trackman Range and 2,000 square meter putting green and chipping area, with five bunkers each containing different sand types.
BEYOND THE RESORT
Discovering Catalonia
In addition to the many immersive experiences on-site, Camiral Golf & Wellness also provides the perfect access to Catalonia’s coastal, cultural and culinary highlights from medieval hill towns to scenic cycling routes.
Girona – known as Barcelona’s ‘charming little sister’ and famed for its gastronomy with more than 14 Michelin-starred restaurants – is just 20 minutes away.
Art lovers can celebrate the master of Surrealism at the Dalí museum in nearby Figueres. Hiking the ancient coastal path Cami de Ronda takes in challenging sea cliffs, secret beaches and lively sea-side towns, and the Pyrenees' exhilarating skiing is just under two hours' drive-time.
As Catalonia is on many a road-biker’s bucket list, courtesy of its breathtaking scenery and challenging climbs, Camiral Golf & Wellness now has a specialist cycling service to cater for dedicated enthusiasts, cycling clubs and professional teams, as well as peloton groups and cycling clubs to help with hiring, storing and maintaining equipment, route-planning and logistics, as well as recovery!
AMENITIES
- The luxury five-star hotel, Hotel Camiral with 138 rooms
- Six restaurants and bars: Origin, Camiral Bistro, Club Café, Camiral Bella's, Lounge Bar and Pool Bar
- Wellness Centre: including eight single and one double treatment rooms, a gym with Technogym equipment, yoga studio, an outdoor pool, a thermal circuit with hydro-massage pool, a toning pool, steam bath and sauna, hammam, and relaxation room, all bathed in natural light, with indoor-outdoor spaces and gardens
- New Pilates Studio
- Nico’s Club for children and dedicated children’s pool
- Two large football fields, tennis courts and paddle courts
- Bike tours, forest nature trails, zipline adventure and nature experiences
- Pure Food Market delicatessen
- On-site vineyard
- Summer shuttle to the Costa Brava coast
Other accommodation
- 4-star LAVIDA Hotel, featuring fresh, smart design and a casual atmosphere
- A range of full-service luxury rental properties from luxury apartments to super-villas with pools, scattered around the extensive grounds
Real Estate
- Camiral Golf & Wellness offers high-end homes, villas, detached and semi-detached houses, luxury apartments and plots for sale, as part of a low-density residential development.
- The properties are designed by top architects and recognised for their modern design and integration with the surrounding natural environment
Golf
- Two golf courses - the Stadium Course, recognised as one of the five best golf courses in Spain, and the Tour Course - a more affordable but equally attractive course
- The Golf Hub and Golf Academy, which features the most advanced swing analysis technology along with a 70-person Trackman Range, including 10 interactive screens
Getting There
- Girona-Costa Brava airport: 7km / 10 minutes
- Barcelona: 86km / just over an hour’s drive
- Girona: 20km / 20 minutes
- Costa Brava: 27 km / 30 minutes
MEDIA ENQUIRIES
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