New High-Speed Rail Link Connects European Golfers to the Costa Brava

Golfers wanting to play Spain’s best golf course can now arrive by high-speed rail thanks to the new link that connects Costa Brava to Europe’s major cities.

The new line, which saw the Perpignan-Figueres section inaugurated in late 2010, has now been extended to Girona and Barcelona, enabling visitors from across Continental Europe to play some of Spain’s top ranked golf courses on the Costa Brava.

The latest 131km branch between Figueres – home to Dalí’s Theatre-Museum – and the metropolitan city of Barcelona completes the 804km high-speed line between Madrid and the French boarder. It also leaves Spain second only to China in the size of its high-speed rail network, with 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) in service.

Commenting on the new Barcelona-Figueres link, Ramon Ramos, Director of Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board, said: “The new high-speed train line opens up many opportunities for Franco-Spanish tourism and enables visitors from across Europe to experience the Costa Brava, its famous gastronomy and cultural heritage, as well as its quality golf courses.

“It used to take two hours to travel by train from Barcelona to Figueres,” he continued. “But now, with the new link, the trip’s only 53 minutes long. To get to Girona its just 37 minutes and if you’re planning a trip to Madrid you can be there in 3h 32 min.”