Dates are flexible. This day-by-day plan is provisional until you choose exact travel dates.
Allow roughly 5–7 hours door to door from Leeds Bradford Airport to Girona, including early airport arrival, bag drop, security, the flight, baggage collection and the transfer into town. Arrange airport assistance with your airline in advance for visual impairment, requesting help from the terminal entrance through boarding and again on arrival. From Girona Airport, the airport bus normally takes around 25–35 minutes to Girona bus station; a pre-booked taxi is more comfortable with luggage and avoids waiting outside in heavy rain, usually costing around €35–€50. Check the bus timetable before travelling, as services can be less frequent.
Check in at Hotel Nord 1901 in Barri Vell, then leave yourself time to dry out and recover. Ask reception to help with any luggage, identify the safest indoor route out of the hotel and confirm the evening restaurant booking. The old quarter has slippery paving and uneven surfaces in wet weather, so avoid trying to orient yourself on foot during a downpour; use a taxi for the short hops if necessary.
For a properly rainy afternoon, take a taxi to the Girona Cinema Museum, which is close to the centre and avoids committing to an outdoor sightseeing walk. Allow about 1.5 hours for the collection, including film equipment, historic objects and displays that can be appreciated through staff description and audio content; contact the museum ahead if you need specific accessibility information or assistance. Admission is generally in the low single-digit euro range, but verify current opening times and any reduced-access arrangements before setting out.
Once the rain eases, walk only if the route feels comfortable; otherwise take a short taxi to Rocambolesc Gelateria in Barri Vell. Allow around €5–€10 for dessert and expect a possible queue. Staff can describe flavours and toppings, and the stop works well as a brief indoor break rather than an exposed riverside activity.
Continue by taxi or with sighted assistance to Plaça de la Independència for dinner at Casa Marieta. Reserve ahead, especially if your arrival day falls at a busy weekend, and budget approximately €25–€40 per person. Mention your visual impairment when booking so the restaurant can provide a suitable table and read or explain the menu. If the weather is still miserable, make this the day’s final stop and return directly to the hotel rather than forcing a walk through the old quarter.
Keep this as a slow, indoor-focused old-town day rather than trying to walk around Girona in heavy rain. Take a taxi as close as practical to Girona Cathedral; the approach through the Barri Vell has steep cobbles and can become slippery. Contact the cathedral before visiting to ask about assistance, accessible entry, and whether an audio guide or other descriptive support is available. Allow about an hour, and check the official timetable before setting out because services can affect visitor access. Entry is commonly around €7–€10, subject to change.
Walk only the short distance to the Banys Àrabs if conditions are manageable, or use a taxi if the rain is driving hard. The baths take roughly 45 minutes, but the stone surfaces are uneven, dim and potentially slippery, so a sighted guide or staff assistance is particularly useful. Continue to the Museum of Jewish History in El Call rather than wandering the narrow lanes in bad weather. It provides much better shelter and context, though ask about the current route and any stairs before entering. Allow around 1–1½ hours and leave time for queues or a slower visit.
Have lunch at Casa Marieta on Plaça de la Independència, reached by taxi from the old town in roughly 5–10 minutes depending on traffic. It is a practical rainy-day choice with traditional Catalan food and a proper indoor dining room; budget approximately €20–€35 for a main meal, depending on drinks and courses. Booking is sensible, especially at lunchtime, and ask for a table away from the busiest circulation areas if that makes orientation easier.
After lunch, take another short taxi ride to the Girona Art Museum. Spend around 1½–2 hours indoors with Catalan religious and fine art, checking with staff on the best route, lighting and any descriptive or audio resources available. The museum is close to the cathedral, but in genuinely foul weather it is better to avoid retracing the wet cobbled route on foot. Finish with coffee or an early dinner near your accommodation; there is no need to force an outdoor walk, and you can leave room to return to any museum section you particularly enjoyed.
Once you have arrived in Tossa de Mar, keep the day deliberately compact and close to the town centre. In genuinely foul weather, skip the beach, exposed coastal path and most of Vila Vella: wet cobbles, steps and steep surfaces are not worth tackling alone with limited visibility. Ask your driver or a local person to point you towards the museum entrance, and allow extra time for orientation from the drop-off point.
Start at the Museu Municipal de Tossa de Mar, inside Vila Vella, for a short indoor visit covering local archaeology and art. Check its current seasonal opening pattern before setting out, as small museums can have limited or changing hours; admission is normally a few euros. Call ahead if possible to ask about step-free access, lighting and whether staff can give a brief verbal orientation. The visit should take around 45 minutes, with time afterwards to shelter rather than rushing on in heavy rain.
Move only a short distance towards the central streets and choose a restaurant with a straightforward entrance, good lighting and tables away from the busiest doorway. A relaxed Catalan lunch should cost about €25–€45 per person before drinks. Booking is useful in the quieter season, and mention your visual impairment so staff can explain the menu, identify steps and guide you to the table.
If the rain eases, spend up to an hour exploring the more level old-town lanes near the restaurant, keeping close to the main paved routes and using cafés as regular orientation points. Do not try to complete the ramparts or the full fortified enclosure in stormy conditions; surfaces can become slick and water can obscure changes in level.
Return to the Museu Municipal de Tossa de Mar or remain around the central old-town streets if you want a slower second cultural stop. This is a good day to leave gaps rather than fill every minute: sit somewhere warm, listen to the weather, and avoid committing to the next outdoor section until you can judge the conditions. Keep your phone, ticket information and any taxi number in an easy-to-find place, and ask staff to confirm the meeting point clearly before leaving.
If the rain becomes manageable, finish with a hot drink at a sheltered café near Platja Gran, without walking onto the beach or wet promenade. If it is still blowing hard, stay indoors and arrange a pre-booked taxi or confirmed bus departure from a clearly identified stop. Allow generous waiting time and avoid a late return, since coastal services can be less frequent outside the main season.
With heavy rain or strong wind, treat this as a slow, mostly indoor day rather than trying to force the coastal views. After travelling in from the Costa Brava, go straight to your accommodation to leave bags and dry off; allow at least an hour for settling in before sightseeing. Ask the hotel to arrange a taxi for short transfers and, if possible, a staff member or sighted escort for the uneven old-town paving.
Start with the Museu de Cadaqués if it is open. It is a manageable first stop and gives you local context without committing to a long exposed walk. Opening arrangements can vary outside the main season, so check on the day. For visual access, contact the museum in advance about orientation, permission to handle any appropriate materials and assistance around displays. Follow it with coffee somewhere central rather than walking the waterfront in poor visibility; budget roughly €3–€6 for coffee and a pastry.
Make the short, careful journey to Santa Maria de Cadaqués, using a taxi or assistance from your accommodation if the rain makes the steep or slippery lanes uncomfortable. The church is worth seeing for its interior and baroque altarpiece, but opening is not guaranteed, especially outside services or scheduled visiting periods, so check before setting out. Allow around 45 minutes and take extra care on the stone approach.
At this point, decide whether conditions have eased. If there is driving rain, poor visibility or strong wind, skip Casa-Museu Salvador Dalí rather than making the exposed trip to Portlligat. If you do go, use a pre-booked taxi and keep the visit dependent on a confirmed timed ticket. The house has narrow passages, steps and changing floor levels; arrange visual-impairment assistance directly with the museum and arrive 15–20 minutes early. A taxi is preferable to walking from Cadaqués in bad weather.
Have a late lunch or early dinner at Compartir Cadaqués, reserving ahead and requesting a table with comfortable access. The seafood-led sharing menu generally works out at about €35–€60 per person depending on drinks. Allow plenty of time rather than scheduling another exposed attraction afterwards; this is a good day to linger over lunch and let the worst weather pass.
If the museum or church is closed and Portlligat is unsuitable, use the afternoon for a café, hotel lounge or a second quiet meal in the centre. Keep your phone, accessible hotel address and taxi number readily available, and ask staff to guide you across wet paving and around crowded entrances. The next day’s journey from Cadaqués is substantial, so avoid a late excursion and return to the accommodation early to dry clothes, charge devices and confirm the bus or taxi arrangements.
In genuinely bad weather, keep the morning simple: leave your accommodation with a substantial buffer and take a pre-booked taxi directly to Girona Airport. From central Girona, allow roughly 20–30 minutes by taxi and around €35–€50, depending on traffic and pickup point. This is more practical than the airport bus with luggage, heavy rain and visual-navigation needs; ask the driver to drop you at the terminal entrance.
Request airline or airport special assistance in advance, ideally at least 48 hours before departure, and confirm where you should meet the assistance team. Wet paving, umbrellas, luggage and crowded doorways can make the short route into the terminal much harder than it looks, so allow extra time rather than arriving at the last minute.
Allow around two hours before a European departure, and more if you need to check a bag or are unfamiliar with the airport. Go straight to the airline desk or assistance meeting point, keeping your booking reference and identification easy to access. Staff can guide you through check-in, security and the departure gate; ask them to confirm gate changes verbally rather than relying only on the screens.
The terminal is compact, but queues and boarding delays are still possible in poor weather. Keep medication, phone charger, waterproof outer layers and essential documents in your cabin bag. If the flight is delayed, stay near the assistance point or ask staff to escort you to a quieter seating area rather than trying to navigate the terminal alone.
Allow approximately 4–6 hours door to door from central Girona to Leeds Bradford Airport, including the taxi, check-in, security, flight, baggage collection and airport exit. Do not schedule a tight onward connection after landing: rain, delays and assistance arrangements can all add time. Arrange onward transport from Leeds Bradford Airport before travelling, particularly if you arrive late or have luggage.
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