The walled city, located less than a 10-minute walk from Hotel Turissa, is well preserved, almost intact, and it’s the best silhouette that represents Tossa de Mar today. Through its cobbled streets you can discover important attractions and landmarks, such as the Tossa lighthouse, currently a lighthouse interpretation centre; Can Magí watchtower (16c), also known as Torre dels Moros, a construction built by King Felipe II to protect the village from Northern African pirates; Casa del Battle, which is the town museum and home to a valuable art collection from the Interwar period; and the ruins of the old Gothic church of Sant Vicenç.

The Roman villa of Els Ametllers is located just 100 yards from Hotel Turissa and is one of the most important ones in the ancient province of Tarraco. Discovered in 1914, the villa is located on the hill of Can Magí, overlooking the sea, and its main activity was cultivating vines and exporting wine. The villa was divided in two parts: pars urbana, on the upper level, with a magnificent thermal complex, mosaics, stucco, a fountain and a pool with beautiful marble sculptures by Carrara which are preserved in the Town Museum; and pars fructuaria, on the lower level, which used to be the industrial area. The latter used to be where the warehouses were and where they elaborated wines, oils, salting and stored cereals.

Vila Nova, a 10-minute walk from Hotel Turissa, is the city’s main shopping area. Here, visitors can find many shops, restaurants and bars where they can sample the local cuisine (based mainly on fresh fish and seafood) which includes the local speciality, Cim i Tomba, a recipe made with hake, monkfish and prawns. Tossa also has a weekly market that sells food, plants, clothes and souvenirs among other things which takes place every Thursday from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. on Rambla Pau Casals and its adjacent streets. Also of great importance is its Christmas market, which is set up on the seafront promenade and sells traditional products and crafts.

Guests at Hotel Turissa who enjoy playing golf can practice their favourite sport near Tossa de Mar, at the nearby Club de Golf de l’Àngel (9.5 miles) and at the pitch and putt facility at Golf Papalús, (8 miles) both on the outskirts of Lloret de Mar. Tossa, however, offers a comprehensive sports offer which includes beach football and beach volleyball competitions, local swimming pools, bowling alleys, padel tennis courts and water sports. Hiking lovers will especially enjoy the coastline route of Camí de Ronda, which has two options: one to Lloret de Mar and Blanes and the other to Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Both of them offer stunning landscapes and views of the sea. Children visiting Tossa can enjoy Water World and Marineland water parks and the Gnomo Park theme park.