Tossa de Mar is known for its beaches and coves in an almost untouched natural environment. But it offers much more: Roman, medieval and modernist heritage, anecdotes for cinema mythomaniacs and first-class cuisine. The town has been inhabited since the Paleolithic. The Romans chose this privileged spot on the Costa Brava to build the city of Turissa in the 1st century BC. You can enjoy his heritage in the villa of Ametllers, in the town centre, where several mosaics are preserved. A Tossa de Mar you can also delve into the medieval stage. During the Middle Ages, its old town was configured as a fortified establishment, the only one of this type preserved on the Catalan coast. Stroll through the alleys of the walled enclosure and reach the lighthouse, which houses the Mediterranean Lighthouse Interpretation Centre. In the old town you will find the famous statue of Ava Gardner. The actress visited the beaches of Tossa de Mar during the filming of the film Pandora and the Flying Dutchman in 1951, which turned the town into an international tourist destination. p> Afterwards, walk down the promenade to the centre of town and visit buildings such as the small white chapel of the Virgin of Help, built in the age of piracy, or Casa Sans, in modernist style. If you continue along the promenade, a slope will take you to Mar Menuda, passing Reig beach and the statue of Minerva, and you will be able to admire the panorama of Cap de Tossa. Walking, you will reach the aromas of seafood cuisine, which you can taste in the various restaurants along the promenade. Tossa de Mar's quintessential dish is cim i tomba, a fish, potato and aioli stew. This dish was cooked by fishermen when they went out to sea. And speaking of seafood cuisine, you can visit the old fish market in Ses Peixateries. Fresh fish were auctioned and sold here until the mid-1990s and now it is a space that pays tribute to the work of the fishmongers, with a statue that remembers them.